by Johnny Green. A radical bill is introduced to Congress. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced a bill Tuesday that would change federal law so that the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), commonly known as the “drug czar,” is no longer prohibited from studying the legalization of marijuana and no longer ... MORE
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Showing posts with label pot. Show all posts
Can Drug Czar Be Required To Respect Science?
by Johnny Green. A radical bill is introduced to Congress. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced a bill Tuesday that would change federal law so that the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), commonly known as the “drug czar,” is no longer prohibited from studying the legalization of marijuana and no longer ... MORELegal Pot Coming Soon? A 50-State Marijuana Law Roundup
by John K. Ross. The march towards good sense and marijuana freedom continues apace. To give a glimpse of what’s in store for 2014, here’s a 50-state guide to legislation and ballot measures that are in the works thus far this year. By my count, 13 states may follow Colorado and Washington State’s lead and legalize recreational use—either at ... MOREPot Legalization Will Be On The Ballot This Year In Alaska
by Jonathan Kaminsky, Reuters. A measure that could make Alaska the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use after Colorado and Washington has enough valid signatures to be put before voters in August, state officials said on Tuesday. If voted into law, the Alaska initiative would allow adults aged 21 and older to possess up to an ounce (28 grams) of marijuana and grow up to six pot plants, and would pave the way for creation of a system to tax and regulate pot sales. ... MOREObama Wrongly Denies He Has Power To Reclassify Pot
He should read the Controlled Substances Act. by Jacob Sullum. In an
interview with CNN's Jake Tapper that aired last night,
President Obama tried to dodge responsibility for eliminating the
contradiction between his
recent comments about marijuana and its classification as a
Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act: ... MOREUsing Pot Legalization To Strip Citizens Of Gun Rights
L.J. Devon on a new anti-gun brainstorm. Lawmakers from the state of Illinois have proposed new medical marijuana rules that coerce patients to surrender their Second Amendment right in the application process. The new medical marijuana "legalization" bill requires Illinois citizens to undergo a background check, be fingerprinted and ... MOREJacob Sullum: Pot Prohibitionists Can't Handle the Truth
Lying to kids doesn't send the right message. Prohibitionists were outraged by President Obama's recent observation that marijuana is safer than alcohol—not because it is not true but because it contradicts the central myth underlying public support for the war on drugs. According to that myth, certain psychoactive substances are ... MORE
How Americans Can Kill ObamaCare: Legalize Pot
by Glenn Harlan Reynolds. In his excellent book, Two Cheers For Anarchism, Professor James Scott writes: One need not have an actual conspiracy to achieve the practical effects of a conspiracy. More regimes have been brought, piecemeal, to their knees by what was once called 'Irish Democracy,' the silent, dogged resistance, withdrawal, ... MORE
Nick Gillespie: Obama's Last Chance For A Legacy
Ending the war on pot. Obama says he doesn’t want to end up a forgotten, no-name president. His refreshingly frank comments on marijuana legalization suggest a big way he could make that happen. David Remnick’s new, long profile of President Barack Obama in The New Yorker
is filled with all sorts of revelatory tidbits, none more ... MOREAdvocates Lay Groundwork For Pot Legalization In Mass.
by Joshua Miller. Advocates of marijuana legalization, emboldened by successes with ballot questions in Colorado and Washington state, are laying the groundwork for such a battle in Massachusetts in the next presidential election year. “In 2016, Massachusetts will find itself in the crosshairs for cannabis reform,” said Allen St. Pierre, ... MOREPot Legalization Hurts Policing For Profit Practices Bigtime
by Zusha Elinson, WSJ. A drug task force in Washington's Snohomish County has historically been funded in part by cash, cars, houses and other assets seized from marijuana purveyors. But with recreational pot becoming legal in the state, this funding is going up in smoke. Snohomish's 22-officer drug-fighting operation, one of ... MORE
David Harsanyi: Opposing Things Without Banning Them
A case for persuasion over force. As a Denver Post columnist from 2004-11, I spent a considerable amount of time writing pieces advocating the legalization of pot. So I was happy when Colorado became one of the first to decriminalize small amounts of "recreational" marijuana. I believe that the war on drugs is a tragically ... MOREMarijuana Legalization In Alaska Gets One Step Closer
by Hunter Stuart. Alaska just got one step closer to fully legalizing marijuana. But ultimately, like in Colorado and Washington, it will be voters who make the final call. Activists in Anchorage delivered a petition with over 45,000
signatures to Alaska Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell on Wednesday, organizers
confirmed to The Huffington Post ... MORE
Jacob Sullum: Pathetic Pot Prohibitionists
The intellectual poverty of war on pot revealed. On Monday, less than a week after Colorado's state-licensed
marijuana shops
began serving recreational consumers, the anti-pot group
Project SAM thanked three
public figures who "have galvanized our movement." One of them was
Tina Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair, The New ... MORE
Driver Arrested; Has Compartment That Could Store Drugs
Robby Soave reports on drug war tyranny. Civil libertarians are criticizing Ohio police for arresting a driver because his car contained a compartment that could theoretically store illegal drugs, though no drugs were found at that time. The driver, 30-year-old Norman Gurley of Michigan, was pulled over for speeding. A highway patrolman ... MOREAmerica's First Marijuana Stores Open In Colorado
Rocky Mountain high gets a new meaning. America's first retail stores selling marijuana open for business in
Colorado on Wednesday, putting the western state in the vanguard of the
country's evolving attitudes on legalizing the drug. Officials in the state famous for its ski resorts and breathtaking
mountain vistas have issued 348 retail ... MOREUruguay May Have Started Marijuana Legalization Storm
The idea is spreading in Latin America. It’s barely been a month since Uruguay moved to legalize marijuana, and yet the effects of the decision are already being felt well outside of its borders. Neighboring Argentina, a long-time proponent of keeping marijuana illegal, gave its first indication that Uruguay’s pivot has tempted it to at least ... MOREPoll Finds Falling Resistance To Marijuana Legalization
by Jacob Sullum. A new A.P. poll finds that the number of Americans who oppose marijuana legalization has fallen dramatically in the last few years. In a survey completed last week, 29 percent of respondents said they opposed “legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use,” compared to 55 percent ... MOREGreg Beato: The Benefits Of Unregulated Pot
The domesticating influence of capitalism. Last September the Washington State Liquor Control Board published a 43-page list of proposed guidelines for the sale of recreational marijuana. A few days later, Colorado issued an even longer set of rules, 136 densely packed pages in all. In the realm of legal, commercialized cannabis, ... MORE
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