Pot, Death, and Minimum Wage: 6 Things to Pay Attention to This Election
There's more to this election than Trump and Clinton.
There's more to this election than Trump and Clinton.
It is still better than prohibition.
The Drug Free America Foundation claims an imaginary prank "highlights the very real dangers legal marijuana has on children."
May become a victim of irrational anti-gun sentiments too.
Warnings of pot in trick-or-treat bags still have no basis in reality.
How a peaceful pot grower got 15 years as a "career offender"
Opponents of legalization promote misleading claims about crime, taxes, underage use, and traffic fatalities.
Local elected officials will have important decisions to make about taxes if California voters legalize weed in November.
When Len Bias overdosed, Democrats saw an opportunity to outdo Republicans on drug war legislation. Three decades later, the cost is staggering.
Legal weed means fewer prescriptions for pharmaceutical drugs. That's not a bad thing, unless you make those drugs.
He could still surpass Nixon in percentage of petitions granted.
Polling also suggests Florida will become the first Southern state to allow medical use.
Senate sponsor on removal of conviction requirement: 'They want the money.'
Cannabis candy in trick-or-treat bags is "a very real scenario," they warn. It's not.
John Roselius, who famously warned that drugs would fry your brain like an egg, says he has changed his mind about pot.
If we're not willing to rein in law enforcement, why should a telecom company?
The law enforcement establishment has to keep itself occupied with something, doesn't it?
A pilot program would let businesses establish "designated consumption areas," subject to approval by local busybodies.
Was it really only six years ago when recreational pot got smacked down in the Golden State by a giggling political class?
We need more candidness from politicians, even if it means a little less sobriety.
According to Gallup, 60 percent of Americans oppose pot prohibition.
And then forces all suppliers to shut down.
If you're hurting children, the president says he'll kill you.
A longtime drug warrior, Clinton has softened her public positions on marijuana. But does she mean it?
The Question 1 campaign says the initiative clearly applies only to cannabis consumers 21 or older.
The DEA's backtracking underlines the arbitrariness of the government's pharmacological taboos.
After backlash, they've extended the comment period and called for FDA input.
A new report by Human Rights Watch and ACLU calls for the full decriminalization of drugs, citing the drug war's "staggering human rights toll."
Commutations and reforms can only ameliorate the inherent injustice of prohibition.
The police's culture of silence and lack of accountability feeds Chicago's crime problems.
Legalizing medical marijuana is associated with 9.4 percent increase in the probability of employment for people over 50.
The president has granted 774 commutations so far, 97 percent of them in the second half of his second term.
Authorities want to play "War on Pot"-with helicopters and militarized raids-while they still can.
With pot on the ballot in nine states, support for allowing recreational use is strongest in California, while Florida looks likeliest to permit medical use.
Slightly more personal freedom is just a side effect.
The agency's ban on the pain-relieving leaf shows how arbitrary the government's pharmacological taboos are.
One informant lied in court and still worked for the DEA, pocketing over $469,000 in a five-year span.
The political climate in Colombia and especially next-door Venezuela may have, a lot more than any weather concerns.
Marijuana busts hit a two-decade low last year.
After meeting with the DEA administrator, Rep. Mark Pocan says the agency may allow for more public comment on whether to make Kratom a Schedule I drug.
The number of pot busts is down 26 percent since 2007 but is still more than twice the 1991 total.
State authorities didn't appreciate her not waiting for regulations on legalization.
Hoisted by his own scrapbook petard.
A new study adds to the evidence that letting patients use cannabis saves lives by reducing consumption of pharmaceuticals.
Annie Dookhan tainted an estimated one in six drug cases in Massachusetts over a nine-year period. The ACLU says all those cases should be thrown out.
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