Tag: politicians

Jose Mujica is not a man who compromises his beliefs. Before he became President of Uruguay, he was shot six times and spent fourteen years in a...

The Daily Beast names the 2014 candidates who want to legalize weed.

Senator Liz Krueger introduced the New York State Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

Vape pens are under fire from officials in California, even being banned the same as cigarettes in some places.

Medical marijuana dispensary owner Robert Jacob was named Mayor of Sebastopol, California on Tuesday.

In an interview on Fusion, Bill Clinton denies that he denied using marijuana.

Despite experiencing setbacks when it came to reintroducing marijuana legalization legislation for the 2014 Maine legislative session, efforts are already underway to prepare for 2015. The primary...

William Delahunt, former district attorney and congressman, wants to open 3 dispensaries in Massachusetts.

New York state lawmakers are planning medical marijuana hearings in Mineola and Buffalo next month.

This morning, the Maine Legislative Council voted 5-5 on whether or not to allow Rep. Diane Russell’s marijuana legalization to be introduced. A tie vote means the...

A new medical marijuana bill has been proposed in the Pennsylvania Senate by a longtime medical marijuana advocate, Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery), and a socially conservative senator,...

An excellent article on the Colorado Springs Independent recounts a spectacular speech made by the Mayor of Manitou Springs, Colorado.

At press conferences held in Philadelphia and Harrisburg on Wednesday, and one in Pittsburgh today, NORML PAC announced its endorsement of Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate John Hanger. John...

Last Friday, Florida House General Council Daniel Nordby was joined by Senate General Council George Levesque in filing a 50-page brief with the Supreme Court, in opposition...

Even in the buttoned-down Bloomberg era, New York has held on to its popular reputation for a live-and-let-live attitude. But this alluring image doesn’t jibe with reality...

Nick Gellespie of The Daily Beast explains that the drug war is over as a political issue, as most Americans now favor legalization.

Yesterday, the introduction of the Jacki Rickert Medical Cannabis Act was announced by its sponsors at a press conference. The new Wisconsin medical marijuana bill is sponsored...

Araceli Manjón is the former cabinet director of Spain’s National Drugs Plan, which is a position comparable to the US drug czar. She voiced her support for cannabis reform at...

One of, if not the, highest profile election this year is the Virginia gubernatorial race. Things are beginning to heat up as we enter the final two-month...

According to Talking Points Memo, Sen. John McCain made some comments Thursday that some may find surprising: McCain’s comments could not have been better timed. Next week,...