#1 Colorado and Washington Vote To Legalize Marijuana Voters in Colorado and Washington made history by approving ballot measures allowing for the personal possession and consumption of cannabis by...
California Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom said last Friday, “It’s shocking, from my perspective, the number of people that we all know who are recreational marijuana users. These...
A month after Washington became the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, the Seattle Police Department has relaxed its rules on...
An opponent of legalization says it would exacerbate inequality in the United States. But he fails to account for the impact of jail time on inequality under...
012, 11:21am In some ways, 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble...
The 11th annual Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA), held at the World Famous Cannabis Café in Portland, brought together medical cannabis growers, patients and caregivers from all...
Houses.com, a real estate website, is detecting a small yet increasing trend under-current in the ocean of politics. There is an amplified interest in the states where medical...
It has been nearly seven weeks since voters in Colorado and Washington made history, enacting at the ballot box unprecedented measures legalizing the adult possession on cannabis. Yet...
09:15pm Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson continues his coverage of marijuana legalization with a not unjustifiably optimistic article, “The Next Seven States to Legalize Pot.” Dickinson’s predictions:...
Denver lawyer Rob Corry said his client expects to receive $5,000 per plant (totaling $210,000), based on what law enforcers have testified a marijuana plant is worth,...
During an interview with HuffPo Live yesterday, Newark Mayor and potential gubernatorial candidate Cory Booker made some very strong statements in favor of drug law reform. When asked...
The group in charge of creating rules for an industry that has never existed before — the recreational marijuana stores allowed under Colorado’s newly enacted Amendment 64...
A majority of Americans are now demanding we reassess our cannabis policies. As I argue in The Seattle Times, this reassessment should also include amending employers’ policies that sanction workers’...
I’ve been organizing and advocating for marijuana policy reform in New Hampshire since 2007, and some of the successes have been very gratifying. After two near-victories on...
Two states on Nov 6th changed their laws on cannabis, joining many who have already legalized for medicinal purposes, and now making it recreationally legal. This has...
Delaware Governor Jack Markell says the Obama administration should be more clear about its position on pot, because if the feds won’t pursue medical or recreational users...
10:03pm I have criticized the ease with which some media outlets and even some reformers have accepted the argument made by prohibitionist advocates that courts are certain to...
Breaking his silence on the topic of marijuana legalization since two states approved ballot initiatives to regulate cannabis, President Barack Obama addressed the issue in an interview with Barbara...
