Search results for "prison"
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Politics
The Fight to Keep Cannabis Legal in Spain
February 27, 2014Since democracy arrived in Spain in 1975, personal use and possession of cannabis has never been...
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Joint Opinions
Project SAM Stands No Chance Against Cannabis Legalization
February 25, 2014A loud and uniquely contemporary voice has emerged on the anti-pot front. Project SAM (Smart Approaches...
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Legal
Tennessee vs. Josh Mason: Blatant, Legal Extortion
February 25, 2014“I was sleeping in a little that day, around 8:30 a.m. I was awakened by a...
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Joint Opinions
Blue Collar Cannabis Economics
February 13, 2014Way back during the Vietnam War days when I was just a sprout, I avoided Vietnam...
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Politics
Members of Congress Ask Obama to Remove Cannabis from Schedule I Classification
February 13, 2014A letter from 18 individual members of Congress requesting that the President Obama “instruct Attorney General...
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Economics
Colorado and Washington Law Enforcement Set to Lose Millions in Asset Forfeiture Money
February 7, 2014According to the Wall Street Journal, local police departments in Colorado and Washington expect to lose...
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Joint Opinions
Obama Ignores America’s Fastest-Growing Industry in State of the Union Address
January 29, 2014During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama made the controversial declaration that he...
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Joint Opinions
Bravery or Bull? Obama’s Stance on Legalizing Marijuana Moves Us Forward
January 21, 2014By Marie Brand In the New Yorker’s recent interview with Barack Obama, the President discusses his,...
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Legal
Journalist given 5 years of probation surrounding DEA raid
January 9, 2014Jose Gutierrez, a journalist and marijuana activist brutally arrested during the April 2012 federal raids on...
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Cannabis
By the Numbers: How Legalization is Changing Colorado’s Economy
January 9, 2014Colorado has changed the course of marijuana prohibition by becoming the first state to not just...
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In History
The Racist Origins Of The Medical/Recreational Divide
November 25, 2013The concept of ‘medical marijuana’ has proven very powerful in changing minds. Twenty states have already...
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Current Events
Activists Face Federal Charges Over Smoking Joint
October 10, 2013photo by Kit Friday This article originally appeared on the Daily Chronic and was written by...
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Cannabis
VIDEO: Journalist found guilty of assault during DEA raid
October 8, 2013Jose “Alacran” Gutierrez, journalist and marijuana activist brutally arrested during the April 2012 DEA raid on...
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Legal
Obama Administration Expands Mandatory Sentencing Reform
September 25, 2013The Justice Department is expanding its recent mandatory sentencing reform. Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder...
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Grow
Strain Review: The True OG
September 13, 2013Our intrepid ganja chronnoisseur, Dragonfly, travels the world in search of the best cannabis and evaluates...
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Politics
Sen. John McCain: “Maybe We Should Legalize” Cannabis
September 12, 2013Speaking at a Tucson town hall meeting last week, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told attendees, “Well,...
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Joint Opinions
Gross Injustice
July 23, 2013$2.4 Million Unpaid Tax Bill Leads to $25 Million Forfeiture and 21 Years in Prison
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Politics
Zetas Leader Captured in Mexico
July 16, 2013The Dallas Morning News reports that Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, the head of the violent and...
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Films
The House I Live In, Directed by Eugene Jarecki
July 2, 2013“The House I Live In,” a moving and highbrow documentary on the human toll of the...
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Economics
Plans For “Cannabis Starbucks” Come Under Fire From All Sides
June 24, 2013When former Microsoft CEO Jamen Shively, top executive of Diego Pellicer, declared last month that he planned to...