Free 420 Now

With much of the news cycle dominated by the war over health insurance reform and dirty pool politics, my “marijuana” Google alert has been fairly quiet, except for news of big and small marijuana drug busts.
So even though there’s not a lot of “newsmakers” on the politics of marijuana, the war against drugs continues to [...]

The State of Florida, which imposes some of the harshest marijuana laws in the nation, recently passed HB173/SB390 which Governor Charlie Crist signed into law. It is described by Marijuana Policy Project.org as a bill which “carelessly lumps real drug dealers and small time offenders into the same category by creating the ridiculous judicial presumption [...]

Directly under this website’s name is the statement, “Marching towards marijuana freedom one step at a time” and recently, mostly in part due to a lot of media coverage, some people have the impression that we are “sprinting” towards legalization.
I will agree that while it’s helpful for all the media coverage to keep the dialogue [...]

In an article entitled “Pot proposal’s impact depends on federal law”, published today on SFGATE.com, internet home of the San Francisco Chronicle, John Lovell, a lobbyist for the California Peace Officers Association, California Narcotics Officers Association, and the California Police Chief’s Association is quoted as saying, “We have alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals. Why on earth would [...]

Almost a month ago to the day, I reported that the sentencing of Charles Lynch, a California Medical Marijuana dispensary owner found guilty of federal marijuana trafficking charges was postponed because the presiding judge in the case wanted clarification from the U.S. Department of Justice on its new stance following the statement by U.S. Attorney [...]

While in many areas of the world and the United States, people who celebrate 4/20 have very little to celebrate, yet the fact that we do, and the manner in which we celebrate, is testament to the type of people we are, and the harmlessness of the object of our celebration, marijuana.
It’s no secret how [...]

Pocono Record: April 11, 2009
Pocono Mountain Regional Police reported the following:
On Wednesday morning, a Boardwalk Drive resident in A Pocono Country Place, Coolbaugh Township, found an unknown man sleeping in her 17-year-old foster daughter’s bedroom. That man was identified as Mamadou Diallo, 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Police responded and found on a night stand two small [...]