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The third day of hearings on the constitutionality of cannabis’ federal Schedule I status presented further bizarre twists, as both federal prosecutors and NORML’s defense team appeared at times to agree on the medical benefits of cannabis.
It appears that neither of the two leading candidates in the race to be elected Colorado's governor are a fan of the ganj.
Another example of the silly things that can happen when people misuse technology comes in the form of Alvin Cross Jr. of Albany, who text his probation officer while trying to find a weed connect. “You have some weed?” was the simple message that got Cross sent back to prison.
Today’s hearing on cannabis policy is a very big deal. By finally taking updated testimony from eminent experts – including Dr. Carl Hart, Dr. Phillip Denny, and the Leaf’s co-founder Chris Conrad – the federal court system will permit itself to know what almost every American already knows: that the Schedule I classification of cannabis is bogus.
If you happen to enjoy a simple game of disc golf from time to time, be wary of police, apparently playing the game can get you profiled as a stoner. That's what happened to one disc golf enthusiast in Ankeny, Iowa when Officer Aaron King’s discovered he plays the sport after pulling him over for driving without headlights on.
Rock the Vote's latest campaign involves a video that, quite frankly, was more amazing than I could have ever anticipated. It just kept getting better and better as I watched, and even took up the cause of legalization.
A Georgia man woke up one morning to the sound of a helicopter hovering over his house. Moments later, his door was approached by deputies and a K-9 unit. The highly trained men of the Governor's task force on drug suppression could not tell the difference between okra and cannabis.
Many people across the world associate Jamaica and Rastafarian culture with the blessed green herb, but cannabis is still illegal in Jamaica. However, that may soon change.
However, thanks to a collection of some 600,000 of Sagan's documents that the Library of Congress recently made available to the public, we are getting a deeper look into the thoughts of not just a strong voice in the pro-cannabis movement, but one of the brightest minds of our time.
A new report from the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice adds to the growing body of evidence that legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana does not lead to any number of doomsday scenarios envisioned by legalization opponents. In fact, California teenagers showed improvements in all risk areas after reform."
In the midst of prolonged recession which has left millions jobless for years at a time, American investors are offshoring their funds in droves in an attempt to find profits in the legal cannabis market of Canada...
After stirring up a nationwide controversy over using medical cannabis on duty, Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Ron Francis was found dead from an apparent suicide in his apartment
Police flying in helicopters looking for marijuana plants last week tracked down a man who they believed was illegally growing cannabis. Yet they soon discovered the plants were actually okra, a gumbo ingredient that’s very much legal.
Illinois is becoming a hotbed in the legal marijuana debate. The state recently authorized medical marijuana and now recreational use is at the heart of conversation between the current mayor and a woman who may have her sights set on his chair.
SPD took a lot of hate when this story broke and I didn't agree with it. The Seattle PD I know is the one that realized that cannabis wasn't hurting anyone. The one that doesn't even train their dogs to sniff for cannabis anymore.
Many are unaware that before it was termed 'marijuana', most people in the U.S. referred to the plant as 'cannabis'. So where does the word 'marijuana' come from? Unfortunately this word has a complicated past tied with racism and xenophobia.
Departing Attorney General, Eric Holder, is showing greater and more direct support for rescheduling cannabis than just about any other official I can think of.
The job of attorney general is unbelievably hard, and it is easy to be critical. Yet on the day after Eric Holder's announced resignation, the outlines of his legacy are already clear based on the list of his significant accomplishments and the longer list of his significant failures.
