After battling the legal system on two coasts and spending time in and out of prison, New Jersey's loudest champion of marijuana went legit last year when he opened up a restaurant across from city hall in this state's capital city. Now, he's headed back to co… Read article here: High Times
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Radical Rant: The Difference Between Legalization and Freedom
In every election that has featured a statewide marijuana legalization initiative since California’s Prop 19 in 2010, there have been cannabis consumers who oppose the opportunity to end their criminality. There is always some justification—the proposal will o… Read article here: High Times
Radical Rant: Even Tobacco Smoke-Free Bars Are Ridiculous Abridgments of Freedom
I understand the concerns about indoor smoking, but I don’t agree with them, even for tobacco. I think we’ve gone too far into trying to Nerf the world so nobody is ever threatened by anything anywhere. Read article here: High Times
Radical Rant: Thousands Celebrate Oregon Marijuana Freedom with a #BurnsideBurn
I’m still recovering from the events of early yesterday morning as marijuana possession and cultivation became legal for all adults at midnight, July 1, in my home state of Oregon. I was one of thousands who gathered on the Burnside Bridge, the major arterial avenue… Read article here: High Times
Freedom In Philadelphia?
Today Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter made history by signing a decriminalization bill into law that, starting October 20th would make possessing 30 or less grams a fine of $ 25 and a $ 100 fine or community service for smoking in public within city limits. This makes Phi… High Times
The HIGH TIMES US Cannabis Cup Freedom Trail
HIGH TIMES senior editor Bobby Black tour’s a few of Denver’s 60+ recreational pot shops, where anyone over the age of 21 can purchase cannabis, hash and edibles. These pot shops are the focus of the HIGH TIMES Freedom Trail. In the tradition of the Amster… High Times
DPA, Veterans and Legislators to Launch “Freedom to Choose” Campaign to Improve Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana for PTSD and Other Wounds of War
New Mexico Patients and Veterans Fighting Employment Discrimination and Stigma from Medical Professionals that Create Barriers to Medical Marijuana July 9: US Rep. Lujan Grisham, New Mexico State Rep. Antonio Maestas, Veterans, Patients and the Drug Policy Alliance to Speak at Press Teleconference The Drug Policy Alliance, veterans’ groups, elected officials and others are introducing […]