Medicinal Marijuana Needy: The Story of Michael Brooks, Part 2
Weedists: Meet Michael Brooks. "Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories." Michael represents a new...
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Video: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Marijuana, We've Been Terribly Misled, DEA Has No Scientific Basis
Dr. Sanjay Gupta made a huge statement for cannabis reform, appearing on Piers Morgan last night and apologizing on air for opposing marijuana legalization
CNN AC360: Widespread Fraud in CA Rehab Industry
$94 million going to 'clinics' with questionable practices or evidence of fraud, but the agency in charge of regulation did nothing until the CNN report.
SSDP Presents Campus Drug Policy Gradebook
SSDP (Students for Sensible Drug Policy) announced their Campus Drug Policy Gradebook last week. The drug and alcohol policies of the top 300 schools...
CNN Video: Cheryl Shuman VS Rehab Profiteer
In a CNN video from Piers Morgan Live, Morgan Spurlock talked to Cheryl Shuman, Aimee Shuman, and Howard Samuels about marijuana.
International Drug Policy Reform Conference Scholarship Info
This year’s conference is taking place in Denver, Colorado, where the drug policy reform landscape has just recently changed dramatically.
DEA Medical Cannabis Offensive May Have Cost $13.3 Million
These raids constitute one of President Obama’s single biggest days of paramilitary action on medical cannabis providers, but what did this offensive cost?
Chronicle Book Review: Smuggler Nation
Wow. With Smuggler Nation, Brown University political science professor Peter Andreas has hit the ball out of the park -- or over the border.
US Prisoner Count Declines, but 330,000 Still in for Drugs
But federal prisoner populations are still increasing, albeit at a slower rate than over the past decade.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.24)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 24, 2013:
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Cannastock 2013 this Weekend in Kentucky
Cannabis-friendly folks of all kinds are gathering this weekend in Berea, Kentucky for Cannastock 2013.
CA Democratic Party Urges Obama to Halt Dispensary Raids
this is an opportunity for Obama to stop unfair arrests by keeping his campaign promise not to interfere with medical marijuana in states where it is legal.
Philly Legalization Advocates Return Friday for Smoke Down Prohibition VII
Chris Goldstein, writer for Philly.com and Philly NORML Board Member, encouraged legalization supporters to push for an end to the war on cannabis.
Prosecutor Claims All Medical Cannabis Patients Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Attorneys Rogers and Fairfax argued their clients, - medical cannabis patients and seriously ill Dennis and Deborah Littles’ - right to privacy was violated
Needless Suffering of Medical Marijuana Patient Embodies Federal-State Conflict
Douglas Hiatt, brought me face-to-face with cases of persecuted, ill and disabled patients caught up in the federal-state conflict on medical marijuana.
Federal Bill Would Up Penalties for Marijuana Trespass Grows
"Trespass grows" are a tempting alternative for growers who seek to avoid having their own properties seized under federal drug asset forfeiture laws.
Chronicle Book Review: Too High to Fail
While it becomes increasingly difficult to stand out in the crowd, New York Times bestselling author Doug Fine's Too High to Fail is exceptional.
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NYT: As a Religion, Marijuana-Infused Faith Pushes Limits
He points out that the court is unlikely to find Mr. Christie not guilty because we could each have our own religions which require cannabis or other drugs.