Government

Did the Veterans Administration Unseat Marijuana From Schedule I?

Friday, August 20, 2010 10:37

Did the Veterans Administration Unseat Marijuana From Schedule I?

On July 22, 2010 the Department of Veterans Affairs issued aDirective, specifically allowing VA patients the right to use Medical Marijuana without fear of federal interference. “Fourteen states have enacted laws authorizing the use of medical mariju…

Category: Drug War, Government, In The News

Israeli Pot Smokers Say They Are Persecuted, Demand Investigation

Monday, August 16, 2010 14:18

Israeli Pot Smokers Say They Are Persecuted, Demand Investigation

“Investigate the disproportionate investment of resources in going after marijuana consumers,” asked dozens of Israelis of State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss on Sunday in a letter.
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Category: Government, In The News

Marijuana Legalization in Mexico Gaining Support

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 21:37

Marijuana Legalization in Mexico Gaining Support

Wearing a pressed shirt and tie, banging away on his laptop, law professor Alejandro Madrazo Lajous doesn’t come across as an activist for legalizing marijuana.
But as the attorney for an organization at the forefront of the growing legalization moveme…

Category: Drug War, Government, In The News, Legalization

Smart Meters to Nip Illegal Practice in the Bud

Monday, August 9, 2010 19:39

Smart Meters to Nip Illegal Practice in the Bud

One of British Columbia’s biggest underground industries could find itself short-circuited by a BC Hydro technology upgrade.
Hydro is moving ahead with a plan to replace mechanical electricity meters with smart meters across the province that are expec…

Category: Government, In The News

Ex-Mexico President Calls for Legalizing Drugs

Monday, August 9, 2010 14:57

Ex-Mexico President Calls for Legalizing Drugs

Former President Vicente Fox is joining with those urging his successor to legalize drugs in Mexico, saying that could break the economic power of the country’s brutal drug cartels.
Fox’s comments, posted Sunday on his blog, came less than a week after…

Category: Drug War, Government, In The News, Legalization

New ‘Serious Offence’ Language Includes Marijuana

Sunday, August 8, 2010 15:09

New ‘Serious Offence’ Language Includes Marijuana

The ‘Regulations Prescribing Certain Offences to be Serious Offences’ came into effect July 13, 2010, and was publically enacted by the Federal Government early in August 2010.
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Category: Activism, Drug War, Government, In The News

Race & Reefer — the African American Vote in California’s Marijuana Legalization Initiative

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 12:53

Race & Reefer — the African American Vote in California’s Marijuana Legalization Initiative

Pro­po­nents and op­po­nents of Cal­i­for­nia’s Con­trol and Tax Cannabis mar­i­jua­na le­gal­iza­tion ini­tia­tive, now known of­fi­cial­ly as Propo­si­tion 19, are go­ing af­ter the African Amer­i­can vote.

Category: Civil Rights, Government, Legalization, Medical Marijuana

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