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It's clear the majority of voters want the Democrats, but the prediction is the Republicans will win today because Democratic voters are going to stay home. This is a problem that admits a simple solution: everyone go vote.
While this election season looks like a horrendous death spasm of a dying empire, the energized movement to end prohibition in California is one of its few healthy developments.
This was a classic song my friends and I used to listen to in high school, when we uh... played basketball.
I got in touch with Prop 19's chief promoter and originator Richard Lee and asked him to outline his top 10 reasons for marijuana legalization. Here's what he said.
Adam Yamaguchi is executive producer and correspondent for Vanguard. Here in California, as we approach election day, chatter about marijuana legaliza...
You really owe it to yourself and your fellow Californians to think through what your vote might mean the morning after.
I'm not asking Californians to condone marijuana. I'm asking them to accept the fact that arresting people for marijuana has not decreased the use of marijuana.
All through the George W. Bush administration, Americans were fed a steady diet of fear, strategically orchestrated by Bush and Cheney to promote thei...
Thanks to a crew of lovable, dynamic if not always clearheaded characters, Doonesbury is still a vital part of the national discussion.
It's that time of year again... the time when we pre-empt our usual Friday Talking Points column here and instead gather 'round the virtual campfire a...
If Prop 19 wins, more states will follow California's lead -- just as they did after Prop 215 passed 14 years ago. The White House's veiled threat to stand in the way of its implementation is mostly smoke and mirrors.
Before a single vote tally is reported, it should be noted that -- regardless of any results next week -- 2010 might already go down in history as a major turning point in the government's failed war on marijuana.
Last month, Governor Schwarzenegger downgraded the possession of an ounce of marijuana to an infraction. But supporters of Prop. 19 would be wrong to stay away from the polls this November 2. The problem hasn't been solved.
Senior Congressional Correspondent Ryan Grim appeared on "News Nation" Wednesday to talk about Proposition 19, California's ballot initiative to legal...
In 1996, California legalized medical marijuana at the ballot box. We were told dogs would sleep with cats, rats with human brains would be developed...
Despite similarities to liquor prohibition, the drug war actually functions more like the Cold War used to. It's an almost-hidden, infrequently debated structuring device that affects every aspect of American politics, culture, and society.
