“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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Marijuana was decriminalized in New York in 1977, making possession of anything less than 25 grams only a violation with a $100 fine. Smoking or possession in public, however, is a misdemeanor. If caught holding or smoking in public, you can get up to three months in jail.
If this is the case, why has New [...]

This Wednesday (April 30) in New York City, The New York City Bar Association will be hosting a lecture called “New York City’s Marijuana Arrest Policy: Thirty Years After Decriminalization”. The lecture, based on research by Professor Harry Levine (Queens College), Deborah Small (head of Breaking the Chains), and Bruce D. Johnson (Ph.D), will discuss [...]

I received a letter, along with the regular e-zine, from the founder of NORML, Keith Stroup, in my inbox yesterday. I’m spreading the word – NORML needs your help.
As you may or may not know, for the first time in twenty-four years, a bill was introduced to Congress by Barney Frank (US Congressman) to rid [...]