Colorado US Representatives Move to Support Legal Marijuana
In the wake of this month's vote in Colorado to legalize marijuana, which won with 55% of the vote, a bipartisan group from the state's congressional delegation is stepping up in support of the voters'...
View ArticleColorado Business Groups Ask Feds to Enforce Marijuana Laws
Some 20 Colorado business organizations wrote a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder last Friday urging him to enforce federal laws barring the sale and possession of marijuana. In doing so, the...
View ArticleFirst Nonviolent Drug Offender Released Under CA Prop 36
It didn't take long. Voters in California last month approved Proposition 36, which amends the state's draconian Three Strikes law to require that a third strike be a serious or violent felony, and...
View ArticleNew Poll Has Record High for Marijuana Legalization
There is a third poll in the past few days suggesting that Americans' attitudes toward marijuana legalization have reached the tipping point, if not toppled over it. A survey conducted over the weekend...
View ArticleMarijuana is Now Legal in Washington State! [FEATURE]
As of today, Thursday, December 6, 2012, marijuana possession is legal in the state of Washington. Under the I-502 initiative passed by the state's voters last month, adults 21 and older can now...
View ArticleWhat Happens Next?
We noted this morning that marijuana is now legal in Washington State. (!) But what happens next?read more
View ArticleMajority Says Feds Should Stay Out of Marijuana Legalization States
A slight majority of adults say the federal government should not attempt to enforce federal marijuana laws in states which have voted to legalize it, according to a new YouGov poll. Some 51% of...
View ArticleProhibitionists are Overstating Feds vs. State Marijuana Legalization Case to...
[image:1 align:right]A mostly great piece in Rolling Stone this weekend, "Obama's Pot Probleread more
View ArticleMarijuana Is Now Legal in Colorado! [FEATURE]
And then there were two. On Monday, December 10, 2012, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order certifying last month's Amendment 64 victory and legalizing the use, possession, and...
View ArticleObama Comments Beg the Question on Marijuana Legalization
In an interview last Friday with ABC News' Barbara Walters, President Obama said going after marijuana smokers in states that have legalized it should not be a "top priority" of federal law...
View ArticleLegalization and the UN Drug Treaties -- A Minor Obstacle at Worst
I have criticized the ease with which some media outlets and even some reformers have accepted the read more
View ArticleSlim Majority of New Yorkers Say Legalize Marijuana
A Quinnipiac poll released last Friday has New Yorkers supporting marijuana legalization by a narrow majority. The poll found 51% supported marijuana legalization, with 44% opposed. [image:1...
View ArticleThe Next Seven States to Legalize Marijuana?
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View ArticleThe Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012 [FEATURE]
In some ways, 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes. In other ways it is still business as usual...
View ArticleFirst Private Marijuana Clubs Open in Colorado
At least two members-only recreational marijuana clubs opened in Colorado Monday, one in Denver and one in the small southern Colorado town of Del Norte, according to the Associated Press. The club...
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Federal Marijuana Reform Bills Introduced [FEATURE]
Two Democratic congressmen announced Tuesday that they are introducing legislation to reform federal marijuana policy. In a joint press conference that also included representatives of drug reform...
View ArticleMore Overreaching Arguments Against Marijuana Legalization by DEA Chiefs and...
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View ArticleMark Kleiman Wins Washington Marijuana Legalization Implementation Contract
Prominent policy analyst and UCLA professor Mark Kleiman&nbsread more
View ArticleWashington State Chooses Mark Kleiman Firm as Marijuana Consultant
The state of Washington has chosen its official marijuana consultant as it marches boldly forward toward implementing the voters' decision to legalize marijuana at the polls last November. The State...
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