California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Calls for Legalizing Marijuana
At the California Democratic Party convention Saturday, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom called for marijuana legalization & described the war on drugs...
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NAACP President: American Drug War’s Toll on Liberty Greater Than Apartheid
Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, said Tuesday “For about 40 years, we've decided that [prison] is how we solve almost every problem, whether it’s homelessness..
Celebrities Urge Obama Forward on Drug, Sentencing Reform
A coalition of more than 175 artists, actors, athletes, elected officials, and civil rights and civil liberties advocates urged President Obama to reform...
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Why Aren't DC Police Sharing Stats for Marijuana Arrests?
DC city council candidate Paul Zukerburg obtained data from police showing that marijuana arrests have been on the rise in Washington DC for years...
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Seattle Police Return Marijuana Taken from Street Dealers
In what the Seattle Police Department described as its “first time ever” event, authorities let go street dealers picked up during a police investigation...
Cannabis and Athletics - The Tyrann Mathieu Debacle
I’d like to take a moment and talk about marijuana and athletics. Tyrann Mathieu, a former LSU football star, has been in hot water...
Report: New York City Cops Spent One Million Hours In Staff Time Making Marijuana Possession Arrests
New York City police spent an estimated one million hours in staff time making low level marijuana possession arrests in the past decade.
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New York City: 39,218 Low-level Marijuana Arrests in 2012
New York City: The NYPD made 39,218 low-level marijuana possession arrests in 2012 (and over 440,000 in past decade), each consuming an estimated...
Anti-Weed NY Republican Steve Katz Just got Busted for Weed
In June, Steve Katz lawmaker voted no on a bill that would give doctors the right to prescribe weed for chronic medical conditions.
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DC Marijuana Arrests Have Increased Over the Last Decade
In 2011, there were 4,300 marijuana arrests for possession in DC, doubling the 2,150 arrests in 2001. That's a 100% increase...
'Deeply Troubled' Judge OKs On-Campus Arrest; 'Perp Walks' and Privacy
A student caught selling marijuana off campus cannot sue police for arresting him at school. Was it a 'perp walk?' A federal judge was "deeply troubled"...
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Washington Bill Would Forgive Minor Marijuana Convictions
Washington Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon introduced a bill that would allow people to have their records cleared of minor marijuana convictions.
Drug-Sniffing Dog's 'Sniff Is Up to Snuff,' Court Says
The Supreme Court on Tuesday relaxed the standards for courts to consider vehicle searches prompted by an alert from a drug-sniffing dog.
Bloomberg: No More Jail Stays for Minor NYC Marijuana Busts
In his final state of the city address Thursday, NNYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that people caught with small amounts of marijuana in the city..
Support Our POWs During this Year’s Medical Marijuana Week
Every year during medical marijuana week, I like to sit down and consider what I’m thankful about in the medical cannabis movement.
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CO 'Free' Marijuana Delivery Service Raided, Could Face Life
Billygoatgreen MMJ, the Colorado Springs marijuana delivery service that offered free marijuana in exchange for a delivery charge, has been raided by police
Marijuana Postal Service Scheme Busted
Investigators discovered and busted a scheme that used the U.S. Postal Service to mail marijuana from Fort Collins, CO to places in Tennessee and West Virgi
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Man Who Worked on Marijuana Farm as Teenager Gets 5 Years
Nathaniel Harshman, now only 20 years old, has been sentenced to 5 years for working on a 477-plant marijuana grow operation in Alaska in 2011.