Legalization

America’s Drug Czar: Programmed To Oppose Popular Drug Policy Reforms

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 9:52

America’s Drug Czar: Programmed To Oppose Popular Drug Policy Reforms

Predictably. Reflexively. Mandated by law.
Yawn….
So the current U.S. drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske*, in true Pavlovian style, reacted negatively to the umpteenth commission report issued last week opining that 1) the war on some drugs has totally failed to achieve any of its stated goals, 2) policy reforms based on public health–not arrest and incarcerate–models are [...]

Category: In The News, Legalization

Big Name Panel Calls Global Drug War a "Failure" [FEATURE]

Thursday, June 2, 2011 18:53

The global war on drugs is a failure and governments worldwide should shift from repressive, law-enforcement centered policies to new ways of legalizing and regulating drugs, especially marijuana, as a means of re…

Category: In The News, Legalization

Poll: Eighty Five Percent Of Grandparents Favor Marijuana Legalization

Friday, May 27, 2011 11:10

Poll: Eighty Five Percent Of Grandparents Favor Marijuana Legalization

85% of Grandparent Respondents Favor Marijuana Legalization, According to GRAND Magazine Reader Poll
Online Magazine for Grandparents Releases Response Results to Op-Ed Question Posed in its March/April Issue
St. Petersburg, FL. (PRWEB) May 26, 2011
Attitudes about the criminalization of marijuana may be changing among the elders of our society, as the more than 70 million of the [...]

Category: In The News, Law Enforcement, Legalization

Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Filed in Colorado [FEATURE]

Thursday, May 26, 2011 1:42

A coalition of Colorado and national drug reform groups Friday filed eight initiatives designed to amend the state constitution to legalize marijuana. It was the opening move in an effort to put the question to Co…

Category: In The News, Legalization

Get Your Own Piece of NORML History!

Friday, May 13, 2011 14:29

Get Your Own Piece of NORML History!

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Category: In The News, Legalization

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Discusses Drug Legalization

Thursday, May 5, 2011 9:42

In a radio interview on WOR-AM last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg unexpectedly brought up the subject of drug legalization. Responding to a question about medical marijuana tweeted by a listener…

Category: In The News, Legalization

Two GOP Drug War Critics Seek Presidential Nomination

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 18:31

Two prominent Republican anti-prohibitionists are seeking the nod to head the party's ticket in the 2012 presidential election. Last week, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson formally threw his hat in the ring…

Category: In The News, Legalization

Chronicle Book Review: "The Pot Book" And "Cannabis Policy"

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 17:39

The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis — Its Role in Medicine, Politics, Science and Culture, edited by Julie Holland, MD (2010, Park Street Press, 545 pp., $19.95 PB)

Cannabis Policy: Moving Beyond Stalemat…

Category: In The News, Legalization

Cannabis Culture News LIVE: US Feds Crack Down on Medical Marijuana

Friday, March 18, 2011 16:22

Cannabis Culture News LIVE: US Feds Crack Down on Medical Marijuana

CANNABIS CULTURE – Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. Today on the show: Is the US federal government cracking-down on medical marijuana? A new memo and a barrage of federal raids…

Category: Activism, In The News, Legalization

A Marijuana Policy That Will Blow Your Mind

Friday, March 18, 2011 15:23

A Marijuana Policy That Will Blow Your Mind

Jimmy Zuma

Some jobs are done better if the worker is stoned. There I said it. Today – in an era when “fun suckers” are draining all the life out of life — the idea sounds crazy. I know. But suspend your governmentally-promo…

Category: Humor, In The News, Legalization

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