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United Nations backs drug decriminalization
(Huffington Post) In an about face, the United Nations on Wednesday lavishly praised drug decriminalization in its annual report on the state of global drug policy. In previous years, the UN drug czar had expressed skepticism about Portugal’s decriminalization, which removed criminal penalties in 2001 for personal drug possession and emphasized treatment over incarceration. The [...]
CBS News: The War on “The War on Drugs”
(CBS News) The state with the toughest three-strikes law in the land and a prison population of more than 150,000 is facing the real possibility of having to release tens of thousands of inmates early in order to pare its $10 billion annual correctional budget. At the same time, an increasing number of the state’s political [...]
Legalization of marijuana, a “fringe” issue like UFO and Kennedy Assassination conspiracy
The New York Times has a piece up about the Obama Administration’s “Open for Questions” internet initiative where they accepted questions from the general public about federal policy and government. As we know, legalization of marijuana was enormously popular and shot to the top of the list of questions every time the President asked us [...]
NORML Conference 2009 – Yes We Cannabis!
The 2009 NORML Conference – “YES WE CANNABIS!” – will be held Thursday, September 24 through Saturday, September 26 at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco, CA. Please mark your calendar now and plan to join us. Partial listing of panel topics for this year’s conference include: The Zeitgeist of Legalization: Why and How Did [...]
Mexico set to decriminalize personal marijuana possession
(Seattle Times) The Mexican legislature has voted quietly to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and other drugs. Past efforts have proved highly controversial, most recently three years ago, but President Felipe Calderón is expected to sign the bill into law this time. His reasoning: It makes sense to distinguish between [...]
Korean actress Kim Bu-seon calls for marijuana legalization
(The Korea Times) Actress Kim Bu-seon’s calls on national TV for marijuana use to be legalized are causing a public uproar. In a pre-recorded interview on MBC’s live morning show on Friday, the 46-year-old, who has advocated the legalization of the drug, said, “Marijuana is not a narcotic; it is technically an Oriental herbal medicine [...]
Beware the medicalization of marijuana
I’ve always said that medical marijuana is a beautiful thing. If I believe that all people have a right to use cannabis, then of course sick people have the same right and should be given the first place in line. I’ve also said that I hate the line “I’m a patient, not a criminal” because [...]
Cannabis Common Sense – Last Two Shows
Hey gang, since the live stream wasn’t up for the last two weeks, I’ve found the last two episodes from the CCS YouTube channel to give you on this Father’s Day. Enjoy! You can always catch every archived Cannabis Common Sense at director Will Appel’s channel.
NORML CON 2009 – “Yes We Cannabis!”
The National Conference is in San Francisco this year at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The dates are Thur. Sep. 24 through Sat. Sep. 26. Thursday is dedicated to cannabusiness, with presentations featuring Oaksterdam University, dispensary owners, and lawyers familiar with dispensary law. Friday and Saturday will feture our plenary and breakout panels dedicated to marijuana [...]
Cannabis Common Sense – Tonight at 8pm PT LIVE
Tonight on CCS, you can bet Paul Stanford’s going to talk a bit about being called “King Bong” and a “Legal Pot Pusher” by CNN. You can bet Madeline Martinez will be talking about being interviewed by CNN and opening up the Oregon NORML Cardholders Meeting to CNN, yet not appearing on camera but for [...]