By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Speaking before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Deputy Attorney General James Cole reaffirmed that the Justice Department is unlikely
By Rob Kampia, Executive Director, Marijuana Policy Project Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it would not prioritize marijuana enforcement against businesses that were following
Barack Obama is considered by marijuana activists to be the worst President ever when it comes to marijuana enforcement. The math definitely backs up that
By Hunter Holliman, National Field Coordinator, Americans for Safe Access As part of our ongoing Peace for Patients campaign, ASA is fighting hard to end the
By Terrie Best San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator San Diego, CA – It has been a great summer for medical cannabis
A veteran judge originally appointed by Ronald Reagan has delivered a stunning sentence in a case involving thousands of marijuana plants grown by a farmer
Federal medical marijuana patient Irvin Rosenfeld and the president of the US Marijuana Party William A. Chengelis were involved in separate incidents with Washington, D.C. federal police on
By Phillip Smith Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has introduced an amendment to the pending federal immigration bill that would create harsher penalties for anyone growing
Congressman Adam Smith, a Democrat from Washington State, recently became the 16th lawmakers to join as a cosponsor for H.R. 1523, the Respect State Marijuana Laws
By Steph Sherer, Executive Director, Americans for Safe Access While U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a commencement speech for UC Berkeley law school graduates
Earlier this week Alaskan Congressman Don Young announced, in a press release, that he’s joining a growing list of bipartisan sponsors who support H.R. 1523, the
There are some alarming things going on in Southern California. I received the following e-mail late yesterday: Dear Johnny, The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) served
By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director As previewed last week on NORML’s blog, the Brookings Institute is convening a cannabis policy forum on Monday, April
Want to help fund history and support sound science? See the information below that I received late last week: Don Duncan, Board of Directors, Americans
Medical marijuana patient and collective operator Ron Chang is facing over sixty counts in federal court for following state law and operating a legal medical
Irvin Rosenfeld visits Maryland to talk to the press and the Maryland House. Irvin Rosenfeld is one of four federal medical marijuana patients in America.
Bill Piper, Director, Office of National Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance Last week, members of Congress introduced new legislation that would protect medical marijuana under federal
Bill Would Remove Marijuana from Schedule I and Halt Federal Government Interference With State Medical Marijuana Regulation Yesterday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced legislation that
By Major Neill Franklin (Ret.), Executive Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Following our recent victories legalizing marijuana in Colorado and Washington, it was only a matter of
I received two calls to action from activists in California. They are copied below: Who: Jose “Alacran” Gutierrez When: Wednesday January 23rd 2:30pm Where: Oakland
Explain Why There Is A Government Held Patent Acknowledging Marijuana’s Medical Benefit The federal government refuses to admit that marijuana has medical benefits when it
By Morgan Fox, Marijuana Policy Project Today’s New York Times includes a feature story about California medical marijuana provider Matthew Davies, who federal prosecutors are
Federal Marijuana Laws Trump State Marijuana Laws – So What? There has been a lot of talk in the media about the marijuana legalization initiatives
By Phillip Smith A slight majority of adults say the federal government should not attempt to enforce federal marijuana laws in states which have voted
