Tag: prohibition

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November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana

Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana

In the wake of the historic votes for marijuana law reform on November 6th, there has been a renewed focus on the topic and a shift in...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

02:12pm A deputy from Mexico’s left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Thursday introduced a bill (not yet posted) to legalize the use, cultivation, and sale of marijuana....
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
Weedist Women: Diane Fornbacher

Weedist Women: Diane Fornbacher

Weedists: Meet Diane Fornbacher “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Diane Fornbacher has been a cannabis activist...
By: Anna Diaz
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
Next Mexican Administration: US Legal Marijuana Vote Changes ‘Rules of the Game’ in Drug War

Next Mexican Administration: US Legal Marijuana Vote Changes ‘Rules of the Game’ in Drug War

The main adviser to Mexico’s president-elect said Wednesday that votes legalizing recreational marijuana in the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado will force Mexico and the United...
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
Canadians Want to Legalize Marijuana, Too

Canadians Want to Legalize Marijuana, Too

It’s a rare day when Canada looks to the United States as a picture of liberalism. On Tuesday, voters in Washington state Washington state and Colorado approved initiatives legalizing the recreational use of...
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November 7, 2012
11/07/2012
Election Day Votes Likely Signal the End of Cannabis Prohibition

Election Day Votes Likely Signal the End of Cannabis Prohibition

Reclassifying cannabis under state law limits police from going on “fishing expeditions” when they encounter it in “plain view” — such as in someone’s home or car....
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November 6, 2012
11/06/2012
Alternet: “Why Election Day Marks the Beginning of the End of Marijuana Prohibition”

Alternet: “Why Election Day Marks the Beginning of the End of Marijuana Prohibition”

Why Election Day Marks the Beginning of the End of Marijuana Prohibition via Alternet.org The criminalization of cannabis is a policy that has been in place federally...
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November 5, 2012
11/05/2012
What About the Children?

What About the Children?

Unsurprisingly, the war on marijuana has been waged in the name of ‘the children.’  What message will we send the children if we change our policy on marijuana?  Why...
By: Anna Diaz
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November 5, 2012
11/05/2012
Vote Yes on Amendment 64, Colorado

Vote Yes on Amendment 64, Colorado

Very soon we will see if Colorado voters decide that marijuana should no longer be an illegal substance and pass Amendment 64. We will also see if...
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October 31, 2012
10/31/2012
Is Jury Nullification the Right Tool to End Prohibition?

Is Jury Nullification the Right Tool to End Prohibition?

Is Jury Nullification the right tool to end modern day Prohibition of Cannabis? Jury Nullification is a controversial practice, yet has a long history. With recent new...
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October 31, 2012
10/31/2012
US News & World Report: ‘Should Marijuana Use Be Legalized?’

US News & World Report: ‘Should Marijuana Use Be Legalized?’

Next Tuesday, three voters in three states — Colorado, Oregon, and Washington — will be deciding on statewide ballot measures to legalize the adult possession, use, and...
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October 30, 2012
10/30/2012
Video: Retired Police Captain Demolishes the War On Drugs

Video: Retired Police Captain Demolishes the War On Drugs

LEAP co-founder and retired police captain, Peter Christ, appears on WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, NY and takes on all aspects of our country’s disastrous War on Drugs. Christ is...
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October 30, 2012
10/30/2012
It’s Time for Nevada to Legalize Marijuana

It’s Time for Nevada to Legalize Marijuana

More people are in favor of marijuana legalization, and like voters in Washington and Colorado may do this election, Nevada should end the prohibition. The Las Vegas Sun...
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October 18, 2012
10/18/2012
Women Rally for Measure 80 With Moms for Marijuana

Women Rally for Measure 80 With Moms for Marijuana

About 100 Oregonians rallied on the steps of the Capitol Building in Salem to support Measure 80 and the Moms for Marijuana First Cannabis Quilt Regional Conference...
By: Anna Diaz
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October 18, 2012
10/18/2012
Religious Leaders Speak Out on Both Sides of Amendment 64

Religious Leaders Speak Out on Both Sides of Amendment 64

Several religious leaders spoke out in opposition of Colorado’s Amendment 64 Wednesday in Denver. This opposition of some religious leaders comes as no surprise to most. Some...
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October 16, 2012
10/16/2012
Comics, Economics and the War On Drugs

Comics, Economics and the War On Drugs

War on Drugs is a powerful, well-produced comic that purveys a message that cannabis advocates empathize with. For some time, Milton Friedman and his fellow economists have witnessed the ills...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Prohibition Must Stop: Botched Drug Raid Literally Burns 12-Year-Old Girl

Prohibition Must Stop: Botched Drug Raid Literally Burns 12-Year-Old Girl

Prohibition must stop. A 12-year-old girl suffered 2nd degree burns from a flash grenade thrown by Montana SWAT. The fact it was the wrong house makes it...
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October 11, 2012
10/11/2012
At NORML, A Sharp Focus on the Marijuana Initiatives

At NORML, A Sharp Focus on the Marijuana Initiatives

12:40pm The 41st annual national NORML conference took place at a downtown Los Angeles hotel over the weekend under the theme of “The Final Days of...
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October 9, 2012
10/09/2012
Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies, Part 4

Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies, Part 4

Legalization would save huge amounts of law enforcement resources as well as protect vast numbers of people from losing their livelihoods. This Weedist series is dedicated to...
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October 8, 2012
10/08/2012
Gary Johnson: Most Americans Get Legalizing Marijuana, When Will DC?

Gary Johnson: Most Americans Get Legalizing Marijuana, When Will DC?

Libertarian POTUS candidate Gary Johnson writes on how the ‘war on drugs’, like 1920s Prohibition, has been a miserable failure and how America would be better-off with...
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