Legalization
End Drug Prohibition, Save $88 Billion a Year, Report Says
Ending drug prohibition would be a net plus to taxpayers of roughly $88 billion a year, according to a new report from Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron and coauthor Katherine Waldock. That's the conclusion of T…
Prop 19 Takes Seven Point Lead in Latest Field Poll
In a dramatic reversal from just two months ago, California's Proposition 19 marijuana legalization initiative has opened up a seven point lead in the latest Field poll. In July, the Field poll had Prop 19 tra…
Oregon Representative to Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill
Supporters of marijuana legalization in Oregon failed to get the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act(OCTA) on the ballot this year, but now another path appears to be opening. State Rep. Peter Buckley (D-Ashland) has announce…
Former Spanish Drug Czar Says Legalize Drugs
In a blistering op-ed Wednesday in Spain's most important newspaper, El País, the country's former drug czar, Araceli Manjón-Cabeza called for an end to drug prohibition. Manjon-Cabeza's call for leg…
California Marijuana Legalization Measure Has Nine-Point Lead In Latest Poll
Proposition 19 pot legalization initiative leads 47%-38% in the latest Public Policy Polling survey of likely voters. That's good, but not great, news for the campaign.
Good because nine points is a…
Washington Prosecutor Candidate Makes Drug Reform a Key Issue [FEATURE]
Snohomish County, Washington, stretches from the Seattle suburbs in the south to the city of Everett in the north. It encompasses the Pacific Coast and the Cascade Range, and come November, its 700,000 citizens wi…
Former Spanish Prime Minister Says Legalize Drugs to End Violence
Felipe Gonzalez has joined the ranks of prominent global political figures calling for the legalization of drugs. In remarks made Monday at an event commemorating Mexico's 200th anniversary of Independenc…
Legalize Marijuana, Says Britain’s Leading Cannabis Researcher
More than 30 years ago, British neuropharmacologist Roger Pertwee co-discovered THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Now, Britain's leading expert on cannabis says it should be legalized …
Cops Say Yes to California Marijuana Legalization Measure [FEATURE]
It was a law enforcement trifecta in support of California's Proposition 19 Monday, with a phalanx of police, prosecutors, and judges coming out in support of the marijuana legalization initiative in a pair of…
Despite Decrim, California Marijuana Possession Busts Abound [FEATURE]
According to figures from the California Criminal Justice Statistics Center, more than 550,000 people were charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession in the Golden State between 1999 and 2009. Last year, 61,164…
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