The president of Uruguay has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. According to his advocates, José “Pepe” Mujica’s much talked-about marijuana legalization is in fact “a tool for peace and understanding.” For the second year in a row, the Drugs Peace Institute, which has supported Mujica’s marijuana legalization drive since 2012, insisting that […]
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3 Steps to Legalizing Pot Nationwide
It’s been a good couple of years for advocates of marijuana’s legalization. But it would be a costly mistake to assume that marijuana’s complete legalization is an inevitable result of recent events, such as the new state-level laws in Colorado and Washi… High Times
High Hopes for Legalizing Marijuana in Maine
Melissa Thomas is a 38-year-old interior designer for a local paint company. She has a 5-year-old son, and she is engaged to be married. She shows up to work on time, and belongs to a book club and mothers groups. She pays her bills and is closing on the purchase of a house in South […]
Legalizing Pot Means Endorsing Stupidity
Justin Trudeau’s advocacy of legal marijuana is mere political pandering In drug-dabbling days of yore, there was one narcotic that I knew from the get-go could be my undoing: heroin. With the possible exception of sex, there’s no euphoric feeling on Earth so sweet as a smack rush. And while I don’t accept that dipping […]
Uruguay Close to Legalizing Pot
¡Viva Uruguay! The Latin American country has taken the pole position in marijuana legalization. Late last Wednesday night, Uruguay lawmakers voted 50-46 in favor of a bill to legalize cannabis, paving the way for a nationwide drug policy overhaul. The legislati… High Times
Legalizing Marijuana is Hard. Regulating a Cannabis Industry is Even Harder.
WashingtonPost.comBy Mike Konczal It’s not every day that a former Microsoft executive holds a press conference to announce his new venture into the exciting and profitable world of drug dealing. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Legalizing MJ is Hard Regulating Pot is Harder
It’s not every day that a former Microsoft executive holds a press conference to announce his new venture into the exciting and profitable world of drug dealing. But that’s exactly what happened earlier this month when Jamen Shively, a former Microsoft corporate strategy manager, announced that he wants to create the equivalent of Starbucks in […]
Five Myths About Legalizing Marijuana
With 16 states having decriminalized or legalized cannabis for non-medical use and eight more heading toward some kind of legalization, federal prohibition’s days seem numbered. You might wonder what America will look like when marijuana is in the corner store and at the farmers market. In three years spent researching that question, I found some […]
Lawmakers Will Introduce Bill Legalizing Medical Marijuana in Minnesota
KSTP.comBy Naomi Pescovitz A bill legalizing medical marijuana is back in Minnesota. On Thursday, a group of lawmakers from both parities will introduce legislation that would allow Minnesotans to use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Advocates Eye Legalizing Marijuana in Alaska
Alaska, known for its live-and-let-live lifestyle, is poised to become the next battleground in the push to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The state has a complicated history with the drug, with its highest court ruling nearly 40 years ago that adults have a constitutional right to possess and smoke marijuana for personal use […]