Because I’m such a strong advocate of the legalization and taxation of marijuana, people are always surprised to find out that I’m not — nor ever have been — a user. My advocacy comes from an economic perspective and a deep belief in personal freedom. (more)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Thursday signed into law a bill that decriminalizes the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. The bill reduces simple possession from a misdemeanor to an infraction. (more)
If you want to sell marijuana in San Francisco, you’re going to have to play by some new rules — and advocates for pot legalization couldn’t be happier about it. (more)
A man carrying a frozen leg of lamb in his luggage has been arrested at a Northern Territory airport after a bag of drugs was allegedly found hidden inside the meat. (more)
High Times recently reported that New York City recorded, in 2009, the second highest number of marijuana arrests on record. The police arrested over 46,000 people – that’s right, 46,000 – for public possession of marijuana. That’s 46,000 people bogging down the judicial system, trudging through city precincts, and otherwise diverting the police from more pressing duties. I find this ludicrous and asinine. (more)
Pot pays the bills in this Northern California enclave, home to hippies and good old boys alike who espouse the weed’s curative and economic benefits. The expensive trucks, bustling restaurants, escalating rents and plentiful wads of cash all point to profitable pot cultivation in Humboldt. (more)
The International Cannabis and Hemp Expo, the first trade show in the United States to allow on-site pot smoking, attracted an estimated 15,000 enthusiasts to Daly City over the weekend. (more)
The question of which Colorado medical marijuana grower has the kindest buds will be settled this weekend at the first annual Cannabis Crown competition in picturesque Aspen. (more)
If the byzantine “health care reform” legislation put forth by President Obama and his willing accomplices in Congress wound up running more than 2,500 pages, putting to shame the complications of Hillary Clinton’s previous government health care chart—worthy of Rube Goldberg—as well the current U.S. Tax Code (the IRS Web site features this disclaimer, “Finally, the IRC is complex and its sections must be read in the context of the entire code and the court decisions that interpret it.”) then imagine how complicated laws pertaining to the legalization of marijuana are and will be in America. (more)
Louisville KY Feb 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) – Leaving from Memphis, Tennessee, a group of police officers were given the assignment of escorting a transfer truck carrying more than 1700 pounds of cannabis sativa, also known as marijuana, to Louisville, Kentucky. So why did the shipment never arrive? (more)
The heart of California’s marijuana production, the “Emerald Triangle,” consists of sleepy Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity, the largest pot-producing counties in the U.S. A county-commissioned study suggested local economies in Mendocino are already two-thirds based on pot — with an estimated billion dollars in untaxed revenue. (more)
