Deanna Jean, Minnesota Mom, Fights for Medical Marijuana
Deanna Jean, or DJ as she is known in her community, is a medical cannabis patient due to a traumatic brain injury she sustained a couple of years ago...
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Chronicle Book Review Essay: Murder and Mayhem in Mexico
Dying for the Truth serves purposes beyond scaring the hell out of people. Once you get past the imagery, you have a narrative of Mexico's drug wars.
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70% of Recent Major US Drug Seizures Are Marijuana Related
In an article on The Daily Chronic, Scott Gacek examines a study which found over 70% of US drug seizures big enough to make the news involved marijuana.
Obama Administration Brought 80 Percent More Medical Marijuana Cases Than Bush
During the entire 8 years under Bush, the federal government saw 163 medical marijuana cases, or about 20 per year. With almost 1.5 years left, the Obama...
Chronicle Book Review: Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling
Michelle Alexander notes, she used Race to Incarcerate as an organizing tool, sending copies to people who could benefit from its policy analysis.
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4 Shady Drug Bust Tactics
Kristen Gwynne first examines the shady practice of asset forfeiture, then describes 4 shady drug bust tactics used by police.
Top Ten Business Benefits of Legalization
Sativa Magazine took an in-depth look at the effects of legalization on businesses with their article The Top Ten Business Benefits of Legalization.
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In Prison for Marijuana Possession, Texas Woman Becomes Victim of “Rape Camp”
Arrested for possession of marijuana, a woman is placed in a Texas county jail while awaiting her day in court; once there she is repeatedly brutalized and savaged by three guards. Eventually…
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Marijuana Accounts for Vast Majority of Drug Seizures on Mexican Border (INFOGRAPHIC)
Huff Post has a great infographic showing "the War on Drugs is clearly a war on weed." Marijuana was a staggering 99.5% of the Border Patrol's drug seizures
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Marc Emery Released from Solitary Confinement
Marc Emery, Canada’s “Prince of Pot," has been released from a week of solitary confinement in a Mississippi prison for...
Marijuana Is the Gateway Drug
Marijuana is the gateway drug … the gateway to health. Countless studies have shown that marijuana is safer than both alcohol and cigarettes.
Marc Emery in Solitary Confinement in US Prison
Canadian marijuana seed magnate and political dissident Marc Emery, who is about four years into a five-year US prison sentence...
Cannabis Laws Take Another Victim - Yanira Maldonado
Yanira Maldonado had no idea that she would be charged with smuggling nearly 12 pounds of cannabis from Mexico into the United States...
First US Elected Official, Bill Rosendahl, Openly Using Medical Marijuana
Bill Rosendahl, a Councilman in the City of Los Angeles, made history as the first elected Official Openly admitting to using medical marijuana...
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NJ Senate Candidate Smokes a Joint for Drug War Victims
Don DeZarn, libertarian candidate for the New Jersey Senate, smoked a joint in Veteran's Park in Hamilton, New Jersey.
Weedist Women: Lauren Vazquez
Lauren Vazquez is the Fired Up Lawyer, and it's easy to see when you meet her. Her enthusiasm for her work and her joie de vivre light up the room.
Discrimination Jeopardizing Cannabusinesses
Even though cannabusinesses are legal in many parts of the US; banks and credit card companies discriminate against them by refusing their business.
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Obama Says No to Legalizing Marijuana
In a speech in Mexico City on Friday, President Obama shut the door on any possibility that he'll support efforts in his second term to legalize certain...