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Pro-Marijuana Billboards to Surround the Super Bowl
With teams from each state that legalized marijuana going to the Super Bowl, MPP has sprung for billboards in the area.
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Whitehouse.gov and Cannabis: What the FAQ? Part 2
Continuing from Part 1 of my What the FAQ?, in regards to Whitehouse.gov's rather exhaustive (and highly biased) FAQ section on marijuana. Lets dive right...
Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Will Go to the Voters!
Just moments ago, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion approving a medical marijuana initiative for the November ballot.
Want MMJ? Give Me Your Gun!
The Illinois Department of Public Health has proposed a rule that would prohibit anyone with a medical marijuana authorization from also having a gun...
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Patrick Kennedy Concedes Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol
Patrick Kennedy, chairman of anti-pot crusading Project SAM, has finally admitted that marijuana is safer than alcohol. He still favors prohibition.
Whitehouse.gov and Cannabis: What the FAQ? Part 1
Obama's recent bombshell comments on marijuana fired up my curiosity to do a bit more digging. Whitehouse.gov has quite an exhaustive (and highly biased) FAQ section on marijuana. My original intent
German Cannabis Activist George Wurth Wins a Million Euros!
Cannabis activist George Wurth of the German Hemp Association (Deutscher Hanf Verband) has won a million-Euro prize to expand the group's legalization activism from the German television program Millionaire Choice (Millionaerswahl).
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With Legalization, Garden State Would Get a Lot Greener
Senator Scutari of New Jersey plans to introduce legislation similar to Amendment 64, rightly claiming that legalization would generate and save millions.
Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Has Enough Signatures!
The Florida Department of Elections reported today that the Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions initiative has more than enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
Obama Drops Truthbomb, Prohibitionists Poop Pants
Prohibitionists are crapping themselves in disgust in response to a recent interview President Obama gave wherein he stated that cannabis was safer than alcohol and that prohibition is unscientific and unjust. Uh Oh!
Holder Says Marijuana Banking Rules Coming Soon
Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that the Obama administration would soon announce regulations that would allow banks to business with legal marijuana businesses. Financial institutions have been scared away
For First Time, CBS News Poll Has Majority for Marijuana Legalization
For the first time since the CBS News Poll first asked the question back in 1979, a slim majority of Americans support marijuana legalization. In the latest...
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Louisiana Citizens to Lawmakers: We Want Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana advocates gathered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to tell lawmakers to legalize the plant for medicinal uses.
Book Review Essay: The Drug War Past, Present, and Future
The three books under consideration here address different facets of our drug policy; one tells us how we got here, one explains (at least in part) why we're stuck here, and one offers up suggestions on where we go from here. With apologies to Dickens, it's as if we're seeing the ghosts of drug war past, present, and future.
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Poland Looks to Seattle as It Reconsiders Draconian Drug Laws
Poland has hosted several speakers from Seattle to discuss drug laws, their costs and the benefits of reform.
62% of Georgia Voters Support Marijuana Decriminalization
A new poll found that over half of Georgia voters support a marijuana legalization policy and that even larger majority supports decriminalization.
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Oregon Testing Rules Will Be Tough to Meet, Advocates Say
Advocates in Oregon are worried that the medical marijuana testing rules they fought for may have become too restrictive.
NYC Hospitals Step Up On Medical Weed
Mount Sinai in Manhattan, Montefiore in the Bronx, and the North Shore-LIJ Health System in NYC and Long Island are all pursuing medical weed, according to the Daily News.