Arrests Possible for Marijuana Possession at Lollapalooza in Chicago
Chicago's new decriminalization law goes into effect on Saturday, but you may still be arrested for marijuana possession at Lollapalooza.
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Honolulu Police Officer Faces Five Years for Growing Pot
Michael Steven Chu, a Honolulu police officer has pleaded guilty and faces up to five years in prison for growing marijuana.
Why You Think Cannabis is Illegal, Why Cannabis is Really Illegal
Why do you think cannabis is illegal? This infographic is timely to look at again with our 2012 Presidential election drawing nearer.
Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Protect Landlords of Compliant Medical Marijuana Businesses
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and seven co-sponsors introduce HR 6335 to stop the seizure of property from medical marijuana landlords.
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Asking NORML's Paul Kuhn: Is it finally time to legalize marijuana?
The Washington Times interviews NORML's Paul Kuhn to discuss prohibition, misinformation that still exists and the recent surge in voter support.
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Bill Maher Reviews ‘Too High to Fail’ by Doug Fine
Longtime marijuana advocate and weedist Bill Maher reviews Doug Fine's latest book Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution.
Cannabis Prohibition Now Seventy-Five Years Old
Infamously, America’s federally created Cannabis Prohibition marks its seventy-fifth anniversary this August 2, 2012.
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Drug Smuggling Diplomat Denied Diplomatic Immunity and Jailed
Amelework Wondemagegne, an Ethiopian Embassy official, attempted to claim diplomatic immunity after trying to smuggle cannabis into the UK .
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13 Year Old Madera Boy Arrested Facing Felony Drug Charges
KSEE24 News reports a 13-year old Madera boy is facing felony drug charges for cultivation of marijuana for one full grown and some starter plants.
Exclusive Video: Funeral for Shuttered SF Dispensaries
San Francisco Weedists rally with a New Orleans style funeral to mourn the shuttering of two Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
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“Pot is The New Gay" says NY Medical Marijuana Screener
Kenny Toglia is on a mission to legalize medical marijuana in New York to stamp out fungus from black market operations and says "pot is the new gay."
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DEA’s Cannabis Crop Seizures Fell 35 Percent From Previous Year
Total cannabis crop seizures fell an estimated 35 percent between 2010 and 2011, according to statistics by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Woman Walks After Prosecutorial Perfidy in Tucson
Aurora Lopez-Avila is back home in Mexico after sitting for more than two years in a Tucson, Arizona prison on drug charges.
Video: The Irony of It All, an Amazing Song On Hypocritical Prohibition
The Irony of It All is an older tune from now defunct UK band The Streets but its words of alcohol vs cannabis still ring completely true.
Lebanon Hash Eradication Hits New Obstacle
Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) had to postpone operations to destroy marijuana fields in Hermel Tuesday.
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Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul Talks Marijuana With Rolling Stone
Aaron Paul, who masterfully plays Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, is on the cover of Rolling Stone hitting stands August 3rd. Aaron talks marijuana with RS.
Handcuffed Marijuana Offender Shot, Killed in Police Car
A 21 year old arrested for marijuana by police in Jonesboro, AR was shot and killed as he sat handcuffed in the back of a squad car Saturday.
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How the National Institute for Drug Abuse Helped Create the Dangerous Marijuana Alternative AKA "Spice"
The National Institute for Drug Abuse helped fund the creation of the dangerous marijuana alternative known as "Spice" and "K2", which the DEA now chases.