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California: Police Group Backs Marijuana Measure.
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 25, 2010
A national group of African-American law enforcement officers has endorsed Proposition 19, a ballot measure that would tax and regulate marijuana in California.www.nytimes.com
Tensions Rising Over Legalizing Marijuana.
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 25, 2010
To legalize or not to legalize?
This November, voters will decide whether to legalize small amounts of marijuana and pot plants. On the surface, it’s no surprise who’s for it and who’s against. The ACLU supports legalization; while law enforcement oppo…
High Time To Legalize Marijuana? – Brockton, Massachusetts
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 23, 2010
Brockton, MA — Jean Augustin, 22, of Brockton, thinks using marijuana is OK, “as long as people don’t get too messed up or get into a car when under the influence of it.”www.420list.org
Increased Violence at Pot Grow Busts Puzzles Cops | NBC Bay
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 23, 2010
Cops are treating marijuana eradication efforts like SWAT operations. Why does this have to happen?www.nbcbayarea.com
Congress Should Consider Legalizing Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 20, 2010
The federal government should end prosecuting individuals in states which allow licensed physicians to prescribe marijuana for their patients under state law.seminal.firedoglake.com
The 8 Most Absurd Excuses for Trying to Defeat Legal Pot.
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 19, 2010
As California gets set to vote on Prop 19 – an initiative to legalize marijuana statewide – some people’s minds are being completely blown, man. But it’s not the people smoking the stuff, it’s the people trying to keep it banned.www.alternet…
The 8 Most Absurd Excuses for Trying to Defeat Legal Pot
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 19, 2010
As California gets set to vote on Prop 19 – an initiative to legalize marijuana statewide – some people’s minds are being completely blown, man! But it’s not the people smoking the stuff, it’s the people trying to keep it banned…..www.alte…
Why Is Booze Right, And Not Marijuana?
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 17, 2010
We live in a society where it’s okay to get as drunk as possible. It amuses some, and some just don’t care because alcohol is so acceptable to us. Not only that, but drunks tend to get a pass for their actions while inebriated.the420times.com
Wasted Potential: The Cost Of Marijuana Prohibition [pic]
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 17, 2010
850,000 arrests a year. $340 billion in lost tax revenue.
$14 billion on the drug war. The real cost of keeping marijuana
illegal in America.www.prosebeforehos.com
51% Say Legalize Marijuana in New California Poll.
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 12, 2010
A Sacramento Bee/Field Poll survey released over the weekend found support for legalizing marijuana in California at 51%. The poll was not measuring support for Proposition 19, the Tax and Regulate Cannabis marijuana legalization initiative, but inst…
How Much Could the Government Make Off Pot? (Graphic)
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 11, 2010
In the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression, many have pointed to increased legalization or decriminalization of marijuana as being an untapped resource for taxation, and a source of new small business growth and employment.blog.turb…
California: Another Summer of Pointless Marijuana Raids.
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 9, 2010
For nearly 30 years, the Campaign Against Planting has waged a quixotic battle to eradicate California’s outdoor marijuana industry. It’s at it again this year.www.alternet.org
Mainstream Marijuana: Behind Pots Boom in California
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 9, 2010
In advance of a vote to legalize (and tax the heck out of) marijuana this fall, the Sacramento Bee traces the smoking habits of people across California. The results? People smoke. A lot.newsfeed.time.com
Younger Voter Turnout Critical For CA Prop 19
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 7, 2010
The Medical Marijuana Magazine of Southern California. Find a dispensary or collective and a physician. Maps of local dispensaries, collectives and caregivers.the420times.com
Why not legalize marijuana and tax it, like liquor?
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 5, 2010
For generations, America’s drug laws have been stuck in a narrow and futile Prohibition that packs the prisons, abets narco-traffickers and costs states and theblogs.ajc.com
Just Say Now: End the War on Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 5, 2010
petition to President Obama:
The war on marijuana is a failure. The government wastes billions of dollars fighting drug cartels that thrive on marijuana prohibition. Thousands of people are killed, police officers lives are put in risk, and taxpay…
Anybody else waiting for the old generation to die…?
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 31, 2010
so that we can legalize filesharing, marijuana, gay marriage, etc. and then get on with our lives?www.philipbrocoum.com
The Flower
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 30, 2010
The Flower contrasts a utopian society that freely farms and consumes a pleasure giving flower with a society where the same flower is illegal and its consumption is prohibited. The animation is a meditation on the social and economic costs of marijuan…
Prop 19: Why Californians can and should legalize marijuana
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 28, 2010
No law is infallible. As it has done in the past, California can show leadership in driving needed reforms by passing Proposition 19.www.latimes.com
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