Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
Regulate Marijuana to Improve Public Safety, Yes on Amendment 64

Regulate Marijuana to Improve Public Safety, Yes on Amendment 64

A 36-year Denver PD veteran, a former Lafayette municipal court judge and a former lead felony prosecutor for Clear Creek County urge: “There are lots of reasons...
September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
Vote Hemp Offering Two Great Posters for Donating 25 Dollars

Vote Hemp Offering Two Great Posters for Donating 25 Dollars

This is a great deal I came across today. Vote Hemp  is offering two 11″ x 17″ posters for anyone who makes a contribution of $25 or more. Personally,...
September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
Lady Gaga Is A “Slut,” Says Staten Island Borough President

Lady Gaga Is A “Slut,” Says Staten Island Borough President

Staten Island borough president James Molinaro is riled up about Lady Gaga: “Stop glorifying the drug use. There’s Gaga. Here’s this… this… I would call her a slut. This...
September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.25)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.25)

04:55pm It’s been a fairly quiet week on the corrupt cop front, but we’ve still got some Missouri jail guards in trouble, a Houston cop accused...
September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
Feds Target 71 Los Angeles County Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Feds Target 71 Los Angeles County Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Federal authorities on Tuesday took legal action against 71 medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles County, as part of an ongoing campaign to crack down on the...
September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
End Of Democracy Watch: Springfield, Missouri

End Of Democracy Watch: Springfield, Missouri

When a dedicated group of activists hoping to reform Springfield, Missouri’s punitive marijuana laws turned in thousands of signatures they had collected fair and square, they thought...
September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Montana Medical Marijuana Restriction Initiative IR-124 Trailing

Montana Medical Marijuana Restriction Initiative IR-124 Trailing

03:50pm An effort to undo a more restrictive medical marijuana law in Montana faces an uphill battle, according to a poll done last week. The Mason Dixon...
September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies

Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies

The “Vote No on 64” crowd, or so-called “Smart Colorado“, has released what they call a “fact sheet” claiming to bust the “myths” behind marijuana, in an...
September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Video: Anti-Amendment 64 ‘Smart Colorado’ Founders’ Checkered Past

Video: Anti-Amendment 64 ‘Smart Colorado’ Founders’ Checkered Past

In this five minute news segment, The Young Turks shine a light on Mel and Better Sembler’s checkered history, who have bankrolled 95% of Smart Colorado‘s funding. Lee...
September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Baltimore Man Swallows Drugs During Arrest, Dies

Baltimore Man Swallows Drugs During Arrest, Dies

06:26pm A 46-year-old Baltimore man died Friday night after allegedly swallowing drugs as police attempted to arrest him. The as yet unidentified man becomes the 47th person...
September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Marijuana Decriminalization Gets Conservative Support in Indiana

Marijuana Decriminalization Gets Conservative Support in Indiana

Marijuana reform is a hot topic of conversation in state legislatures around the country, and not just in traditionally liberal states like California and Rhode Island. In...
September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Drug Czar Ignores Failure of Marijuana Prohibition to Curb Use

Drug Czar Ignores Failure of Marijuana Prohibition to Curb Use

In a press conference this morning, representatives from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced...
September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Measure 80 Debate: Nancy Reagan Would be Proud

Measure 80 Debate: Nancy Reagan Would be Proud

Last Friday, I got to attend the Portland City Club’s debate on Measure 80. Chief Petitioner and author of the measure, Paul Stanford argued in favor and...
By: Anna Diaz
September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
If I-502 Passes in WA, How Will Federal Government Respond?

If I-502 Passes in WA, How Will Federal Government Respond?

Jonathan Martin explores how the federal government might respond if Washington voters pass I-502 and legalize recreational marijuana sales. Arrests of state-licensed marijuana growers? A big legal fight...
September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Colombia Okays Prescriptions for Addicts in Bogota

Colombia Okays Prescriptions for Addicts in Bogota

02:09am President Juan Manuel Santos has given the go-ahead to Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro’s plan to prescribe otherwise illicit drugs to addicts in the Colombian capital,...
September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Tests Positive for Cannabis

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Tests Positive for Cannabis

Professional boxer and former WBC Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. tested positive for cannabis following his loss to Sergio Martinez on September 15, 2012. The Nevada...
September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Seattle Times Editorial Board: Approve I-502, It’s Time to Legalize

Seattle Times Editorial Board: Approve I-502, It’s Time to Legalize

The Seattle Times editorial board which supports I-502, poses “the question for voters is not whether marijuana is good. It is whether prohibition is good. It is...
September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Video: The House I Live In

Video: The House I Live In

“The war on drugs has never been about drugs.” Eugene Jarecki carved out his Sundance niche through his documentary Why We Fight, an investigative piece regarding the...
September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Latino and Black Law Enforcement Groups Endorse Colorado Marijuana Initiative

Latino and Black Law Enforcement Groups Endorse Colorado Marijuana Initiative

Two national law enforcement organizations, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America and the National Latino Officers Association, announced their support last Thursday for Amendment 64, the ballot initiative to...
September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Obama’s Broken Promises

Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Obama’s Broken Promises

On Thursday, as scheduled, protests took place all over the nation. Medical marijuana patients and advocates demanded that President Obama keep his promises to respect state law...