Search results for "drug war"
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Joint Opinions
Recreational Tax Revenues Should Subsidize Medical Cannabis Users
April 25, 2014If we legalize recreational cannabis, in any jurisdiction, at what rate will it be taxed? How...
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Books
A Federal Marijuana Prisoner Reviews Two Books About the End of Cannabis Prohibition
April 24, 2014It is somewhat strange and ironic to me to really be sitting in prison for federal...
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Politics
Democratic Governors Split on Marijuana Legalization
April 23, 2014Democratic governors across the country are stuck at a crossroads when the issue of legalizing marijuana...
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Joint Opinions
A House Divided Will Fall: How Marijuana Legalization Brings Society a “Democracy Dividend”
April 22, 2014One of the greatest and least acknowledged failures of marijuana prohibition is the damage it has...
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Politics
This 4/20 Tell Obama You Want Clemency For Prisoners Serving a Life Sentence For Marijuana
April 18, 2014The United States Department of Justice has been making a lot of noise lately about reducing...
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Joint Opinions
Obama Administration Shows Signs of Ending Cannabis Prohibition
April 14, 2014President Barack Obama’s accomplishments in office are numerous and significant but for marijuana activists like myself,...
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Joint Opinions
New Yorkers: Protest #HighNYC Ad Ban in Times Square on 4/20
April 10, 2014Just when you thought that New York had returned to the forefront of progression in America,...
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Joint Opinions
Why Arizona Blocking the PTSD Study Isn’t Surprising
April 9, 2014Well before the passage of S.B. 1070 put them on the extreme-right map, Arizona established itself...
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Legal
The Lori Duckworth Raid
April 8, 2014Since 2008, Lori Duckworth acted as Executive Director of the Southern Oregon Cannabis Community Center and Southern Oregon NORML alongside...
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Joint Opinions
California Police Chiefs Association Unwilling To Work With Cannabis Industry
April 7, 2014In a piece for the Sacramento Bee, “California Police Have No Interest in Setting Pot Rules,”...
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Legal
What To Make of the New CBD-only Laws
April 3, 2014There is a new trend in conservative states: extremely narrow bills that allow patients to use...
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Economics
Uruguay: The Socialist Approach to Legalized Cannabis
April 2, 2014Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica is considered the world’s “poorest” president. He donates 90 percent of his...
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In The Magazine
Why Is CBD Suddenly More Medicinal in Conservative States?
March 29, 2014During the 2014 legislative sessions, a handful of conservative states passed medical marijuana bills allowing only...
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Politics
Research Confirms Legalizing Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Crime
March 28, 2014Researchers at the University of Texas published an article in PLOS ONE today that indicates that...
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Joint Opinions
Supposed ‘Medical Marijuana’ Measures In Alabama, Utah Are Anything But
March 27, 2014At a public signing ceremony today, Utah’s Republican Gov. Gary Herbert will approve House Bill 105,...
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Medical
The University of Arizona PTSD Study Is the First of Many Medical Marijuana Studies
March 27, 2014Growing up on military bases, post-traumatic stress disorder is something you just get used to seeing....
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Politics
As Spain Celebrates Spannabis, UN Discusses International Legalization
March 24, 2014Last weekend was fairly eventful for cannabis enthusiasts in Europe. Madrid and Malaga housed two different ExpoCannabis...
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Legal
Alabama and Kentucky Poised to Legalize Medical Marijuana? Not So Fast
March 21, 2014Lawmakers in several states are poised to enact legislation in the coming weeks aimed at providing...
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Politics
Why Dianne Feinstein Opposes Marijuana Legalization
March 20, 2014California’s senior senator Dianne Feinstein has joined Governor Jerry Brown in voicing her disapproval of marijuana...
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Politics
How To Open a Cannabis Social Club in Europe
March 14, 2014Spain’s cannabis social clubs (CSCs), also called ‘”associations” have been such a source of inspiration to...