“The days when marijuana smoking was demonized as a dangerous counterculture activity are over. However you feel about marijuana use, we all agree that making it legal is better than keeping it criminal.” -Bill Piper
The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic lately, nationwide. The Drug Policy Alliance Network wants you to keep [...]

Kathryn Johnston, a 92 year old resident of Atlanta, Georgia, was shot to death in a drug raid gone bad in November 2006. Three Atlanta police officers are now facing felony charges of conspiracy to violate civil rights resulting in death, voluntary manslaughter, and making false statements.
Officer Arthur Tesler allegedly filled out an affidavit stating [...]

So, I suck at life during the winter months. I won’t apologize or make excuses – I’ll just recap some of the things I’ve failed to mention in my absence and move along like it never happened. Okay? Okay. In no particular order…
Obama’s in The House! On January 20th, Barack Obama was inaugurated into the [...]

After all the victories we’ve seen in the realm of marijuana law reform and the recent election, it is now time to act! According to the NORML blog, “The election of Barack Obama, coupled with Democrat control of both the House and the Senate, presents a unique and critical opportunity for federal marijuana law reform.” [...]

To expand on my previous post, on November 4, 2008, nine out of ten marijuana-related ballot initiatives were passed.

Massachusetts
Question 2: Remove the threat of arrest or jail for possessing an ounce or less of marijuana, replacing it with a $100 fine, which could be paid through the mail without lawyers or court appearances, just like [...]

…In the American People, that is. At least somewhat.
Not only have we just made history by electing the first black man as president, but we’ve made even more progress on the law reform front.
For the first time in history, a decriminalization initiative appeared on the statewide ballot in Massachusetts, and voters passed it by a [...]

Last year, the New York Assembly voted to pass legislation that would make it legal to use marijuana medicinally under a doctor’s care. The Senate Majority Leader, Joe Bruno, quickly killed the bill. On Wednesday, The New York Assembly voted again, 89-52, to pass Assemblyman Richard Gottfried’s (revised) medical marijuana bill, A.4867B.
Similar to the laws [...]

The Marijuana Policy Project recently began airing television ads in New York in favor of pending medical cannabis legislation. In the commercial, Burton Aldrich, a quadriplegic man from Kingston, explains how medical marijuana helps with his excruciating pain and spasms by saying, “I … don’t know if I would be around if it wasn’t for [...]