No matter who wins the race to become New York City’s next mayor in November, his pot policies will be a radical shift from Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s delusional insistences that medical marijuana is a “hoax” and that the NYPD’s sto… High Times
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Holder Expands Changes in Drug-Case Policy
The Justice Department is expanding a major change in federal drug sentencing policy to cover pending drug cases, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday. Last month, Holder said certain low-level, nonviolent drug offenders — those without ties to large-scale organizations, gangs or cartels — no longer will be charged with offenses that impose severe mandatory […]
Marijuana Policy Project Calls the NFL Out
Marijuana Policy Project has not only produced a billboard calling on the National Football League to stop punishing players for using marijuana, but has posted that billboard in front of Sports Authority Field at Mile High today, 24 hours before the Denver Broncos host t… High Times
Justice Dept Updates Official Federal Pot Enforcement Policy
The Justice Department has updated its official policy on federal marijuana enforcement. The announcement comes nine months after cannabis legalization initiatives passed in Colorado and Washington State last November. The marijuana community celebrated the legalization m… High Times
Justice Dept Shifts Policy for Drug Sentencing
In an effort to ease prison overcrowding, the Obama Administration will implement a major shift in policy, one that sidesteps federal mandatory minimum sentencing for low-level drug offenses. In a speech Monday at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting, A… High Times
Federal Measure Introduced to Form National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy
Bill Filed to Create National Marijuana Commission WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill that would establish a National Commission on Marijuana Policy was introduced in the US Congress last week. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Superstar-Studded Coalition to President Obama: Let’s Tackle Mass Incarceration and Drug Policy Reform Together
Russell Simmons, Will Smith, Dr. Boyce Watkins, Scarlett Johansson, Ron Howard, Mark Wahlberg, Kim Kardashian, Ben Jealous, Eva Longoria, Demi Moore, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Russell Brand, John Legend, Sir Richard Branson, Nicki Minaj, Harry Belafonte, and many others: NOW IS THE TIME for paradigm shift in CRIMINAL JUSTICE policies Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Teen marijuana use Common because of Canadian Drug Policy
The high rate of marijuana use among Canada’s youth is a by-product of strict drug control, pot activist and BC Green Party candidate Jodie Emery said. Canada has the highest rate of cannabis use among young people in developed countries, according to a recent report by UNICEF. In Canada, 28 per cent of kids aged […]