Brad Pitt's Mayoral Platform: No Religion, Legalizing Pot And Gay Marriage (VIDEO)
Brad Pitt for mayor! Pitt's interview with Ann Curry aired on Thursday's 'Today' show, and New Orleans' most prominent Katrina rebuilder thanks to ...
Brad Pitt for mayor! Pitt's interview with Ann Curry aired on Thursday's 'Today' show, and New Orleans' most prominent Katrina rebuilder thanks to ...
Diane Francis | Posted 09.11.2009 | World
The Three Amigos Summit which just ended -- U.S., Canada and Mexico -- is the private gathering of North America's dysfunctional family.
Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green
While there are several reasons for legalizing Cannabis, hemp, which comes from the same plant genus as marijuana, definitely has the most tangible be...
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...
AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York
WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) -- Police have arrested a Long Island ice cream truck driver on charges of buying illegal drugs. Nassau County police say the 22...
Mason Tvert | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics
Just after President Obama's top drug policy official told the country that marijuana is "dangerous," the President himself was touting the enjoyable effects of alcohol.
Chicago Public Radio | Travis Truitt | Posted 08.24.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says he's open to local efforts to decriminalize marijuana....
Orange County Register | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics
Do our state legislators behave as though they're on drugs? Somebody thinks so, as there is a petition in circulation for a proposed ballot measure th...
Don Parker | Posted 08.23.2009 | Comedy
After declaring on Wednesday in Fresno that "marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit," Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office...
AP | Posted 08.23.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) -- The president of the Cook County Board says he doesn't plan to veto a new ordinance that allows $200 tickets to be issued to those fou...
Reuters | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics
ough marijuana laws are driving millions of Americans to a more dangerous mood-altering substance, alcohol. The unintended consequence: violence and t...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 08.22.2009 | Chicago
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger indicated this morning that he may veto legislation passed Tuesday by the County Board to decriminalize carry...
AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to approve a first-of-its kind tax on medical marijuana sold at the city's four...
AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN and LISA LEFF | Posted 08.18.2009 | Business
SAN FRANCISCO — A drug deal plays out, California-style: A conservatively dressed courier drives a company-leased Smart Car to an apartment on a...
CBS News | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics
A CBS News Poll released today finds that 41 percent of Americans think the use of marijuana should be made legal....
Anthony Citrano | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media
Marijuana decriminalization is getting fresh attention due to broad public support of the new AB 390 bill, but only a handful of media outlets, including CNN and CNBC, will air pro-legalization ads.
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
Three television stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles have rejected an ad promoting the legalization and taxation of marijuana, set to run on con...
Posted 08.07.2009 | Business
Could legalizing pot in California save the state's ailing budget? AdAge today posted an interesting ad from a non-profit organization called the Mari...
AP | Posted 08.06.2009 | Chicago
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois State Police have arrested an Arizona man after finding more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana hidden in the back of a...
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green
For rope, paper, clothing, food, fuel -- hemp has been a critical crop for cash and survival for 6,000 years. Today it contributes billions of dollars to the German, Canadian and Chinese economies.
Norm Stamper | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics
It's official. We can now talk openly about what the great majority of us have known for a long time: drug prohibition isn't working, and never will.
Jonathan Kesselman | Posted 08.02.2009 | Comedy
I got married! To a woman! With a pulse!
Ross Hyzer | Posted 07.28.2009 | Comedy
Last week, to the delighted huzzahs of Government Mule fans the world over, Rep. Barney Frank introduced two pieces of marijuana-related legislation.
ESPN Chicago | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago
Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella on Friday defended catcher Geovany Soto, who tested positive for marijuana during the World Baseball Classic, by adm...
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics
How many Democrats do we need to elect to Congress before such commonsense laws are passed to rein in some of the excesses of past eras?
Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment