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Study Results: Marijuana Drivers Drive Safer
If marijuana really caused car accidents -- you know, the way alcohol does -- America's highways would be awash in blood because of the herb's growing popularity. But even as marijuana use -- and society's acceptance of it -- grows every year, highway fatalities are diminishing. Sure, so...
Judge Rejects Willie's Plea Deal for 3oz of Marijuana
Check This: Video 2min 23sec. A Texas Judge Rejects Willie Nelson Plea Deal On Arrest For 3 Ounces Of Marijuana. The judge in Willie Nelson's latest marijuana case. Here's what happened. Last year, you may remember, Willie Nelson was on the road again and got arrested for pot possession a...
Global Commission On Drug Policy Calls For Legalization
The Global Commission on Drug Policy says the war on drugs can't be won and governments should change current drug laws. It has been 40 years since President Nixon declared a War on Drugs. Now, a high profile panel says that the war is unwinable and that it's time to look at other strateg...
100 Million Americans Say Yes to Marijuana
Video  5min 12sec. A legal battle has broken out over a Californian law permitting the use of marijuana for medical purposes. A pro-pot advocate in Washington, Aaron Houston, who is the Director of Government Relations for the Marijuana Policy Project, said marijuana is Americas larges...



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Bob Marley Interview About Herb
Lest we forget our Taos radical counter-culture roots, here's an interview with the legendary Bob Marley regarding the use of herb and ...
Legalizing Marijuana To Improve Lives Of Millions
The active ingredient in marijuana appears to reduce tumor growth, according to a Spanish study published on Wednesday. The researcher...
Video: Dr. Ron Paul Says Let's Legalize Marijuana
Video (7min 4sec): Texas Congressman Dr. Ron Paul Says Let's Legalize Marijuana. I would say the federal 'drug war' has failed, so w...
Videos: Former Seattle Police Chief: Legalize All Drugs
2 Videos: Former Seattle Police Chief Says Legalize All Drugs. Norm Stamper: "There's been more harm done by 'the drug war' than goo...
Video: President Obama on Legalizing Marijuana
Commentary Video (5min 55sec): President Obama on Legalizing Marijuana "I'm a little annoyed that they don't take it seriously. A lo...
Video: Legalizing Pot Would Hit Drug Cartels
Video (4min 15sec): Legalizing Pot Would Hit Drug Cartels. Legalizing marijuana would eliminate the huge profits taken in by the Mex...
Video: AG Holder Signals a Shift in Marijuana Policy
Video (1min 50sec): The top U.S. Lawyer, Eric Holder, has signaled a change on medical marijuana policy, saying federal agents will t...
Videos: Overhauling Rockefeller Racist Drug Laws
3 Videos: Overhauling Racist Rockefeller Drug Laws. The New York State Legislature will Vote on Overhauling Draconian Rockefeller Dr...
World's Oldest Stash of Marijuana Found
OTTAWA - Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China.The cache of ca...
Video: Marijuana Use Studies - A History
Video (10min): Marijuana Use Studies - A History, with Ethan Russo, MD. At Second Clinical Cannabis Therapeutics Conference in Portla...
Video: Marijuana Nation
Video (2min 31sec): Marijuana Nation. Having spent years reporting on the War on Drugs, Lisa Ling offers her perspective on marijuana...
Potheads for Change
From The Agitator (via Andrew Sullivan)(via Harper's): 'Potheads for Change' By Ken Silverstein. The latest absurdity to come out of ...
UK & US Politicians on Pot
A politician with a marijuana fuelled past is nothing new – but actually coming out and admitting it is still something of a rarity...
Decriminalizing Common Sense
For over 4,800 years, marijuana has been safely used to treat a "whole host of gastrointestinal disorders, insomnia, [and] headaches"...
Judge Calls Anti-Hemp Legislation 'Assinine'
Judge calls anti hemp legislation "Assinine" - That's right! He said Assinine. In the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, there's a...