Under suspicion of littering and the smell of pot, two women are publicly searched for any contraband marijuana they might have been hiding under their breasts, in their colons, or up their vaginas.
Under suspicion of littering and the smell of pot, two women are publicly searched for any contraband marijuana they might have been hiding under their breasts, in their colons, or up their vaginas.
Oregon activists can’t wait four years and thousands of marijuana arrests later to legalize and there are now more deep pockets than just Peter Lewis who want in on the legal marijuana game.
There is nothing about the 1988 Drug Free Workplace Act (DFWA) that requires most of them to “drug test” by inspecting the urine or saliva or hair of their employees to maintain the façade of a “drug-free workplace”.
Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen says he will be joining prosecutors in King, Pierce, and Clark Counties in not prosecuting marijuana possession cases that will no longer be illegal after I-502 goes into effect December 6th.
The new film by Rebecca Richman Cohen entitled “Code of the West” premieres this Friday, November 16, at 9pm at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon.
Here’s hoping that reason, sanity, and pragmatism prevails. Join us tonight from 4pm Pacific onward for our live coverage of Marijuana Election Night 2012 at radicalruss.com, on Twitter: @RadicalRuss #MJVote
Legalization of marijuana in Washington, Oregon, or Colorado could cost Mexican drug trafficking cartels up to 30% of their profits and reduce American marijuana prices by half.
Richardson examines “Great Prohibitionist #2″, one of the most reefer mad pot smokers in America, No on I-502 Campaign Director Steve Sarich.
My pals at The Weed Blog have posted the latest propaganda scare from the prohibition profiteers who smoke pot and want you to vote to continue marijuana prohibition in Washington State. I decided to take a little time to debunk it for the easily frightened.
When the medical marijuana program is treating only less than 6% of the potential conditions it could alleviate, it is an indictment of the state’s failure to protect and serve its most vulnerable citizens.
The most recent editorial from the Oregonian, Medical marijuana fees are not too high, is such a frightening collision of vacuity and mercilessness that Kim Kardashian should read it aloud while wearing a Marie Antoinette costume for Halloween.
The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has adopted an ordinance that will allow marijuana possession to be treated as a ticket to appear in court on misdemeanor charges, rather than an arrest.
The commissioner of the state department that will institute the dispensary system that was approved under the law says the earliest any patient will be able to access medical marijuana legally won’t be “until sometime next year”.
Over 16 million voting-age American adults will use marijuana monthly, according to the latest National Survey on Drug Use & Health for 2011, released today by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration. In 2010, the survey estimated 15.6 million Americans aged 18 and older had used marijuana in the past month, a figure that has increased by 498,000 to now 16.1 million regular cannabis consumers. This represents 6.77% of all American adults who are considered criminals every month under state and federal law, or one out of every fifteen citizens aged 18 and older.
Washington’s I-502 is polling at 57%, Colorado’s Amendment 64 is polling at 51%, and Oregon’s Measure 64 is at 37%. How can that be? All three are Western medical marijuana states, rank among the top ten in monthly marijuana consumption, supported Barack Obama at 54% – 57% in 2008, and have majority support for the very broad question of “should marijuana be legal”? What could be going on in Oregon that leaves more than one out of five voters undecided on marijuana legalization?
All four panelists were well informed about the issue and passionate about their side. The crowd seemed to lean more toward the No on I-502 comments, something that seems surreal at a festival that enjoys a legalized type atmosphere and a community that has been using the word “legalize” like a battle cry, a greeting and a hashtag.
A conservative coalition of groups in Arkansas have lost their bid with the Arkansas Supreme Court to deliver oral arguments against the ballot measure seeking to legalize medical marijuana in the state.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, came out against the marijuana legalization measure, saying in a statement, “Colorado is known for many great things –- marijuana should not be one of them.”
Opponents of Question 3 on the Massachusetts ballot to legalize medical use of marijuana are being seriously out-funded by supporters. According to reports from the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance, medical marijuana advocates have raised $512,860 since January.
In an interview with Colorado station KRDO-TV, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says he believes it’s up to the states to decide whether to legalize medical marijuana.
