Smoke the Vote: Final Week Election Update
With just one week left until the election, there have been some recent cannabis news to report on, including two new campaign ads and several new polls.
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Is Jury Nullification the Right Tool to End Prohibition?
Jury Nullification is a controversial practice getting new attention. Is Jury Nullification the right tool to end Prohibition of Cannabis?
US News & World Report: 'Should Marijuana Use Be Legalized?'
Today, US News & World Report ‘Debate Club’ asks its readers: “Should marijuana use be legalized?” Cannabis reform activists face off vs. prohibitionists...
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Norwood, Massachusetts Chief of Police: Marijuana is Not Medicine
Norwood Police Chief William Brooks has declared that marijuana is not medicine, we'll have to check on his medical credentials and get back to you on that.
Michigan Cities to Vote on Cannabis Depenalization Measures Next Week
Voters in four Michigan cities — totaling over a million people — will also decide on Tuesday whether to legalize or depenalize the adult use of cannabis...
Dutch National 'Weed Pass' Dead
There will be no national "weed pass" for marijuana consumers in the Netherlands. The Associated Press has reported the new Dutch coalition government...
Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies, Part 5 - Gateway Theory
Marijuana isn't a gateway drug. There is nothing inherent in a marijuana high that makes you want to take other drugs, so vote yes on Amendment 64..
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Initiative That Would Limit Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensaries Approved for Signature Gathering
One of two initiatives that wants to regulate marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles was approved for signature gathering.
Video: Retired Police Captain Demolishes the War On Drugs
LEAP co-founder and retired police captain, Peter Christ, appears on WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, NY and takes on all aspects of our disastrous War on Drugs.
Marijuana Arrests Decline in 2011, but Still Total Half of All Illicit Drug Violations
Police made 757,969 arrests in 2011 for marijuana-related offenses and marijuana arrests now comprise one-half of all illicit drug arrests in the US.
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It’s Time for Nevada to Legalize Marijuana
More people are in favor of marijuana legalization and like voters in Washington and Colorado may do this election, Nevada should end the prohibition...
TX Trooper in Chopper Fires on 'Drug Load;' Two Dead
Marco Antonio Castro and Jose Leonardo Coj Cumar become the 54th and 55th persons to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year...
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Marijuana Measure Divides Detroiters
A proposal to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in Detroit has residents deeply divided over how it would affect a city struggling with high crime and shrinking resources.
Medical Marijuana Collective Owner Grapples with How to Vote on I-502
Washington State Initiative 502 is a moral quandary for many in the medical marijuana business. Dale Meltzer, co-owner of Serious Medicine Collective [SMC]...
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If Voters OK Hemp, Unclear if Farmers Would Grow It
Farmers may not be in a rush to grow hemp if cannabis legalization passes in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Farmers who say they have enough to worry...
Women Needed to Legalize Pot
Polls are showing an encouraging growth in support for CO's Amendment 64 among women (from 49% support in Sept to 50% support in Oct), but female support...
Dumanis Continues Raiding in San Diego, While Court of Appeals Tells Her She is Wrong
Refusing to accept the jury’s decision, San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis raided Jackson’s collective a 2nd time and re-filed all the charges...
Benjamin's Edibles in Hot Water with Feds Over Slim Jammin' Jerky
Medicated jerky is a great idea, but Benjamin's Edibles should have thought to make sure that they were totally compliant with basic food regulations.