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Obama’s Pot Problem, Will It Cost Him Colorado?
Will Obama’s war on marijuana cost him to lose a few key swing states and the 2012 election by alienating much of his base? With Amendment 64 to legalize marijuana in Colorado…
Obama Administration to Review Clarence Aaron Commutation Request
Clarence Aaron The Obama administration is seeking a fresh review of Clarence Aaron’s request for commutation of his cocaine trafficking sentence, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Aaron, a first-offender, was sentenced to…
Video: Roseanne Barr "I'll Tell You This Obama: You Get My Joint When You Pry It Out of My Cold, Dead Fingers!"
Roseanne Barr was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and she held no punches back on Obama’s war on medical marijuana. It’s a short clip, but here are the…
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Protest President Obama's July 23rd Fundraiser in Oakland, CA
Harborside Health Center is organizing a protest of President Obama’s July 23rd Fundraiser in Oakland, CA. For those weedists in the San Francisco Bay Area, come out on Monday at 3:00pm and…
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Have the Feds Finally Taken Medical Marijuana Assault Too Far?
Scott Morgan poses the question have “the feds have finally taken things too far” with their coordinated attacks on legitimate medical marijuana businesses? Read Scott’s convincing answer at the Huffington Post .
Obama's War On Medical Marijuana Just Got Even Uglier
One month ago, Eric Holder testified before Congress that the Dept. of Justice is only targeting medical marijuana businesses that violate their state’s laws. Anyone who didn’t realize it was a lie…
Video: Harborside Health Center Press Conference July 12 2012
A 67 minute mobile video of this morning's press conference in response to the Obama administration's latest assault on the Harborside Health Center...
Pelosi Suggests Movement Post-Election on Medical Marijuana
by Phillip Smith, July 11, 2012, 09:57pm, (Issue #742) Pelosi and President Obama in happier times (wikimedia.org) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told a bloggers’ roundtable Wednesday that Democrats might be interested…
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First Vapor Room, Now Feds Target Beloved Harborside Health Center
KQED reports U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag’s office has threatened to seize the property of Harborside Health Center’s Oakland and San Jose locations. The Vapor Room in the Lower Haight is already shutting…
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Obama Administration Forces Closure of One of Most Popular San Francisco Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The Vapor Room , a popular San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary in the Lower Haight is being forced to shut down from continued pressure from the U.S. Attorneys’ Office. Read more at…
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Will Obama Fight Mexico's Desire to Throw in the Towel On Failed War On Drugs?
Even though the US uses both the carrot and the stick in strong arming other nations into supporting the failed war on drugs, nations like Mexico can’t support the perpetual crippling burden.…
Federal Government Strikes Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Again
Now medical marijuana patients won't have the option of using credit cards...
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3 Accounting Tricks the Obama Administration Uses to Hide the Cost of the Drug War
Check out Mike Rigg’s detailed article at Reason on how the Obama administration finds clever ways to cook the drug war books, including funding the attack on industrial hemp which isn’t a…
Obama, Fool Me Once, Shame On You; Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me
GQ's article "In His Second Term, Obama Will Pivot to the Drug War" made its way around the Internet yesterday and sparked plenty of conversations...
Will CNN Allow Gary Johnson to Debate?
Anti-Prohibition activists want someone who actually represents their views to debate the national implications of modern-day prohibition
What Would Marijuana As a Schedule II Drug Mean?
What would it mean if marijuana was moved to Schedule II and out of Schedule I off of the Controlled Substances Act?
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Economists give Obama and Congress a 'D'
CNNMoney asked 20 economists to give Obama and Congress a letter grade on their handling, or there lack of, of the economy. Read more to find out why both got a D.…