On this Mother's Day, more than 100,000 women are behind bars in American prisons, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and many of them are doing time for drug offenses. That's too many, said me…
Aspiring D.C. Pot Dealers Challenge Rejections
May 10, 2012 | 2 views | No Comments
Johnnie Scott Rice has held a lot of titles in her life: director of constituent services, advisory neighborhood commissioner, D.C. Council candidate. But there is one title she covets that has eluded her: District pot dealer. Rice, 71, is part of the Green House, a self-proclaimed “group of old ladies,” that the city recently turned [...]
A Bipartisan Coalition of House Members Tried to Defund Obama’s Medical Marijuana Raids Yesterday, Failed
May 10, 2012 | 3 views | No Comments
Mike Riggs
Yesterday, 163 members of the House of Representatives voted to defund federal raids on medical marijuana where the plant is legal under state law. The amendment was sponsored by three California congressmen—Dana Rohrabacher (R), T…
US Representatives Debate Defunding DEA’s Ability to Raid Medical Marijuana States
May 9, 2012 | 5 views | No Comments
One of my favorite things about hosting NORML SHOW LIVE is the ability to break in with live coverage of events that are important to the cannabis community. Thanks to a timely tweet from SSDP, our associate producer Kaliko Castille tracked down the live C-SPAN coverage of a debate in the US House over an amendment that would defund the DEA from being able to prosecute raids in medical marijuana states. We interrupted our replay of a video interview with Dr. Donald Tashkin to cover the news. I wish we [...]
House of Representatives Votes Down Defunding Medical Marijuana Raids [FEATURE]
May 9, 2012 | 4 views | No Comments
Four US representatives introduced an amendment to the Justice Department appropriations bill, House Resolution 5326, which would bar the agency from spending funds to attack medical marijuana operations in states…
