Of the many numerous peaceful and constititionally-respectful means employed for decades by which cannabis law reformers have been to try to bring about about an end to Cannabis Prohibition laws, one of the most benign, yet most powerful arrows in the activist’s quiver is jury nullification–whereby jurors are educated and informed about their right to vote not guilty in cases where they morally question the underlying law itself (and not just to cast a verdict ‘for’ or ‘against’ individuals the government has charged with ‘crimes’). For almost 20 years NORML [...]
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The Marijuana Exception
Discussions About Legalizing Marijuana Should Start With a Few Basic Truths. One is that legalization would save the law-enforcement and social costs of arresting hundreds of thousands of adults each year. ( Most proposals would keep marijuana illegal for those under 21. ) Another is that pot’s underground economy – estimated at $15 billion to [...]
Prince of Pot’s Nemesis Takes New Stand
The man who put Marc Emery behind bars is now advocating for the legalization of marijuana. A pro-legalization event Wednesday in Vancouver featured a bizarre pairing at the head table of two important figures in the self-styled Prince of Pot’s life – his wife, Jodie Emery, and his prosecutor, John McKay. “Nearly one million people [...]
Mainstream Media Coverage of 4/20 2012
4/20 2012 in Toronto.CANNABIS CULTURE – Thousands of people with a passion for pot gathered in cities around the world yesterday to celebrate 4/20. But it wasn’t only stoners and activists who showed up at the reefer rallies; the mainstream media was a…
Marijuana Rally in Trouble At Colorado University
The pungent smell of pot that blankets a popular quadrangle at the University of Colorado-Boulder every April 20 is being replaced by the stench of fish-based fertilizer Friday as administrators try to stamp out one of the nation’s largest annual campus celebrations of marijuana. After more than 10,000 people — students and non-students — attended [...]




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