Activists will march from the U.S. State Department to the White House on Friday morning, demanding that the Obama administration do more to end the
A very significant victory was achieved today in regards to marijuana research. One of the biggest barriers to research approval was removed. Below are reactions
According to at least one reputable study, alcohol is 114 times more harmful than marijuana. Marijuana is also safer than tobacco and pharmaceuticals, both of
By Phillip Smith The US government wants to throw Marsha Austin out of the country. The 67-year-old grandmother came from Jamaica to New York as
Remember last year when the United States Congress passed a bill that de-funded medical marijuana raids in states where medical marijuana is legal? And remember
The Obama Administration has been a mixed bag when it comes to marijuana policy. On one hand, the Obama Administration has dropped the ball on
A senior F.B.I. official and former U.S. attorney, Chuck Rosenberg, has been selected by President Obama as acting director of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Rosenberg
Yesterday while I was sitting in my cubicle at work looking at social media, a huge buzz was going around the interwebs talking about the
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told the Los Angeles Times that a bi-partisan amendment passed by Congress last year prohibiting DOJ
Yesterday President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 22 federal inmates convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. This follows the commutation of eight federal inmates convicted of
I have long been a fan of President Barack Obama. I first got a chance to see him in Portland in 2007. Long before his
In an unexpected verdict today, the jury in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case from eastern Washington State, known as the Kettle Falls Five,
By Phillip Smith President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal today, and when it comes to the drug war budget, it’s largely more
During the 2014 Election Washington D.C. voters approved marijuana legalization by a wider margin than any state has up to this point. Despite the landslide
Loretta Lynch is the nominee to replace outgoing United States Attorney General Eric Holder. There has been a lot of buzz surrounding her stance on
Whenever there is even a hint of marijuana reform in the air, marijuana opponents come out and try to spread reefer madness in opposition. Almost
Yesterday Barack Obama did an interview with Hank Green on YouTube. There were a lot of topics covered, but by far the most intriguing to
In anticipation of President Obama’s delivery of the State of the Union address, former United States Representative Anthony Weiner published an article for Business Insider
The 2015 State of the Union speech is in the history books, and television news shows and social media are all over it with reviews
Asset forfeiture has been a major issue in the marijuana world. I have had many friends have run ins with law enforcement, just to see
Even though people have been using marijuana for many different purposes for thousands of years, President Nixon still decided to start the war on drugs
There is a big court battle going on right now to try to get marijuana rescheduled. Currently marijuana is a Schedule I substance according to
I remember when Barack Obama was elected in 2008, I had so much hope that he would be the first President to end marijuana prohibition
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director President Barack Obama signed spending legislation into law on Tuesday that includes provisions limiting the Justice Department’s ability to
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