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Politics

The Fight to Keep Cannabis Legal in Spain

Since democracy arrived in Spain in 1975, personal use and possession of cannabis has never been...

Joint Opinions

Project SAM Stands No Chance Against Cannabis Legalization

A loud and uniquely contemporary voice has emerged on the anti-pot front. Project SAM (Smart Approaches...

Legal

Tennessee vs. Josh Mason: Blatant, Legal Extortion

“I was sleeping in a little that day, around 8:30 a.m. I was awakened by a...

Joint Opinions

Blue Collar Cannabis Economics

Way back during the Vietnam War days when I was just a sprout, I avoided Vietnam...

Politics

Members of Congress Ask Obama to Remove Cannabis from Schedule I Classification

A letter from 18 individual members of Congress requesting that the President Obama “instruct Attorney General...

Economics

Colorado and Washington Law Enforcement Set to Lose Millions in Asset Forfeiture Money

According to the Wall Street Journal, local police departments in Colorado and Washington expect to lose...

Joint Opinions

Obama Ignores America’s Fastest-Growing Industry in State of the Union Address

During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama made the controversial declaration that he...

Joint Opinions

Bravery or Bull? Obama’s Stance on Legalizing Marijuana Moves Us Forward

By Marie Brand In the New Yorker’s recent interview with Barack Obama, the President discusses his,...

Legal

Journalist given 5 years of probation surrounding DEA raid

Jose Gutierrez, a journalist and marijuana activist brutally arrested during the April 2012 federal raids on...

Cannabis

By the Numbers: How Legalization is Changing Colorado’s Economy

Colorado has changed the course of marijuana prohibition by becoming the first state to not just...

In History

The Racist Origins Of The Medical/Recreational Divide

The concept of ‘medical marijuana’ has proven very powerful in changing minds. Twenty states have already...

Current Events

Activists Face Federal Charges Over Smoking Joint

photo by Kit Friday This article originally appeared on the Daily Chronic and was written by...

Cannabis

VIDEO: Journalist found guilty of assault during DEA raid

Jose “Alacran” Gutierrez, journalist and marijuana activist brutally arrested during the April 2012 DEA raid on...

Legal

Obama Administration Expands Mandatory Sentencing Reform

The Justice Department is expanding its recent mandatory sentencing reform. Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder...

Grow

Strain Review: The True OG

Our intrepid ganja chronnoisseur, Dragonfly, travels the world in search of the best cannabis and evaluates...

Politics

Sen. John McCain: “Maybe We Should Legalize” Cannabis

Speaking at a Tucson town hall meeting last week, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told attendees, “Well,...

Joint Opinions

Gross Injustice

$2.4 Million Unpaid Tax Bill Leads to $25 Million Forfeiture and 21 Years in Prison

Politics

Zetas Leader Captured in Mexico

The Dallas Morning News reports that Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, the head of the violent and...

Films

The House I Live In, Directed by Eugene Jarecki

“The House I Live In,” a moving and highbrow documentary on the human toll of the...

Economics

Plans For “Cannabis Starbucks” Come Under Fire From All Sides

When former Microsoft CEO Jamen Shively, top executive of Diego Pellicer, declared last month that he planned to...