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With MMJ Legal in NH, Lawmakers Consider Decriminalization
NH lawmakers have begun to consider the decriminalization (mistakenly referred to as legalization) the possession of small amounts of cannabis.
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Expected Soon: More Marijuana Decriminalization in Michigan
Numerous other cities in Michigan have already adopted decriminalization, as have 17 other states overall
MPP NASCAR Ad Pulled
MPP’s video ad that began airing Friday outside the NASCAR Brickyard 400 was pulled that afternoon by the media company that owns the video screen.
Washington DC Finally Selling Medical Marijuana
DC has seen its first legal marijuana sale under the city's medical marijuana law, enacted in 1998 by voters but blocked by Congress for most of that time.
CNN Video: Cheryl Shuman VS Rehab Profiteer
In a CNN video from Piers Morgan Live, Morgan Spurlock talked to Cheryl Shuman, Aimee Shuman, and Howard Samuels about marijuana.
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Obama Administration Spending $180,000 Per Day to Undermine State Marijuana Laws
The report found that the Obama administration has spent $300,000,000 in its fight against voter-approved medical marijuana laws across the country.
Cartel Violence Flares in Western Mexican State
Last week, the Knights unleashed attacks on federal police in the state, resulting in the deaths of 20 cartel members and two federal police officers.
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Morocco Considering Marijuana Legalization
Morocco is considering marijuana legalization to draw in investments, reduce trade deficit and "pacify inhabitants of a historically restive region."
Fox News Scared to Have Pro-Weed Lobbyist Defend Pro-Weed Ad
Why wouldn’t Fox News ask MPP for comment on its own ad? Perhaps because of all the times MPP reps like Tvert have trounced Allen and other weed critics.
North Carolina Welfare Drug Testing Bill Passes
The bill requires participants in the state's Work First program to submit to drug testing if authorities have a reasonable suspicion they are on drugs
International Drug Policy Reform Conference Scholarship Info
This year’s conference is taking place in Denver, Colorado, where the drug policy reform landscape has just recently changed dramatically.
MPP Ad Pulled From NASCAR Brickyard 400
Thanks to the rotten Drug Free America Foundation, MPP's "New Beer" legalization ad has been pulled from the jumbotron at the NASCAR Brickyard 400.
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Head Shop CCTV Catches Police Informant Planting Crack
An informant sent by police as an undercover investigator was caught red-handed planting crack in the business he was sent to investigate.
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Time - The Zimmerman Mind-Set
This mind-set has fueled a brutal war on drugs, a get-tough movement and a prison-building boom unprecedented in world history." -Michelle Alexander, Time
DEA Medical Cannabis Offensive May Have Cost $13.3 Million
These raids constitute one of President Obama’s single biggest days of paramilitary action on medical cannabis providers, but what did this offensive cost?
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Senator Segerblom: Nevada to Make a Bundle on Medical Marijuana
Las Vegas Senator Segerblom (D) said future Nevada pot dispensary owners are in a perfect position to make millions of dollars because...
Canada Liberal Party Leader Says Legalize Marijuana
Canada's opposition Liberal Party head Justin Trudeau has called for the legalization of marijuana.
MPP Airs Ad at Brickyard 400 NASCAR Race
NASCAR fans attending this weekend’s Brickyard 400 races will be greeted by an MPP video ad in support of making marijuana legal for adults.