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The Green Rush is Spreading Across America

Cannabis deregulation is opening up so many new possibilities that economists are comparing it to the Gold Rushes of the 1800's.

Idaho Lawmakers Tone Deaf to Constituents

A bill would proclaim that Idaho opposes marijuana legalization “for any purpose.” What a curious way to spend their time and residents’ tax dollars.

Second NYPD Whistleblower Tells Why He Taped Brass

Serrano, a short, bald, round 8-year veteran of the NYPD, was the second officer to acknowledge at trial that he secretly taped his supervisors.

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Petitions Full DC Circuit to Review Rescheduling Appeal

Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access filed a petition with the federal court of appeals to reclassify marijuana for medical use.

TheFix.com: “The Drug Warriors Cashing In on Pot Prohibition”

Cannabis prohibition: “Former public servants, from DEA chiefs to cops, are using their clout to lobby for drug policies that enrich themselves.” The war...

40th Anniversary of the Report That Could Have Stopped the War on Drugs

Today is the 40th anniversary of the Shafer Report, the extensive study commissioned by Richard Nixon to advise him on drug policy. The war on drugs...

Weed Vending Machines Coming to California

California weed-smokers no longer have to go through the grueling inconvenience of dragging themselves to a dispensary. Hurray, weed vending machines...

As NYC Pot Busts Continue, New York Punts on Marijuana Reform

People, almost all of them young people of color, are being arrested at the rate of a thousand a week in NYC for marijuana possession "in public view"...

Piece of the Week | Bates/Worm Worked Diffusion Pump with Box Fan Space Dome

Worked Bates/Worm Diffusion Pump w/ Boxfan Space Dome

Secret Roll Call Recordings Played in NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Trial

An NYPD officer testified that his bosses retaliated for his whistle-blowing on quotas by prosecuting for false statements on forms he was forced to sign.

Oklahoma to Consider Lessening Marijuana Penalties

Oklahoma has some of the harshest penalties for marijuana possession in the nation.

After Multiple Defeats, San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis Will Prosecute Jovan Jackson Again

Jovan has always had a lot of support through San Diego Americans for Safe Access and the community at large. That didn’t change yesterday in court.

United Nations: Three-Quarters of World's Illicit Drug Users Consume Cannabis

Cannabis is consumed by 75 percent of all illicit drug users, making it the most widely used illicit substance in the world, according to the United Nations