I’m not surprised, but I’m still outraged and heartbroken by the DEA’S decision not to reschedule, much less deschedule, cannabis. Not surprised because… well… it’s the Drug Enforcement Administration. They’ve rejected all previous attempts to change the scheduling of cannabis. Sure,… Read More ›
This week, Senators from Colorado and Washington sent a letter to the Obama Administration asking for clarification of its marijuana laws. They ask for consistent guidance on the application of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in states that have legalized… Read More ›
Vienna, 26 June 2014 – Drug use prevalence is stable around the world, according to the 2014 World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC, with around 243 million individuals, or 5 per cent of… Read More ›
It’s 3 a.m. and I lean over my wife staggered in front of the porcelain toilet idol, pull her hair back from the retching, and hand her the vape pen. She takes it like it was Jesus himself who signed… Read More ›
On Thursday June 19, 2014, the Obama administration via the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) hosted a summit on opiates and prescription drug abuse to address the increasing number of overdose deaths across the country. According to the Centers for Disease… Read More ›
Legislation approved by House Republicans would seek to force President Barack Obama to crack down on marijuana in states that have made the drug legal for medical or recreational use. The House passed the Enforce the Law Act by a… Read More ›
In the past year there has been an explosion of films that dare to intelligently explore the U.S. drug war. Spurred by the rapid reform of cannabis policy, pot is increasingly becoming a centerpiece of American culture. Out of the… Read More ›
From Minnesota to Oregon to every other state in the union, law enforcement uses the drug war to bolster their budgets. It’s an area that doesn’t get nearly enough attention because it’s not flashy, and doesn’t draw big headlines. However,… Read More ›
Tuesday afternoon, the Colorado Springs City Council voted to ban all marijuana on any city or airport property for any reason. Even the needs of medical marijuana patients got no special consideration. This is a letter to the City Council… Read More ›
From Politico: If marijuana, long illegal under federal law, is permitted by a state, smoking pot in that state—or buying it, or selling it—is both legal and illegal at once. And although the Justice Department and its law-enforcement authorities have allowed… Read More ›
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