South Africa is set to legalize the cultivation and use of marijuana, locally called dagga, becoming the first nation in Africa to permit its medical use by April next year after the Parliamentary health committee pedaled implementation of a proposed bill. The use of high quality marijuana for prescribed medication will be legalized by February […]
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Florida Becomes 1st State in the South to Approve Medical Marijuana
2016 Election Shaping Up as Watershed Moment for Movement to End Marijuana Prohibition Florida voters have approved the state’s medical marijuana initiative, Amendment 2. This victory makes Florida, with its huge population and bellwether status in American politics, the first state in the South to adopt a medical marijuana law. November 8, 2016 Drug Policy […]
Radical Rant: Legalizing the South
This week as a part of my ad hocLegalize America Tour (50 by 50)*,I had planned to join the UnityCypherTorch in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Torch is a project of the East Coast Cannabis Coalition, which began the passing of this meter-long, joint-… Read article here: High Times
Senators Reject Medical Marijuana Bill in South Carolina
On Thursday, South Carolina Senators voted 7-4 against a bill that would have created a safe and accessible medical marijuana program in the state. Read article here: High Times
Santee Sioux in South Dakota Set to Begin Marijuana Sales
The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe is poised to become the first Native American tribe to grow and sell pot for recreational use, taking advantage of the Obama administration’s offer to let all 566 of the country’s federally recognized tribes enter the marijuana… Read article here: High Times
South Dakota: Mom Says Marijuana Is Right For Her Son
Lisa Schaunaman breaks the law every day. She does it for her son, a wheelchair-bound 26-year-old who was disabled in a drunken driving accident nine years ago. But she also does it for taxpayers, she says. Were it not for the marijuana she claims has kept her son Faron Demarrias seizure-free for two years, taxpayers […]
South Carolina Cops Paralyze Man Over Pot
Regardless of marijuana being legal for recreational purposes in four states—with several others expected to follow suit in 2016—drug enforcement officers continues to terrorize neighborhoods stuck inprohibitionarytimes. Read article here: High Times
Florida Becomes First State in the South to Vote in Favor of Medical Marijuana
Loses Despite Clear Majority Support, Thanks to Unique Florida Law Requiring 60% for Ballot Initiatives and $ 5 Million Opposition Campaign National Implications: Majority Support Sends Strong Message, Regardless of 60% Florida Requirement Today, a large majority of voters in Florida approved Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that makes Florida, with its huge population and […]
Nebraska Complains About Colorado Weed While Enabling South Dakota Alcoholism
A news station in Omaha, Nebraska, ran a story entitled “Colorado's marijuana sales draining Nebraska budget.” It seems that since neighboring Colorado legalized marijuana for adults 21 and over, the cops in Nebraska have been busting so many adults coming… High Times
DMX Busted for Weed, Warrant in South Carolina
DMX was arrested last night in South Carolina last night during a traffic stop because cops claim they found pot High Times