Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart

Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart

01:08pm Of all the fascinating reactions I’ve seen to Colorado and Washington’s successful marijuana legalization initiatives, this is by far the most extraordinary. MEXICO CITY —...
November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
Boulder DA Stops Marijuana Possession Prosecutions

Boulder DA Stops Marijuana Possession Prosecutions

05:10pm The district attorney in Colorado’s Boulder County announced Wednesday he will dismiss all pending small-time marijuana and paraphernalia possession cases, saying that given overwhelming support...
November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
Legalized Marijuana: What It Means for Workers

Legalized Marijuana: What It Means for Workers

While Colorado and Washington have legalized possession of up to an ounce of marijuana by adults, Marketwatch investigates what it means for workers there.
November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.14)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.14)

04:00pm A tweaked out former Oklahoma police chief cops a plea, a Mississippi cop admits to running interference for supposed drug traffickers, and a Louisiana narc...
November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
82 Percent of Americans Think the U.S. Is Losing the War on Drugs

82 Percent of Americans Think the U.S. Is Losing the War on Drugs

Only 7% of American adults think the U.S. is winning the war on drugs, says a new Rasmussen telephone poll, while 82% say the U.S. is losing...
November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
Law Professor: US Should Honor States’ New Pot Laws

Law Professor: US Should Honor States’ New Pot Laws

Mark Osler, a law professor and former federal prosecutor, says the federal government should “step back from continuing marijuana prosecutions in Colorado and Washington.” In the conflict of “two...
November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
RI and ME Lawmakers to Announce Recreational Marijuana Initiatives Tomorrow; VT and MA to Follow

RI and ME Lawmakers to Announce Recreational Marijuana Initiatives Tomorrow; VT and MA to Follow

On Election Day, voters in the states of Colorado and Washington approved ballot initiatives to remove criminal penalties for adult marijuana use and regulate the substance in...
November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
How The Federal Government Lies About Everything

How The Federal Government Lies About Everything

It started almost 50 years ago, when even I was a kid. The assassination of JFK shook people’s faith in stability, but it took the Warren Commission report to shake their...
November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
WA Governor Meets with DOJ on Marijuana Legalization

WA Governor Meets with DOJ on Marijuana Legalization

03:06pm Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire (D) met Tuesday with Deputy Attorney General James Cole to discuss her state’s passage last week of an initiative that...
November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
Marijuana Sales in Colorado, Washington Pose Risks for Banks Faced With Federal Law

Marijuana Sales in Colorado, Washington Pose Risks for Banks Faced With Federal Law

U.S. banks in Colorado and Washington state, where voters last week legalized recreational marijuana use, shouldn’t disregard federal laws that consider pot sales criminal, a bank regulator...
November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
Citing Marijuana Legalization Vote, Latin Leaders Call for Policy Review

Citing Marijuana Legalization Vote, Latin Leaders Call for Policy Review

03:06pm Last Tuesday’s legalization votes are reverberating not just across the country, but across the hemisphere. Five conservative Latin American heads of state said in a joint...
November 13, 2012
11/13/2012
Meet the Members of Congress Who Will Make Marijuana Reform an Issue in 2013

Meet the Members of Congress Who Will Make Marijuana Reform an Issue in 2013

Mike Riggs @ Reason covers who in Congress will lead the charge in 2012 for cannabis reform in a post Amendment 64 and I-502 world and how...
November 13, 2012
11/13/2012
Medical Marijuana Stock Prices Soar Following Legalization Votes

Medical Marijuana Stock Prices Soar Following Legalization Votes

02:58pm The Medical Marijuana Business Daily reports that several publicly traded companies serving the medical cannabis industry have soared in the stock market since the election:...
November 13, 2012
11/13/2012
Will CO and WA Campuses Change Their Marijuana Policies?

Will CO and WA Campuses Change Their Marijuana Policies?

04:38pm A USA Today article predicts colleges in Colorado and Washington won’t be changing their marijuana policies soon: “If someone thinks they are going to walk around...
November 13, 2012
11/13/2012

CNN Video: CA Gov Jerry Brown Champions States’ Rights On Cannabis

California Governor Jerry Brown was on CNN’s State of the Union this past Sunday November 11, 2012. Candy Crowley and Governor Brown discussed the recent election results, his push...
November 13, 2012
11/13/2012
New York Being Pressured to Legalize Marijuana for Medical Uses

New York Being Pressured to Legalize Marijuana for Medical Uses

“We’re going to negotiate this bill with the wind at our backs. There’s tremendous support to legalize medical marijuana in New York,” said state Sen. Diane Savino,...
November 13, 2012
11/13/2012
Cannabis Metabolites Net Dave Herman Six Month UFC Suspension

Cannabis Metabolites Net Dave Herman Six Month UFC Suspension

What a shocker. Dave Herman tested positive for cannabis metabolites following his submission defeat to Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira at UFC 153. A week after the test results were...
November 13, 2012
11/13/2012
Another Reason for Mexico to End Its Drug War

Another Reason for Mexico to End Its Drug War

01:51pm Along with catalyzing devastating violence that has claimed 60,000 lives thus far, there’s another good reason for Mexico to end its ill-fated drug war —...
November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Marijuana in Colorado: Ready for Business, Complete with Regulations

Marijuana in Colorado: Ready for Business, Complete with Regulations

Time covers the Colorado cannabis business ecosystem and why it’s ready for legalized recreational marijuana after the state’s solid experience with medical marijuana.
November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Colorado Dems to Seek Federal Exemption from Marijuana Prohibition

Colorado Dems to Seek Federal Exemption from Marijuana Prohibition

11:43am All three Democratic members of Colorado’s Congressional delegation are planning legislation for next year that would exempt states enacting legalization systems for marijuana from the...