Homeless “Defender of Constitutional Rights” Unable to Pay $100 Marijuana Charge, Dies in Jail
By Matt Agorist Last week, police, in their efforts to keep the world safe from a dangerous plant, arrested Jeffrey Pendleton for possessing a small…
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Marijuana Industry Will Add $44 Billion to Nation’s Economy by 2020
By Clarice Palmer The anti-drug war movement in the United States has benefited greatly from the pro-marijuana sentiment spreading from sea to shining sea, and…
US Supreme Court Ruling Could Effectively End Legal Marijuana Sales
By Justin Gardner These days, fewer and fewer people believe in the absurdity of cannabis being illegal, especially as the diverse medical benefits of this…
Medical Marijuana Cultivation Officially Decriminalized In Italy
By John Vibes The government in Italy recently decriminalized the cultivation of medical marijuana and production of the plant for research purposes. The court system…
Vermont Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana
By Mike Maharrey A Vermont bill that would legalize small amounts of marijuana for recreational use and create a framework for retail sales passed out…
Exponential Growth of Pot Sales Have States Frantically Pushing to End the War on Marijuana
By Matt Agorist An “exhaustively researched” report by analysts with ArcView Market Research show that the legal weed biz is exploding — exponentially. According to…
After Pot Legalized in Colorado, ALL Drug-Related Charges Drop Significantly, Record Revenue
By Justin Gardner Two years have passed since Colorado residents began legally buying cannabis under voter-approved Amendment 64, and the state is seeing enormous benefits…
Narcotics Cop Who Ruined Countless Lives for Weed Possession, Busted with $2 Million in Marijuana
By John Vibes A California police officer was recently busted after driving 247 pounds of marijuana all the way across the country. Yuba County Deputy…
Mom Charged with Felony Child Endangerment for Treating Her Own Disease with Pot
By Matt Agorist Enedina Stanger is a wife, a mother of two, and now, thanks to the state of Utah, a convict. She also suffers from…
Dad Arrested, Two-Year-Old Daughter Taken, for Successfully Treating Her Cancer with Cannabis Oil
By John Vibes As cannabis is taken more seriously as a medicine and a treatment, more people are taking a chance and using it as…
Recent Studies Find Cannabis To Be Effective Against Depression, PTSD
By Steven Maxwell Recent scientific studies regarding the use of cannabis (marijuana) and its healing powers are further disproving the government’s biased and inaccurate stance…
Paradigm Shift — Unusually High Number of Cops Quitting to Join the Push for Legal Weed
By Justin Gardner Illinois recently joined the list of more enlightened states by enacting a Medical Cannabis Pilot Program, with the legal sale of medical…
FDA Issues Recommendation to DEA to Change Marijuana’s Classification from a Schedule 1 Drug
By Jay Syrmopoulos A recently revealed document indicates that top federal health officials have given the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) a recommendation to reschedule marijuana…
Congress Quietly Ends Federal Prohibition On Medical Marijuana
By Amanda Froelich Great news! A provision ending the federal prohibition on medical marijuana, banning federal agents from policing its users or raiding dispensaries in…