Legalizing Marijuana

LA's District Attorney Vows To Shut Down Marijuana Shops

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


LOS ANGELES — Clay Tepel knew there were risks to setting up a medical marijuana shop: it could lose money, be robbed or be raided by authoritie...

Matt Damon, Your Buddy Mayor Bloomberg Is a Hypocritical Drug Warrior

Tony Newman | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York


Tony Newman

What may not be clear to Matt Damon, an admitted marijuana user, is that despite the mayor's "moderate" reputation Bloomberg is a full-fledged, drug warrior.

Save our Forests: Legalize Pot

Paul Korda | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Paul Korda

We are witnessing a widening of the War on Drugs. The enemy -- organized crime, particularly the Mexican Drug Cartel -- is following a Scorched Earth Policy, literally.

The Benefits To Legalizing Pot You Haven't Heard About (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green


The war on drugs may be a noble intention, but the illegal growing of marijuana is destroying our environment and we need to step in. Primarily run...

Obama Won't Support Legalizing Marijuana, Says Drug Czar

Fresno Bee | CRAIG KOHLRUSS / the FRESNO BEE | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


The federal government is not going to pull back on its efforts to curtail marijuana farming operations, Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House'...

WATCH: The Conservative Case For Medical Marijuana (Video)

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

Judge Jim Gray is a former prosecutor, member of the Navy JAG Corps and served as a judge for years in famously conservative Orange County. In this exclusive interview, he discusses medical marijuana.

4/20: National Pot Smokers Day

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics


Anthony Papa

April 20th is "National Pot Smoking Day," a counterculture holiday where people across the world celebrate the conspicuous consumption of marijuana.

States Selling Addiction: "Why Not? We Need the Money!"

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.07.2009 | Home


Stanton Peele

Our financial and emotional needs now dictate that state governments sedate their citizens, while picking their pockets, from California to Kansas to the Mid-Atlantic.

Legalizing Marijuana More Popular Than GOP Leaders

Matthew Yglesias | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics


Inspired by this Chris Bowers post, here's a chart I made comparing public support for legalizing marijuana to the approval ratings for Rush Limbaugh ...

An Opportunity For President Obama: Change America's Status Quo on Drug Policy

Anthony Citrano | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics


Anthony Citrano

How can a nation committed to justice continue to enforce policies that corrode liberties, destroy communities, strain police forces, and empower violent criminals?