Criminal penalties do not restrict or reduce the availability, potency or use of drugs. The facts about heroin prove that drug control, by way of prohibition, is not only a myth but also a sad and tragic folly. Read article here: High Times
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Pot Matters: The Future of Cannabis Activism
The commercialization of cannabis in the era of legalization is a constant source of delight and dread. Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: Prohibition and Entrapment
Prohibition is legally immoral because it does not exist to protect the public, to reduce drug use, to prevent illegal sales or any number of pretexts used to justify its existence. Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: The New Marijuana Issues
Looking ahead into 2016 one thing is clear: there is a lot more to marijuana’s legalization than whether cannabis users are arrested, fined or regulated. Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: Cannabis Use in High School Unchanged Since the Advent of Legalization
A key annual survey has revealed that daily cannabis use among high school seniors has “changed little since 2010,” despite the advent of legalization in several states and its consideration in many others. Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: Cannabis and Employment in the Age of Impending Legalization
Even in states with legalized cannabis, it’s use on the job can still result in termination. That’s one of the main findings of anew surveyby the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). More importantly, despite the harshness of current emplo… Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: The DEA and Cannabis Prisoners
One of the most misleading arguments against the legalization of cannabis is that no one really goes to prison for pot possession. Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: How Often Do You Use Cannabis?
According to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 33 million Americans use cannabis every year and 19 million used cannabis in the last month. Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: Marijuana, the Courts and Probation
One of the arguments for keeping marijuana illegal is that no one really goes to jail anymore after gettingarrested—asif that makes it okay. It’s not really true (because people do go to jail), but let’s examine the claim on its own terms and… Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: Marijuana Arrests to Continue in Ohio, But How Bad?
As the the defeat of the cartel-style legalization in Ohio continues to be analyzed, many commentators have noted that the biggest cost of ResponsibleOhio’s failed campaign is the continuation of marijuana arrests in the state. Read article here: High Times