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California Assembly Passes Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill [FEATURE]
A bill that would bring sorely lacking statewide regulation to California's medical marijuana industry passed the Assembly Thursday and now heads to the Senate.
Connecticut Becomes 17th Medical Marijuana State
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy has signed a medical marijuana bill passed by the legislature last month.
Poll Finds California Not Quite There on Marijuana Legalization
A new poll show support for marijuana legalization below 50% in California and suggests some demographic groups that need some attention if it is to receive majority support.
Why Do Democrats Defend the Drug War?
[inline:Obama1.jpg align=right]The rank hypocrisy of Obama's position on pot has been amplified rather dramatically by last week's revelation that he literally smoked more than his share of it back in high school. It's an important conversation to have, but I think this analysis by Paul Waldman in The American Prospect lands a little off the mark.
Medical Marijuana Update
It's been a pretty quiet week on the medical marijuana front. Heck, it looks like even the DEA took a break -- no raids to report.
US Senate Passes Synthetic Drug Ban, Without Mandatory Minimums [FEATURE]
The Senate has passed a bill banning new synthetic drugs. It's already passed the House, and the president is expected to sign it into law shortly.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Don't give joints to snitches you're having an affair with -- that's the lesson one California cop learned last week. There are more crooked cops for us this week, too.
Marijuana Legalization Advocate Wins Texas Congressional Primary
A former El Paso city council member who wants to legalize marijuana has knocked off drug warrior Rep.
Rhode Island Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Awaits Final Votes
Marijuana decriminalization is just a pair of floor votes away from passage in the Rhode Island General Assembly after companion bills were approved by respective judiciary committees Tuesday.
Indonesia Cuts Schapelle Corby's 20-Year Marijuana Sentence
After seven years in an Indonesian prison over nine pounds of marijuana, there are signs that Schapelle Corby could be free by this fall.
Tennessee Governor Signs Welfare Drug Testing Bill
If you want welfare benefits in Tennessee, you will have to submit to drug screening that could include a drug test under a bill just signed into law.
New Biography Says Obama Smoked Pot -- A Lot
Barry Obama and his buddies in the Choom Gang spent their high school and undergraduate years in a haze of pot smoke, a new biography reveals.
What If Police Say They Smell Marijuana?
One of the most common questions we get at Flex Your Rights is how to handle a situation in which police claim to smell marijuana. This can happen whether or not you actually have marijuana and police actually smell it, so it's a situation everyone should be prepared for. My latest YouTube video takes a look at this tricky question.
Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking Being Challenged in Courts, Senate [FEATURE]
The police can -- and do -- track your cell phone without a warrant, and they are increasingly resorting to it in the wake of the January Supreme Court decision barring warrantless GPS tracking.
Anti-Marijuana Fanatic Insults Cancer Patient in Mean-Spirited Letter
[inline:wheelchairmedicalmarijuana.jpg align=right]Last week, New York Times published one of the most powerful editorials about medical marijuana that I've ever seen. It was a moving personal appeal from Gustin L. Reichbach, a Justice of the NY State Supreme Court, who began treatment with marijuana after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.It's a story so moving you would have to be insane not to feel compassion for Justice Reichbach and patients like him. Unfortunately, long-time drug war defender David G. Evans is insane. In a calmly-worded, yet viciously dismissive letter to the editor, Evans suggests that the judge might be lying about his cancer treatment.
Medical Marijuana Update
An medical marijuana initiative campaign is getting underway in North Dakota, people are going to federal prison in Montana, and the battles continue in California.
This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past, in Drug War Chronicle.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Philadelphia pays for police misbehavior, more cops get caught pilfering the evidence, one gets caught helping a heroin dealer, and another goes down hard for helping drug traffickers.
Random Idiot Solves the Drug Problem
As calls for legalizing marijuana and ending the drug war become increasingly commonplace in the press, so too do the inevitable shocked responses from frightened individuals who aren't always up to speed on the subject.At their best, these people sound like they just found out about drugs yesterday.
Marijuana Legalization Hits 56% Support in Rasmussen Poll
A new Rasmussen poll has national support for marijuana legalization and regulation at 56%, up significantly from a poll just two months ago.