NYPD Commissioner Bratton gave a press conference about the rising number of shootings in NYC. Bratton went on to blame marijuana for the increase in
By Phillip Smith The owner of historic maraschino cherry company in Brooklyn, New York, committed suicide at his plant Thursday morning moments after officers discovered
Imagine that you are caught with four pounds of marijuana in your home by law enforcement. Barring some miracle, you would be arrested, charged, and
Concerned citizens and a coalition of organizations including representatives from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) will gather in cities nationwide on Wednesday, December 17th at
Marijuana opponents are getting desperate. Within the last week or so, Dr. Christian Thurstone of Project S.A.M. tried to insinuate that the murder of Michael Brown
Buying marijuana over the internet is a shady business. As I’ve always told people, don’t do it. You may want to do it. You may
No one should be fined for marijuana. No one should be arrested for marijuana, and under no circumstances should anyone ever, ever be executed for
By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director While the US government effectively bans scientific research regarding cannabis and any potential therapeutic uses, you can help University
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Law enforcement in many states are making a greater number of marijuana arrests than ever before despite polling data showing that
The war on drugs is a war on poor people. Rich people consume drugs as much as poor people do proportianetly, however, rich people are
In the last fiscal year, Colorado has collected roughly $22,000,000 in cannabis related taxes and fees. That number is expected to climb significantly in the
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Two former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have been charged with multiple felonies, including conspiracy and altering evidence, in connection with planting guns
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The enactment of medicinal cannabis laws is not associated with any rise in statewide criminal activity and may even be related
An argument that marijuana reform opponents almost always cling to is that legalizing marijuana (recreational and medical) will lead to more crime. It’s an argument
On December 19, 2013 the Burleson County Sheriffs Office executed a search warrant on the home of Henry Goedrich Magee. One of the officers that
By Phillip Smith Alexis Sanchez Agostini, who shot a member of the Puerto Rico Police Department’s Mayaguez Drugs division and then allegedly killed himself, becomes the
Here at the National Cannabis Coalition, we believe marijuana will eventually be legalized nationwide. Until then, cannabis consumers must remain vigilant to avoid the long
By Phillip Smith The FBI Monday released its annual Uniform Crime Report, and the numbers show that the war on drugs continues to roll right along.
There is one drug arrest every 20 seconds in the US; a marijuana arrest every 42 seconds New FBI numbers reveal failure of “War on
By Phillip Smith Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto came into office in December vowing to break with his predecessor’s reliance on the Mexican military to
It’s a fact: the public no longer believes marijuana poses a serious health risk. Those that would like to maintain marijuana’s illegality have lost their most potent
At a Denver City Council hearing held last Monday to discuss implementing a 5% marijuana sales tax, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey held the floor to claim
The annual number of misdemeanor drug arrests has fallen by nearly 50 percent in California in five years, largely due to the imposition of a 2010 law reducing minor
The California Attorney General has released its 2012 Crime Report. According to the report, there were 13,434 felony marijuana arrests in California in 2012, continuing a downward
