All posts tagged "prison"

Culture

Take Two and Pass

A fictional story about how a spliff in a jail cell changed a life.

Legal

The Beard Bros’ Fight For Justice

It's time to free Edwin Rubis. Now.

Culture

Aryan Khan’s Drug Bust Leads to Questions About Privacy & Civil Rights

The son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was arrested for supposedly using hashish and other...

Economics

Ohio Program Trains Cannabis Offenders for Industry Jobs

A licensed medical marijuana cultivator in Ohio has teamed up with a nonprofit serving formerly incarcerated...

Culture

Son of Peter Tosh Dies Due to Injuries from 2017 Prison Beating

Gamal Jawara McIntosh was arrested in New Jersey on a marijuana charge and had six months...

Politics

U.S. Student Held in Russian Jail For a Month Over Medical Marijuana Possession

An American college student is currently locked in a 300-year-old Russian jail after attempting to exit...

Legal

Court: Marijuana Is Legal, Even for California Prison Inmates

Cannabis possession is OK for all Californians over 21, even the incarcerated. But prisoners can’t smoke...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana Reforms Left Out of Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Bill

The First Step Act does not address cannabis convictions.

Culture

Mary Mi Amor: A 420 Poem from Prison

Luke Scarmazzo authors a poem about marijuana while serving a 20-year prison sentence on federal marijuana...

Economics

Plan to Convert Vacant Prison to Massive Oil Lab Approved

Where prisoners of the drug war once languished in cells, the California cannabis industry will soon...

Legal

Obama Commutes 5 Pot Sentences

President Barack Obama commuted prison sentences last Friday for five men convicted solely on marijuana possession...

In The Magazine

Under the Radar: Medicating in a Prohibition State

For a comparatively small number of U.S. citizens, accessing cannabis can be as simple as walking...

Medical

Victory for the Kids

Bobby Moulton will not go to jail.

Legal

FBI: One Person Arrested for Cannabis Every 45 Seconds

While states across the nation continue to legalize cannabis for medical and recreational purposes, police have...

Medical

AZ Will Allow Probationers to Use MMJ

Photo courtesy Weed Journal A recent ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court states that citizens who...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana Decriminalization Works

Decriminalization is a term often used to describe the elimination of criminal penalties associated with the...

Joint Opinions

The View from Here: A Prisoner’s Post-Election Reflections

After the November midterm elections, some people may have had hangovers from late night victory celebrations...

Politics

D.C. Council Approves Record Sealing for Pot Offenses

It has only been a few months since the D.C. Council voted to decriminalize possession of...

Politics

Federal Bill Could Save the Lives of Marijuana Users

When President Richard Nixon unleashed the dogs of the weed wars back in 1970s, plagues of...

Medical

Iowans Continue to Suffer as Medical Cannabis is Denied

Photo by Mark A dying Iowa man who grew marijuana to treat his terminal cancer was...