On June 14, more than 200 people gathered at the Sebastopol Grange for a fundraiser and organizing meeting of local pot growers, the Sonoma County Growers Association. They were being mentored by their northern neighbors from Humboldt, Mendocino, and Trinity counties, the Emerald Growers Association, which already has lobbyists in Sacramento and is in the […]
Tag: Momentum
Medical Marijuana Gains More Momentum
The medical marijuana industry is well on its way to being cut lose from the short leash of the federal government, which will allow dispensaries the freedom to operate in legal states without being bullied by Uncle Sam’s henchmen. The US House of Representative pre… High Times
Former Drug Czar: Legalization’s Momentum Irreversible
Former US Drug Czar General Barry McCaffrey shocked the mainstream by declaring in Saturday’s Washington Post that “The momentum to treat marijuana as a legal drug is irreversible.”McCaffrey, the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy d… High Times
With Holder In The Lead, Sentencing Reform Gains Momentum
Npr.orgBy Carrie Johnson Sit down with the attorney general to ask him about his priorities, as NPR did earlier this year, and he’ll talk about voting rights and national security. But if you listen a bit longer, Eric Holder gets to this: “I think there are too many people in jail for too long, and for […]