Apr 14 2013
via The Marijuana Policy Project: There is big news in the halls of Congress! A new bipartisan bill would modify the federal Controlled Substances Act so that anyone acting in compliance with a state marijuana law would be immune from federal prosecution. That’s right. The federal Controlled Substances Act simply would not apply to marijuana users, dispensary …
Apr 14 2013
via The Drug Policy Alliance: When eight former heads of the Drug Enforcement Administration co-sign a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding that he block Washington’s and Colorado’s marijuana legalization laws from being implemented, we need to respond! Tell Mr. Holder, respectfully but forcefully, to reject their self-serving demand and to respect the states’ marijuana legalization …
Apr 09 2013
Please take a moment to sign this petition to legalize hemp farming in America… This petition calls to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of “marihuana.” To define “industrial hemp” to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a …
Apr 08 2013
via Marijuana Policy Project: Last November, the people of Colorado made history with the passage of Amendment 64, making the state the only place in the world where anyone 21 years of age or older can possess and grow marijuana legally. Just as significantly, Colorado voters overwhelmingly approved regulating marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol, by …
Feb 05 2013
Today was a big day for cannabis activists everywhere, as Colorado’s own Jared Polis introduced a new historic bill to regulate marijuana like alcohol nation wide! The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act (H.R. 499) would end federal marijuana prohibition, set up a regulatory process similar to alcohol and let states decide their own marijuana policies without …
Dec 17 2012
If you haven’t heard of the SSDP project, AMPLIFY, you should definitely check it out! AMPLIFY is a project of Students for Sensible Drug Policy that creates a “bridge between the worlds of drug policy reform & live music”. The project brings together student activists and musical artists who support drug policy reform and “creates a mutually beneficial …
Nov 04 2012
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This protest is Nov. 13th, not on Nov. 12th as previously posted. Please see Facebook event page for more info. You’ll probably recall the recent case regarding cancer patient, Bob Crouse. Crouse was acquitted on all charges, but despite a court order directing police to return Mr. Crouse’s medicine, they are refusing to …