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April 4, 2013
Marijuana: For the First Time, a Majority Of Americans Say Legalize It
For the first time in four decades a majority of Americans say legalize it. That according to the latest Pew Research Center poll, which says 52 percent of us favor making marijuana legit. The Pew folks asked ...
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February 28, 2013
Cocaine In Your Pocket? Could Be A Simple Misdemeanor Under Mark Leno's Proposal
State Sen. Mark Leno wants to do for cocaine, ecstasy and meth what he did for marijuana. That is, make possession of small amounts basically a ticket-worthy offense -- a misdemeanor. Some of you are no doubt cheering. Leno this week announced that he introduced a bill, SB 649, that would allow pr ... More >>
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February 6, 2013
Marijuana Legalization Across America Possible Under Federal Bill Proposed Today
Marijuana could be legalized across America under a set of bills proposed by two congressman from decidedly liberal states. Yes, these guys -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Rep. Jared Polis of the recreational-legal state of Colorado -- are the Don Quixotes of federal weed policy. But we can d ... More >>
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December 19, 2012
Friend Overdosed? Call 911 Without Fear Of Prosecution Under New Calif. Law
You're pal just flat-lined after a night of prodigious partying. And you're afraid to call 911 because you've done some of that illicit partying too. A new law that takes effect Jan. 1 will allow you to do the right thing -- call for help -- without fear of being prosecuted for minor drug violation ... More >>
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December 5, 2012
Marijuana Legalization Nationwide? Americans Are Evenly Split, Want States To Decide
Despite the federal stance against all forms of marijuana, medical and otherwise, Americans support the rights of states to make weed legal. Even many of those among us who think pot should remain illegal say it should be up to states to decide. A blow to the Obama administration? The deets:
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October 16, 2012
Marijuana's Medical Value On Trial In U.S. Court
The crux of the federal government's problem with medical marijuana in places where it's legal, like California, is that pot is not legit for anything under U.S. law: It's a schedule I drug, the highest-level of outlaw substance. And so, this allows the DEA, for example, to warn that every pot shop ... More >>
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May 25, 2012
Obama's Marijuana Use as Teen Was EPIC: Joints 'Intercepted' by Future President
When Barack Obama was running for president he wasn't shy about his past marijuana use, saying, "I inhaled. That was the point." Well, it looks like he wasn't joking. A forthcoming election-year biography of the Commander in Chief, Barack Obama: The Story, by David Maraniss, describes the future l ... More >>
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May 4, 2012
Daniel Chong's 5-Day Nightmare Behind Bars Sparks Outrage for Marijuana Nation
The case of Daniel Chong, the UCSD student who was locked up by the DEA and forgotten for nearly five days as he tried to commit suicide and drank his own urine, has fired up the marijuana nation. As news hit that Chong was filing a $20 million legal claim against the DEA, Ethan Nadelmann, executiv ... More >>
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April 3, 2012
Oaksterdam University Raid 'Payback' For California's Marijuana Legalization Effort?
The man who bankrolled California's closest shot yet at fully legalizing marijuana, Prop. 19, saw his Oaksterdam University cannabis college in Oakland raided by federal authorities yesterday. And pot advocates are fuming. The Drug Policy Alliance suggests the raid by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Adm ... More >>
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February 28, 2012
Heroin or Cocaine in Your Pocket Could Be Misdemeanor Under California Sen. Mark Leno's Proposed Law
So you like heroin and you like to take it with you on trips to the museum, chamber orchestra performances and panel discussions on neurology. But you don't like being pulled over, getting your arms checked for track marks, and having your car searched only to be jailed for possession? Well has San ... More >>
News
February 16, 2012
Medical Marijuana Ban in L.A.? City Officials Botched Regulation, Now Want Prohibition
Medical weed ban heads to City Council
Blogs
December 1, 2011
Marijuana Legalization: East Coast, West Coast Governors Call For Legit Medical Cannabis on a Federal Level
Medical marijuana supporters this week were high on statements from the governors of Washington and Rhode Island, who have joined a chorus of support for making medical marijuana possible across the land. Christine Gregoire of Washington and Lincoln D. Chafee of Rhode Island have formally asked fed ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Marijuana Dispensary Ban For Entire City Proposed by L.A. Councilman Jose Huizar
Updated at the bottom with feedback from Americans for Safe Access, a group that is supporting an appeal of the Long Beach decision that inspired Huizar's proposed ban. They say outlawing pot shops is not necessary under the ruling. First posted at 11:14 a.m. Is the end near for L.A.'s go-go medica ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2011
Drug Users to Get Fresh Needles Without Prescriptions Under New California Program
Jared CuffeLooks like you'll be able to get fresh needles, no questions asked, at your local pharmacy soon. Good news, right Courtney? (We kid). The pro-marijuana Drug Policy Alliance is happy that Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law SB41, which will allow you to get your favorite drug-delivery ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2011
Marijuana Advocates Fuming Over Obama Administration's Confusing Stance on Medical Marijuana Enforcement
Obama, smoking.One would think that President Obama, an admitted onetime pot smoker who is about as liberal a leader one could get in the White House, would be somewhat of a hero for the medical marijuana movement. His administration even told feds to stand down on pot enforcement in states ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
Villaraigosa's Conference of Mayors Says Yes to Drugs, No to U.S. Drug War
Urban mayors are pro-weed, it seems.It didn't take long after they elected L.A.'s Antonio Villaraigosa as president for the U.S. Conference of Mayors to take a hard left turn into druggy territory. The group this week declared that America's war on drugs is a failure, a statement that has pr ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
Richard Nixon's War on Drugs: Happy Anniversary! Candlelight Vigil Marks the Occasion
Richard Nixon checks out a package of marijuanaAs part of Richard Nixon's farewell to the press and the nation, he famously said, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore." But tody, June 17 - the 40th anniversary of Nixon officially declaring a "war on drugs" - is a special exception. Fo ... More >>
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May 16, 2011
Marijuana Possession Can Still be a Felony: Pro-Cannabis Group Mad at Gov. Brown For Not Changing That
'I pledge to uphold the polyester.'The pro-marijuana brigade is unhappy with Gov. Jerry Brown's latest budget proposal, noting that he's refused to do as they say and reduce minor drug possession cases from felonies to misdemeanors, a move that could save California hundreds of millions. It' ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2011
Cocaine Possession Could Just Get You a Misdemeanor Charge if a Majority of Californians Had Their Way (Poll)
Coca-ColaCorrection: After a commenter pointed out our mistake, we took "ticket" out of the headline and changed it to "misdemeanor charge." Californians want folks who get pinched for a small amount of hard drugs like cocaine to face only misdemeanor charges, not felony ones. In fact the D ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2011
Marijuana Legalization Supporters to Meet Up in Hollywood This Weekend in Effort to Get California Reform Back on Track
Troy HoldenCalifornia's pot jar is half full.After California's effort to fully legalize pot failed in November, we told you that marijuana backers were already anticipating their next shot. Well, it's March, and they're not backing off. Cannabis supporters say there was a strong showing in ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2011
Raves: Pro-Marijuana Group Drug Policy Alliance Supports Coliseum Raves and L.A. County's How-to-Take-Ecstasy Fliers
Caesar SebastianRavers at Electric Daisy Carnival.The Drug Policy Alliance, an influential pro-marijuana group that supported the pot legalization initiative in California last year, is backing the L.A. County Department of Public Health's controversial how-to-take ecstasy fliers that were to ... More >>

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