In an article on the Star Press, Larry Riley examines the strange bedfellows opposed to marijuana legalization. Both the drug war crusaders of law enforcement and their...
A Malaysian government minister said Sunday the Southeast Asian nation is moving toward decriminalizing drug possession, but her remarks also suggested that drug users would be exchanging jail...
Sensible BC was out in full force earlier today, turning Canada Day into Cannabis Day. The group was recruiting volunteers and spreading the word for their upcoming signature...
As of Monday, Vermont will be the 17th state to decriminalize marijuana possession. A bill passed earlier this year goes into effect then. The measure, House Bill 200,...
As New Jersey legislators consider a marijuana decriminalization bill, a new poll suggests strong public support for such a move—and more. The poll of likely voters conducted...
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed into law Thursday a bill decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. That makes Vermont the 17th state to decriminalize,...
Columbia, Missouri has decriminalized marijuana in the city, treating possession as a civil infraction. Boone County, Missouri Sheriff’s deputies that patrol the city have been arresting people...
Greg Sundstrom, city manager of Grand Rapids, Michigan, spoke in his latest video blog about the effects marijuana decriminalization has had in the city: “The city’s still...
On Friday, the Organization of American States (OAS) released a ground-breaking report on hemispheric drug control that includes not only an assessment of the current state of...
Washington DC council members Tommy Wells, mayoral candidate for the District of Columbia in 2014, and former mayor Marion Barry are drafting a marijuana decriminalization bill. The...
Thanks to aggressive policing strategies, New York City has for more than a decade been the world’s leader in marijuana possession arrests, but now those numbers are...
State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a measure that will decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana in Vermont. The bill will now be transmitted to...
Yesterday, St. Louis mayor Francis Slay signed a marijuana decriminalization measure into law. The new law will make possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana punishable...
The Vermont Senate voted 24-6 Tuesday to give initial approval to a bill that would decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana. After the Senate gives its...
New Hampshire won’t be the next state to decriminalize marijuana possession. The state Senate Thursday killed a decriminalization bill, with senators calling it “deeply flawed.” Introduced by...
In the wake of the marijuana legalization victories in Colorado and Washington last November, and buoyed by a series of national public opinion polls showing support for...
Next Saturday, in over 200 cities worldwide, millions will come together to rally for an end to a failed drug war on cannabis and industrial hemp. Oregonians will...
Grand Rapids residents voted in November to decriminalize minor marijuana offenses. People possessing up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana will receive a ticket rather than jail. The...
Michigan Rep. Jeff Irwin introduced a marijuana decriminalization bill yesterday. The bill would make possession of up to an ounce a civil infraction rather than a misdemeanor....
