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Joint Opinions

A House Divided Will Fall: How Marijuana Legalization Brings Society a “Democracy Dividend”

One of the greatest and least acknowledged failures of marijuana prohibition is the damage it has...

Politics

This 4/20 Tell Obama You Want Clemency For Prisoners Serving a Life Sentence For Marijuana

The United States Department of Justice has been making a lot of noise lately about reducing...

Joint Opinions

Survey Shows Majority of Police Officers Support Marijuana Policy Reform

Though not conducted with the methodological rigor of the Pew poll that came out this week showing 54...

Joint Opinions

Why Arizona Blocking the PTSD Study Isn’t Surprising

Well before the passage of S.B. 1070 put them on the extreme-right map, Arizona established itself...

Joint Opinions

Attorney General Holder Announces Administration Will Consider Rescheduling Cannabis

In response to growing national momentum towards cannabis re-legalization as well as an increasing number of...

Economics

Uruguay: The Socialist Approach to Legalized Cannabis

Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica is considered the world’s “poorest” president. He donates 90 percent of his...

Politics

Research Confirms Legalizing Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Crime

Researchers at the University of Texas published an article in PLOS ONE today that indicates that...

Medical

The University of Arizona PTSD Study Is the First of Many Medical Marijuana Studies

Growing up on military bases, post-traumatic stress disorder is something you just get used to seeing....

Legal

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition: The Cops that Are Our Friends

“Not one of the stated US drug policy goals of lowering the incidence of crime, addiction,...

Joint Opinions

I Am Serving a 10-Year Mandatory Minimum for Marijuana in Colorado

Oh, the joy and heartbreak of being here in Colorado. It is somewhat ironic that the...

Politics

Uruguay to Become First Country to Legalize Cannabis

Update: The bill was signed into law by President Jose Mujica on Dec. 24. Today, barring...

Legal

D.C. Councilman Calls for Cannabis Legalization

Although medical marijuana retail outlets have only been open in the nation’s capital for less than...

Politics

What do Drug Laws Have to do with Trayvon Martin?

The verdict is in for George Zimmerman, and it shouldn’t be surprising. The government couldn’t support...

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

The First National Brand of Marijuana Coming Soon from Seattle

Washington state businessmen who say they’re trying to create the first national brand of marijuana received...

Politics

Marijuana: ‘Times Are A’Changing’

Twenty years ago, few would have imagined any politician appealing to a large audience talking about...

Medical

Top Celebrities that Support Marijuana Reform

1) Morgan Freeman “It’s just the stupidest law possible… You’re just making criminals out of people...

Economics

Microsoft CEO Jumps On “Canabizness” Bandwagon

“Yes, we are Big Marijuana,” said former Microsoft CEO Jamen Shively, 45, who announced last Thursday...

Books

Weed the People: From Founding Fiber to Forbidden Fruit by Jeremy Daw

Anyone who has read the prevailing headlines of today knows what a corrupt and racist farce...

Culture

How Asian Americans for Cannabis Education is Changing the Narrative

Ophelia Chong co-founded Asian American Cannabis Education to break outdated stigmas surrounding cannabis and highlight the...