All posts tagged "War on Drugs"

Politics

Cannabis Reform Set for Debate at UN

With the United Nations General Assembly Special Session scheduled to meet later this year in New...

Legal

Legal Pot Crushes Mexican Cartel

Cannabis consumers in America are making the switch from Mexican sungrown weed for equally inexpensive quality...

Legal

Obama Commutes 5 Pot Sentences

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

Joint Opinions

Parents 4 Pot Seeks Donations for Kids Affected by War on Drugs

The holiday season, for many of us, is a joyous time of year. Families travel from...

Legal

Operation Golden Flow: America’s Urine is Liquid Gold for Drug War Profiteers

It looks harmless enough, faint yellow, warm and contained in a plastic cup, but urine drug...

Politics

Bernie Sanders Talks Cannabis Legalization

Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders made an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” this week to talk...

Books

Book Review: Thai Stick

This book is highly recommended for anyone who loves adventures, cannabis, surfing or all of the...

Medical

History of Drugs Chronicled in New Book

Dr. David Bearman's new book "Drugs Are Not the Devil’s Tools: How Discrimination and Greed Created...

Politics

Poll: GOP Voters Support Ending Federal Cannabis Prosecution

In the early primary states of New Hampshire and Iowa, the majority of Republican voters believe...

Politics

ResponsibleOhio Cannabis Initiative in Trouble

Although Ohio lawmakers haven’t passed legislation to legalize a cannabis industry on their own terms, they...

Economics

Hundreds of Sheriffs Request Armored Assault Vehicles to Fight Cannabis

Although the Pentagon has been supplying state and local police departments with military grade weaponry to...

Legal

Jeff Mizanskey: Pot Prisoner Serving Life Sentence Is Paroled

Jeff Mizanskey, a Missouri man who has been serving a life sentence with no possibility for...

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Lawmakers Slam DOJ: Stop Prosecuting Against State MMJ Law

The battle between Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Sam Farr (D-CA) and the Department of Justice...

Politics

Bong-A-Thon Threatened By Colorado Authorities

The fight for the right to bong is on. The Colorado Invitational Bong-A-Thon has faced pushback...

Legal

Obama to Grant Clemency for More Non-Violent Drug Offenders

Over the course of the next several weeks, President Obama is expected to issue executive orders...

In The Magazine

Cannabis Now Interviews Tommy Chong

At 76-years-old, Tommy Chong is at the height of his career. It was nearly 40 years...

Cannabis

Film Review: The Culture High

“The Culture High” is to legalized marijuana what “Endless Summer” is to surfing. It’s a classic...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana Decriminalization Works

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

Politics

Addressing Cannabis in State of the Union

Tonight the President of the United States will address the nation in the annual State of...

Economics

Former Alaskan Senator named CEO of Nevada-based Weed Company

Former Democratic Alaskan Senator and 2008 Presidential candidate Mike Gravel has recently been appointed CEO of...