All posts tagged "Prohibition"
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Economics
Nation’s First Weed Bank to Open in Colorado
December 21, 2014When finding places to put your cash becomes a problem, more than likely you’re a success....
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Joint Opinions
The View from Here: A Prisoner’s Post-Election Reflections
November 30, 2014After the November midterm elections, some people may have had hangovers from late night victory celebrations...
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Legal
TV May Help Shape Adults’ Attitudes Towards Cannabis
November 18, 2014Although television can sometimes get a bad rap, lots of people find that zoning out in...
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Legal
NYPD Drops ‘Buy-and-Bust’ Operations
November 14, 2014The New York City Police Department has been ordered to terminate a program they’ve implemented called...
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Joint Opinions
AirGuard Smoke Detector Knows When You’re Smoking Pot
November 11, 2014AirGuard, a sophisticated new smoke detector will be able to ascertain if someone is smoking marijuana,...
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Politics
D.C. Council Approves Record Sealing for Pot Offenses
October 25, 2014It has only been a few months since the D.C. Council voted to decriminalize possession of...
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Reviews
#IllegallyHealed: Two Words That Don’t Belong Together
October 10, 2014On August 29, 2013, Corey Hunt, his girlfriend and her family stood around her mother’s hospital...
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Legal
D.C. Marijuana Measure Slated for General Election
August 17, 2014This November District of Columbia voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to...
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In History
Marc Emery Released From U.S. Custody
August 12, 2014Photo by Rebecca Cook Canadian publisher and cannabis activist turned American federal prisoner Marc Emery was...
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Joint Opinions
The Butterfly Effect of Prohibition
August 9, 2014By Federal Inmate 63131-097 Jasmine is a typical 12-year-old girl. She’s pretty, smart and loves cheerleading,...
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Joint Opinions
Bill Clinton in No Way Endorsed Medical or Legal Marijuana
July 1, 2014People around the country are praising the bold statement former President Bill Clinton made on cannabis...
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Medical
$9M to Go to Medical Marijuana Research in Colorado
June 25, 2014In an effort to bridge the gap between science and politics, Colorado has just approved the...
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Legal
One Small Town Could Impact Federal Prohibition of Marijuana
June 21, 2014A lawsuit against a small town in Washington state could have widespread implications for marijuana legislation...
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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
Survey Shows Majority of Police Officers Support Marijuana Policy Reform
April 14, 2014Though not conducted with the methodological rigor of the Pew poll that came out this week showing 54...
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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
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition: The Cops that Are Our Friends
March 12, 2014“Not one of the stated US drug policy goals of lowering the incidence of crime, addiction,...
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Joint Opinions
Barack Obama: “No More Dangerous Than Alcohol” Is Opinion, Not Fact
January 21, 2014Last week, President Obama was quoted in New Yorker magazine establishing that he indirectly feels marijuana...
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Joint Opinions
Legal Sales in Colorado: It’s Time for the Federal Government to Allow the Free Market to Control Cannabis
January 2, 2014Now that the floodgates of legal marijuana have been opened in Colorado, it seems a lot...
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Joint Opinions
Kwanzaa’s Seven Principles: Lessons for Marijuana Activists in 2014
January 1, 2014Kwanzaa is my favorite winter celebration, mostly because Kwanzaa is about more than shopping and gifts...