Meet the Members of Congress Who Will Make Marijuana Reform an Issue in 2013
Now that Colorado and Washington state have legalized recreational marijuana, it's time to consider what Washington, D.C. will do about it.
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
Seems like a reasonable proposal
Says that voters may have to approve taxes up to 15 percent
Now they'll actually get a chance to study the stuff
"Enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged," says spokes-narc
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.
Of the three states looking to legalize marijuana today, Oregon is probably the least likely to do so. But that hasn't dampened the spirits of the people behind Measure 80.
According to a local news station in Washington state, DARE America, the anti-drug group that uses school resource officers to teach elementary and middle school children about the dangers of drugs, is dropping marijuana from its curriculum.
Former Obama drug official says his old colleagues won;t back down
The latest polls indicate that most Washington voters continue to favor marijuana legalization, while Colorado voters are not quite as enthusiastic but still may approve this unprecedented reform.
Marijuana legalization advocates are fighting a ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana.
Cops have threatened to continue arrests under state and federal law
There's more to the political season than analyzing every utterance by Obama and Romney.
LAPD thinks people are going to hand out "cannabis candy" from pot dispensaries to children
At 53 percent, support is getting higher
Proposal would have effectively banned foreigners from marijuana cafes
Municipalities would be able to ban dispensaries, but then patients would be allowed to grow their own
Voters will soon decide whether to return to a more laissez-faire regime passed in 2004