Leading Elected Officials, Advocates, and Industry Experts Answer Questions About NY’s Medical Marijuana Law, How to End Marijuana Arrests, and Upcoming Legislation to Tax and Regulate Marijuana Event at abc home to Benefit the Drug Policy Alliance’s Work to Fix New York’s Broken Marijuana Policies What is the status of medical marijuana in New York? […]
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White House Opposes Republicans Against Reefer Reform
The White House is not pleased with the Republican-led attempt at sabotaging a recently passed law to decriminalize marijuana in Washington D.C. In a statement released on Monday, the Obama Administration said that the District of Columbia’s decision to strip away c… High Times
Maryland Governor Signs Marijuana Reform Measures Into Law
Democrat Governor Martin O’Malley this week signed legislation significantly reforming Maryland’s cannabis laws. High Times
DC and NY: Mexican Legislators to Discuss Mexico’s Marijuana Reform Proposals
Marijuana Decriminalization and Medical Marijuana Legislation Recently Introduced Unprecedented Momentum for Drug Policy Reform Continues to Spread Throughout Latin America This week, legislators from the Mexican Congress and the Mexico City Assembly will be in DC and NY to discuss the bills they introduced to decriminalize the consumption and purchase of marijuana for personal use […]
Drug Reform Funder Peter Lewis Dead at 80
COCONUT GROVE, FL. — Peter B. Lewis, the billionaire head of Progressive Insurance and a leading funder of drug reform efforts in recent decades, died Saturday at his home in Coconut Grove, Florida. He was 80 years old. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Drug Policy Reform Conference
Activists, scholars, researchers, politicians, and elected officials met at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Denver, Colorado, for the biennial conference of the Drug Policy Alliance. Slated for three full days, Day One featured an opening plenary session, numerous afternoo… High Times
The New Era of Cannabis Reform
If Rip Van Winkle nodded out a few years ago and awoke today, he would be amazed at the transformation of the cannabis issue. Marijuana is being sold over the counter in several states, primarily for medical use but under broader regulatory programs in Washington and Colo… 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 […]
Marijuana reform high on electorate’s list
Here’s something you won’t see happen on Saturday: Christy Clark or Adrian Dix’s campaign buses rolling up to the north lawn of the Vancouver Art Gallery to the cheers of thousands of marijuana activists. Neither Mr. Dix nor Ms. Clark will push their way through the happy crowds and skunk-scented smoke, glad-handing potential voters. It […]
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