MPP released a video last week listing the country’s “Worst State Legislators of 2013″ on marijuana policy issues. The seven state representatives and one state Senator were selected based on...
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), head of the Senate Appropriations Committee, last week blocked the release of $95 million in funds destined to help Mexico prosecute its war...
There’s trouble down South, and more out-of-control NYPD narcs cost the taxpayers. Let’s get to it: In New York City, NYPD narcs run amok in Queens have cost...
The passage of medical cannabis laws is associated with a reduction in the public’s consumption of alcohol and with fewer incidences of alcohol-related traffic fatalities, according to data published...
Effort is aimed at protecting Washington’s medical marijuana law while state implements full legalization initiative Medical marijuana patients across Washington have begun a campaign called “Health Before...
Life of Pi is a moving story of one boy’s struggle for survival and, ultimately, his journey of spiritual and personal growth. The movie is based on...
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday a comprehensive federal sentencing reform package with a strong emphasis on drug sentencing. He said he will direct US Attorneys...
A proposal to put a medical marijuana amendment before Ohio voters this November (which gathered more than double the required signatures) has been rejected by Attorney General...
San Diego County took two little children away from their parents for a year, and lied about it, because the father used medical marijuana on the advice...
The Huffington Post describes MPP’s Rob Kampia’s recent predictions about marijuana policy, including which states will be next to legalize recreational marijuana: Alaska and Rhode Island, as...
The New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk tactics that target minorities are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday. The ongoing practice of stopping innocent minority youth –...
In a country where it is increasingly difficult to find a living and breathing person willing to publicly debate in favor of maintaining cannabis prohibition’s status quo,...
“Weed World vans around NYC are selling phony marijuana pops that don’t contain pot,” reads the New York Post headline, and below it, a banner screaming “EXCLUSIVE.” That paper’s intrepid...
The remarkable man who encouraged legislation by doing absolutely nothing. After four years at the helm of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske has...
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, created a documentary, simply titled WEED, based on a year’s research. The show focused on medical cannabis and aired last night. Overall, I was...
The Denver City Council is holding a meeting this afternoon to discuss the regulation of recreational marijuana in the city. Among the issues the council will address...
With Illinois’ medical cannabis industry just about to come to life, an upcoming business symposium will help potential business owners and investors learn about the industry and...
