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Recently, San Diego Padre's shortstop, Everth Cabrera, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. Really, this story is less about the MLB's stance on drugs and more about the strangely vague details of the arrest.
Last week, the D.C. Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously to support B20-467, legislation that would allow individuals to file a motion to seal records relating to offenses that were subsequently decriminalized or legalized.
The first of two important upcoming events is the "Students for Sensible Drug Policy 2014 Conference + Lobby Day," Sep 26-28 in Rosslyn, Virginia. The second event is "Crossroads & Intersections: the 10th National Harm Reduction Conference," taking place in Baltimore, Maryland, from Oct 23-26.
It's still a major gripe of mine with the NFL, and pro sports in general: alcohol gets a free pass, regardless of how much havoc it wreaks.
In an article from CNN, they reference a new study that explores the relationship between teen cannabis use and later life developments including high-school completion, attainment of university degree, cannabis dependence, use of other illicit drugs, suicide attempt, depression and welfare dependence.
The Huffington Post reported that voters seem ready to make marijuana legal in the nation's capital, according to a new poll that puts support for Initiative 71 at 65 percent.
Younger voters overwhelmingly agree that marijuana is less damaging than alcohol, according to the findings of a Rare.us/Gravis Marketing poll released yesterday.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has thrown his support behind the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes.
The backward logic of cannabis prohibition continues to create problems for fully functioning, responsible employees who are discriminated against by employers just because they partake of cannabis in their free time.
Washington tax coffers could get a $25 million boost by next July and nearly $200 million by mid-2017 from legal marijuana, state economists estimate.
Late Tuesday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 4137, the Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act. The bill would prohibit recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds from using their TANF funds at stores that sell marijuana.
Christen Deon-Sterling Moore's decision to throw a drug-filled football over a state prison fence resulted in a prison sentence of 17 to 60 months on two counts of furnishing contraband to a prisoner in prison. The football contained marijuana, ...
According to the Huffington Post, the state of New York may see the regulation and taxation of marijuana for legal recreational use as early as 2015.
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of September 17, 2014:
Pennsylvania lawmakers returned to the Capitol from their summer recess Monday, while medical marijuana supporters rallied for Senate Bill 1182, or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act.
The so-called "no welfare for weed bill," which would block pot shops from accepting welfare debit cards, passed the House of Representatives Tuesday. The Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act aims to close the loophole ...
The NFL, and sports in general, are (hopefully) waking up to a new generation of policy wherein domestic violence is no longer brushed aside for the good of the record book. I can only hope that the horribly outdated drug policy is also evaluated.
Confronted with a room full of teary parents with sick children, Colorado health authorities on Tuesday changed course on a plan to limit marijuana caregivers to 10 patients.
