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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signs marijuana decriminalization bill Today, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I) signed legislation (PDF) into law that will reform how Rhode Island penalizes the simple possession of up to an ounce of marijuana (PDF). Currently, … Continue reading →

White House softball team smoked by pot lobby’s bats While the ONDCP’s softball team always seems to have something else to do whenever they’re scheduled to play the powerful One Hitters, STOTUS (Softball Team Of The U.S.) at least showed … Continue reading →

Rasmussen: 61% in Colorado Favor Legalizing, Regulating Marijuana … and it’s in an important Presidential election state. Here are the marijuana-based questions that they asked in the poll: 5* Should it be a crime for people to smoke marijuana in … Continue reading →

24-Year-Old Gets 3 Life Terms in Prison for Witnessing a Drug Deal: The Ugly Truth of Mandatory Drug Sentencing At the age of 24, Aaron was sentenced to three life terms for his role in a cocaine deal. That’s effectively … Continue reading →

A travel day today, coming back from New York. Looking forward to catching up on drug policy news when I return.

Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry The New York Times article doesn’t specifically address the question posed in the title of this post, but it does show a clear willingness on the part of the administration … Continue reading →

This, to me, is an important point. Too many people think that drug laws are about catching criminals, when, in fact, they’re more about creating criminals. Marijuana law just creates criminals by Hakeem Jeffries at CNN The consequences of an … Continue reading →

LEAP is Hiring: Assistant Media Relations Director Pro-Legalization Cops Seek Assistant Media Relations Director

This AP story has been getting a lot of play around the media: Colo. vote on pot could affect Obama-Romney race Whether to legalize marijuana will be on the Colorado ballot in November. President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee … Continue reading →

Heading for New York for a week. Will check in often. If you’re concerned about the lack of posts, take a look at the comments, where you’ll find the other folks who hang out on Pete’s couch – and a … Continue reading →