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Idaho authorities bust a dozen head shops

Idaho has some of the toughest statutes in the nation regarding paraphernalia and simple pot smoking. Merely being in a place where people smoke pot is a misdemeanor worth 3 months in jail. If you are found to be stoned in public, you can get 6 months in jail. Being caught with a pot pipe (with no pot) can get you a year...

Full C-SPAN Coverage of House Debate to Defund DEA Raids in ...

Debate from sponsors and opponents of an amendment to ban funding of the DEA's raids into medical marijuana states

US Representatives Debate Defunding DEA’s Ability to Raid Me...

UPDATE: Full C-SPAN video of the entire debate below –”R”R [Update: Like previous vote totals for spending amendments to stop the federal government from spending tax dollars harassing state-sanctioned cannabisbusinesses and patients, unfortunately this vote too lost by virtually the same margins, 262-163, with 135 Democrat...

Mitt Romney says medical marijuana gay marriage are “state i...

Mitt Romney was interviewing with a reporter from Colorado who asked a series of questions, including his opinions on civil unions or marriage equality for gay people, in-state tuition for children of undocumented immigrants, and Colorado's state recognition of medical marijuana. Frustrated by the questions not leading to h...

Colorado per se DUID bill killed by opponents of gay civil u...

A bill proposed and passed by ignorant people who are intolerant of marijuana consumers was left to die because ignorant people who are intolerant of homosexuality had to kill a bill to recognize even a second-class marriage right for gay people.

The Oregonian: Medical Marijuana is Big Business

Yet whether you grow two plants hydroponically under a single 600W lamp in Portland, or you grow 24 plants under massive indoor soil grows with thousands of watts of lights in Eugene, or you grow 96 plants outdoors in the ideal weather of Medford, somehow everybody's expense reimbursements with no labor costs always tally u...

Sativex (pharmaceutical marijuana) approved in ten more Euro...

If your strategy to legalize the use of plant cannabis by all people for any reason is to preach "All use is medical/wellness", cannabinoid pharmaceuticals is where you'll end up. There exists a paradigm for the medical / wellness use of substances, and it lies in the realm of doctors and pharmacists and prescriptions and ...

Will Obama’s medical marijuana crackdown lose him swing stat...

The timing is also curious given the upcoming November election. Colorado's nine electoral college votes are up for grabs, and Obama's path to reelection gets very steep without the state in his corner. The legalization amendment on the ballot in November could drive otherwise complacent voters to the polls, but they may no...

Connecticut Will Be 17th State To Legalize Medical Marijuana

After a raucous debate last night that lasted longer than anticipated, the Connecticut senate passed a medical cannabis bill approved by the House earlier in the session that will now head to Governor Dannel Malloy’s willing pen for signature. With Connecticut passing a medical cannabis bill, approximately one third of the ...

NORML to Protest D.E.A. Imprisonment Starvation of UCSD Stud...

Contact: Michael Cindrich (619) 262-2500 | Lance Rogers (619) 333-6882 Please be advised that on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 4:20 p.m., the local chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) will protest the Drug Enforcement Administration’s detention of UCSD Engineering student Daniel Chong for five...

Time: What Is President Obama’s Problem With Medical Marijua...

Michael Sherer at Time Magazine has posted online today a particularly astute examination of the Obama administration’s flip-flop on marijuana policy. Below are some key excerpts. Michael’s full article appears in the newsstand edition of Time. What Is President Obama’s Problem With Medical Marijuana? via Time.com [T]he Oba...

This Week in Weed: April 29th – May 5th

Click here to subscribe to NORMLtv and receive alerts whenever new content is added. The latest installment of “This Week in Weed” is now streaming on NORMLtv. This week: A new poll shows an overwhelming number of Americans are against prison for marijuana possession and two New England states move towards medical marijuana...

Citizen Advocacy 101 For Marijuana Legalization: Speak Your ...

It is very hard to imagine that Cannabis Prohibition could have ever lasted as long as it has–75 years in America–if there were: 1) The Internet…and it’s ability to allow citizens to directly communicate, sometimes en mass, at lightening speed and at little-to-no-cost (as compared to say the pre-Internet era where the capit...

A Mother’s Day Declaration: “The Drug War Hurts Our Familie...

Mothers from around the country will join with law enforcement and students at the National Press Club on May 2nd in honor of Mother’s Day. The press conference will launch a new coalition of national organizations that will represent mothers, police and students that seek to finally end the disastrous drug war.

Berkeley Patients Group closes its doors for good

Medical marijuana industry leader Berkeley Patients Group of Berkeley will close its doors at the end of its business day today — and not re-open them. A receptionist there just confirmed the contents of an email sent to collective members this morning, stating: "Today is our last day."

The Drug Czar Knows Even Less About Hemp Than He Knows About...

America’s top drug cop is clearly not an expert in agriculture. So why is Obama’s Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske claiming to be one? Drug Czar Reiterates Government’s Opposition To Domestic Hemp Production via NORML’s weekly news Washington, DC: The federal government continues to oppose allowing licensed farmers the opportunity...

Thank you Jimmy Kimmel for confronting President Obama on th...

"Marijuana is something that real people care about." -- Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel Confronts President Obama Over Marijuana Legali...

“Marijuana is something that real people care about.” — Jimmy Kimmel (forward to 21:50 or click here) Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel performed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and took a moment to confront President Obama on his marijuana crackdown. I do have one real question for you, Mr. President.  What’s with...

Day One from the 7th Patients Out of Time Conference

Listen to the entire day's events (minus three presentations I missed or suffered a stream crash) at the bottom of the post or just watch the presentations you choose by clicking links below:

North American British super-majorities agree: No Jail For M...

So given four Americans, we're likely to find two who think marijuana use ought to be legalized (or at most ticketed), one who thinks use ought to be ticketed and fined, and one who thinks use ought to lead to prison.

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