HSBC Bank Admits Cartel Money Laundering
Banking entity HSBC Group has agreed to forfeit $1.256 billion & pay an additional $600 million-plus in fines for laundering money for Mexican drug cartels.
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Sir Richard Branson: War on Drugs a Trillion-Dollar Failure
Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group and a member of the Global Drug Commission poses the simple question on drug prohibition...
Is 12/6 the New 420? Reflections on Being Legal in Olympia, WA
I feel an intense liberation after living clandestinely under prohibition so long & I want to describe some of the luxuries that I experience living in WA.
Cannabis Is Now Legal in Washington State
History was made in Washington on Election night when 55 percent of voters decided in favor of Initiative 502, legalizing cannabis. And at 12am this...
Prohibition Repealed 80 Years Ago Today -- and Again One Day from Now
On December 5, 1933, the 21st amendment to the Constitution was ratified, repealing federal prohibition of alcohol & sending regulation back to the states.
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Marijuana Advocates Hope to Rise from 'Prohibition'
However pot's future is going to play out in this country, its recent path to limited legalization has interesting parallels to alcohol, which was banned by the federal government in the 1920s and early 1930s (prohibition).
Massachusetts: NORML Files Friend of Court Brief - Sharing Marijuana Cigarette Not Criminal Distribution
NORML members have filed a friend-of-the-court amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth v. Antonio Pacheco. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Hill.com: “Voters Say ‘No’ To Pot Prohibition”
The Hill.com’s influential Congress blog (“Where lawmakers come to blog”) on the Prohibition of Cannabis.
Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana
Editorials in favor of marijuana law reform featured this weekend by two of the US’ largest newspapers, the New York Times and the Washington Post...
Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill
A deputy from Mexico's left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Thursday introduced a bill to legalize the use, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.
Weedist Women: Diane Fornbacher
Diane Fornbacher has been a cannabis activist for over fifteen years. Her unique combination of warrior spirit, passion and kindness make her a hero to...
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Next Mexican Administration: US Legal Marijuana Vote Changes 'Rules of the Game' in Drug War
legalizing recreational marijuana in the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado will force Mexico and the United States to rethink their efforts to halt marijuana smuggling across the border.
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Canadians Want to Legalize Marijuana, Too
It’s a rare day when Canada looks to the United States as a picture of liberalism.
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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”
Alternet: “Why Election Day Marks the Beginning of the End of Marijuana Prohibition”
With just days to go before Election Day, voters are poised to make history on marijuana prohibition.
Vote Yes on Amendment 64, Colorado
Coloradans, please consider how much harm marijuana prohibition has done without doing anything good. Vote to end prohibition. Vote Yes on Amendment 64!
Is Jury Nullification the Right Tool to End Prohibition?
Jury Nullification is a controversial practice getting new attention. Is Jury Nullification the right tool to end Prohibition of Cannabis?