Author Archives: Pete

Via TalkLeft Oh, and their companion, an Al Gore III, was also arrested. Just three of the more than one million people arrested this year for simple possession charges.

Via Atrios, this CBS news report Feds Allege Youth Camps Abuse Among the abuses uncovered: suicidal girls were stripped naked and placed in solitary confinement in a dark cell with only a drain for a toilet, boys were forced to … Continue reading →

Senator Proposes Taxing Illegal Drugs. This isn’t particularly new – 23 states have similar stupid laws. Each gram of marijuana would be subject to a $3.50 tax.æ Other controlled substances would be taxed $200 for each gram or portion of … Continue reading →

Portland, OR: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon recently filed a complaint with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over the agency’s effort to shut down the second annual Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards Banquet, sponsored by Oregon NORML. Though … Continue reading →

Via NORML: Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration has granted permission for investigators funded by California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) to conduct the first ever human trial comparing inhaled marijuana to vaporized cannabis. The clinical trial, … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s Larry King show, included this exchange with Bill Maher and a caller: KING: Oakville, Ontario, hello. CHAMNEY: Hi, Mr. Maher, I’m absolutely thrilled to be speaking with you. MAHER: Well, I’m thrilled to be talking to you, too. CHAMNEY: … Continue reading →

From the Tahoe Daily Tribune: Czar: Drug test students Youths are more dependent on marijuana than cigarettes or alcohol, provoking the White House drug czar to call for drug testing at middle and high schools. John Walters, director of the … Continue reading →

Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit made a major ruling, directing a preliminary injunction to prevent the Federal government from interfering with non-commercial medical marijuana activities in states where medical marijuana is legal! Thanks for … Continue reading →

From the Georgia Ledger Enquirer Walker, 39, was among three other men riding inside a gray GMC Yukon when it was stopped Wednesday night as part of a drug investigation.æ The unarmed man was fatally shot by a Muscogee County … Continue reading →

Check out this amazing transcript from Jesse Ventura’s America, which ran Saturday on MSNBC. Jesse had Rob Kampia of the Marijuana Policy Project as a guest, along with Tommy Chong’s attorney, and then Jesse went one-on-one with Tom Riley of … Continue reading →