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NJ Governor Chris Christie does not support decriminalizing marijuana. The New Jersey state Assembly passed a bill on Monday in a 44-30 vote to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. If…
Jodie Emery, wife of marijuana activist Marc Emery, gave a rousing speech at Toronto’s ideacity conference on how marijuana prohibition laws are becoming as damaging in Canada as they are in the…
Mike Riggs at Reason writes about an important decision recently handed down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals but the article also gives an excellent example of poor decision reading. It…
This weekend saw the 2012 High Times Cannabis Cup come to San Francisco. Some of the first place winners were: Cordero Kush Platinum, San Jose Patients Group (Best Indica), Premium Jack Herer,…
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) sponsor of AB 2312. Assembly member Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) postponed a meeting for a Senate committee to vote on Assembly Bill 2312 , which would have…
Texas Democratic Party is trying to move the ball forward on marijuana reform. The Texas Democratic Party recently published their 2012 Texas Democratic Party Platform . Page 28 of the PDF shows…
We finally made it to a San Francisco Bay Area High Times Cannabis Cup this year in Richmond, CA!
Chicago Skyline After hours of querulous questioning , the Chicago City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted 13-1 to send Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s marijuana decriminalization to the full council for approval. The City…
“Famed marijuana smuggler turned tireless pot activist Robert Platshorn (a.k.a. The Black Tuna) has been facing a series of threats from federal parole board officials in recent weeks, seemingly due to his…
Great article, Prison Nation: Economic reasons to legalize marijuana , on the failed war on drugs and the cost of being a prison nation. Two of my favorite numbers “The number of…
A woman in Florida accidentally deposited nearly 2 ounces with her bank slip. Spoiler alert, she found out the bank doesn’t pay interest on marijuana. See more here .
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D) Thursday made good on his threat to veto a medical marijuana bill, Senate Bill 409, approved by the legislature.
During a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing yesterday, DEA agent Michele Leonhart preferred to squirm and sound much more like South Park’s Mr. Mackey instead of honestly answering the straightforward questions. Like a…
Tommy Chong believes 100% that Obama will move marijuana to Schedule II Best known for being politically astute (ok, maybe best known for being stoned ), Tommy Chong has weighed in on…
Yes We Cannabis! WA & CO, start the domino effect! Public Policy Polling (PPP)’s latest survey shows voters in Washington are in favor of Initiative 502 to legalize marijuana by 13 points,…
We have been meaning to catch the High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam for years, but since the timing is typically right around Thanksgiving, we have never had the chance to go.…
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel shows how you can please almost every political constituency by not arresting people for marijuana possession. In giving his blessing to the ticketing proposal, the mayor availed himself…
Times are getting tense for our prohibition overlords with more and more states adopting medical and decriminalization measures as well as a few striving...
