President Obama has used his executive authority to commute the sentences of 22 individuals incarcerated for drug-related offenses. This act of clemency was all part of an effort to reduce federal mandatory minimum sentencing. Read article here: High Times
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President Obama Just Renewed the Drug War
The Obama Administration has officially renewed the War on Drugs. The Fiscal Year2016 budget planreleased earlier this week, shows, despite the illusion of the puppet show in the nation’s capital working to reform failed drug policies, the master is hell… Read article here: High Times
Will a New President Stifle the Cannabis Industry?
Despite massive state efforts to legalize marijuana, one Harvard professor warns that a new presidential administration might put in an end to all of these gains on a national level. High Times
Poll: Do You Approve of Obama as President?
President Barack Obama has been in office for almost six years. Thus far, do you approve or disapprove of his performance as President? High Times
President Obama Offered A Joint In Denver And…
Obama was in Colorado on Tuesday to shoot the shit with the local folks when someone caught a priceless moment on video — the veteranChoomGang leader being offered a real live joint. High Times
President Obama Denies Crack Smoking Claim, Says it was “Dabs”
The political world was rocked today by allegations revealed today in theWashington Inquisitorthat President Barack Obama was seen “smoking crack” by a young girl on a White House tour. High Times
Taco Bell’s President: ‘But Seriously What Is 4/20?’
Taco BellPresident BrianNiccolhosted an AMA ("Ask Me Anything") onRedditrecently and the results were pretty hilarious. High Times
President Obama Signs Farm Bill with Amendment to Allow Industrial Hemp Research
State Hemp Research Pilot Programs to become First Step in Restoring American Hemp Agriculture and Manufacturing Industries WASHINGTON, DC — Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization working to revitalize industrial hemp production in the U.S., is excited to report that President Obama has signed the Farm Bill which contains an amendment to legalize […]
Uruguay’s President Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize For Legalizing Marijuana
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 […]
President Obama: Marijuana No More Dangerous Than Alcohol
Obama Calls New Laws Legalizing Marijuana in Colorado and Washington ‘Important’ In an interview with the New Yorker published Sunday, President Obama spoke about his past drug use, said marijuana was no more dangerous than alcohol, talked about racial disparities in marijuana arrests and said the new laws legalizing marijuana in Colorado and Washington are ‘important.’ Medical […]