Editor-in-ChiefChris Simunekstopped by the MSNBC studio in New York City today to discuss marijuana policy and the magazine's recent interview with former Mexican President Vicente Fox on the panel of NOW with Alex Wagner. High Times
Tag: Legalization
Victory Celebration After Legalization of Pot
Thousands streamed into a Seattle waterfront park Friday for the opening of a three-day marijuana festival — an event that is part party, part protest and part victory celebration after the legalization of pot in Washington and Colorado last fall. “This is going to be the biggest year for Hempfest,” said Jack Beattie, an 18-year-old […]
Victory Celebration After Legalization of Pot
Thousands streamed into a Seattle waterfront park Friday for the opening of a three-day marijuana festival — an event that is part party, part protest and part victory celebration after the legalization of pot in Washington and Colorado last fall. “This is going to be the biggest year for Hempfest,” said Jack Beattie, an 18-year-old […]
Uruguay Takes Step Toward Full Pot Legalization
Uruguay’s unprecedented plan to put the government at the center of a legal marijuana industry has made it halfway through congress, giving President Jose Mujica a long-sought victory in his effort to explore alternatives to the global war on drugs. All 50 members of the governing Broad Front coalition approved the proposal in a party […]
MJ Legalization Considered in Maine, DC, Calif.
Advocates of marijuana legalization have seen an acceleration of their cause in recent years, particularly after residents of Washington state and Colorado voted to legalize recreational cannabis in November’s elections. Now, more jurisdictions are taking up, or at least considering taking up the issue. In Maine Monday, Portland City Council planned a public hearing to […]
Former Mexican President Fox Urges Legalization
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox took his crusade to legalize marijuana to San Francisco on Monday, joining pot advocates to urge the United States and his own country to decriminalize the sale and recreational use of cannabis. Fox met for three hours with the advocates, including Steve DeAngelo, the Oakland-based executive director of California’s largest […]
Pot Legalization Has Gained Rapid Favor
It took 50 years for American attitudes about marijuana to zigzag from the paranoia of “Reefer Madness” to the excesses of Woodstock back to the hard line of “Just Say No.” The next 25 years took the nation from Bill Clinton, who famously “didn’t inhale,” to Barack Obama, who most emphatically did. Now, in just […]
Obama Helps Nip Pot Legalization In Latin America
President Obama helped prevent a move toward pot legalization by some Latin American leaders. But will he be as bold against Colorado, Washington state? Peter Bensinger, a former Drug Enforcement Administration chief, was one of eight former DEA chiefs who recently spoke out in favor of the federal government needing to nullify Colorado and Washington’s […]
State Governments Take On Legalization
This has been one of the busiest legislative sessions yet as state governments nationwide debate marijuana law reform. High Times
NY Takes First Step Toward Legalization
The New York State Assembly votes to okay personal possession. High Times