The New Chair of the House Judiciary Committee "Opposes Any Effort to Legalize Marijuana"
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the new chair of the House Judiciary committee, is a committed drug warrior.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the new chair of the House Judiciary committee, is a committed drug warrior.
In response to the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington, as well as word that two Indiana legislators will soon introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana, Indiana State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell told the State Budget Committee today that he'd like to see marijuana legalized.
Looking to get it on the ballot in 2014
Voters in Colorado and Washington rejected the reefer madness of the Republicans and Democrats.
A little federalism from the federal government, if you will
Last week a bill legalizing production and distribution of marijuana was introduced in Uruguay's General Assembly.
Of course, the press is partly to blame for not even asking
Jumped 3,000 percent following ballot initiative outcomes
In every state with a marijuana-related ballot initiative, prohibitionists were financially out-gunned by the marijuana legalization movement (including Oregon, where the pro-pot side managed to raise less than $70,000).
Driving while stoned the new moral panic
Send president a letter hoping feds won't go after Colorado and Washington
In case y'all were wondering, the journalists who attended Obama's press conference today found it prudent to ask the president if he wishes he had known sooner that Gen. Petraeus is a slut, whether movie critic/U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice will be nominated to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, if he will bomb Iran, and what he plans to do about the "situation" in Syria.
State legislators in Rhode Island and Maine will introduce bills tomorrow to legalize recreational marijuana, a spokesperson for the Marijuana Policy Project announced today.
Colorado and Washington show us the way out of the senseless war on marijuana.
Yesterday I discussed the possibility of a federal lawsuit seeking to block state-licensed pot shops in Colorado and Washington.
Impact of Colorado, Washington votes may be far-reaching
The more the merrier
Now that Colorado and Washington state have legalized recreational marijuana, it's time to consider what Washington, D.C. will do about it.
One of the great joys of the Internet age is the voice it gives to myriad people whose opinions previously remained silent.
Prosecutors already reacting to outcome of Tuesday's vote
Six cities scale down their drug wars
A handful of cities also voted to decriminalize possession
Amendment 64, the marijuana legalization initiative that Colorado voters approved yesterday, must be signed into law within 30 days by Gov. John Hickenlooper, who has indicated he will do so.