UN to call on governments around the world to decriminalise all drugs, says Richard Branson

10-19-2015 • Independent

The British entrepreneur appears to have released details of an embargoed UN report - in case they change their minds

Cannabis Could Win Big in Today's Canadian Election

10-19-2015 • The Daily Bell

Medicinal cannabis is now legal and federally regulated in Canada from coast to coast, but full decriminalization, let alone adult-use legalization, hasn't yet taken place – and legalization seems even farther off.

UN to call on governments around the world to decriminalise all drugs, says Richard Branson

10-19-2015 • Independent

The British entrepreneur appears to have released details of an embargoed UN report - in case they change their minds

Why British MPs May Support Legal Cannabis

10-15-2015 • The Daily Bell

The pressure is apparently building in Britain to legalize, license and otherwise regulate cannabis consumption. It has become a political issue now, after a "cross-party group of MPs called for the liberalisation of cannabis laws during a Westminste

The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 2: The Fall

10-15-2015 • http://www.wired.com

By 2012, Ross Ulbricht's online drug bazaar had grown into a woldwide empire. In the conclusion of our exclusive account, The Feds are closing in.

Marijuana Sales In Oregon Break Records With $11 Million In First Week Of Legalization

10-13-2015 • http://www.trueactivist.com

According to the Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association, the state sold over $11 million dollars worth of marijuana in the first week of legalization.

FBI: Marijuana arrests increase for first time since 2009

10-02-2015 • washingtontimes.com

The number of arrests for marijuana possession made by law enforcement agencies nationwide increased in 2014 for the first time in five years despite recreational use of the drug becoming legal in two states last year.

Drug War Crumbling: Oregon Begins Expunging Marijuana Convictions

09-30-2015 • http://thefreethoughtproject.com, By John Vibes

This week it was announced that Oregon will be expunging the old records of marijuana offenders, along with their new legalization plan.

As Rapes & Murders Go Unsolved, Cops Make Arrests Every 51 Seconds for Marijuana Possession

09-30-2015 • http://thefreethoughtproject.com, By John Vibes

Despite the fact that many states are finally legalizing the plant and the culture is starting to be more accepting, in recent years, there has actually been an increase in marijuana arrests.

South Carolina's Billion-Dollar Drug Money Laundering Operation Exposed

09-29-2015 • http://popularliberty.com, By Asclepius

"[Drug trafficking] is a gold mine for people who want to raise money in the underground government in order to finance projects that they can't get legitimately. It is very clear that the CIA has been very much involved with drug dealings. [Duri

VIDEO: Don't Shoot the F*cking Dog

09-23-2015 • http://popularliberty.com

It's unfortunate that this video can use so many real examples even though they seem so absurd. But the makers of this film do a great job mocking the absurdity of the situation... and it is pretty damn funny the way they present it.

Mens Warehouse Founder Calls War On Marijuana "Biggest Con Ever Perpetrated"

09-22-2015 • True Activist

George Zimmer, founder of Men's Wearhouse recently admitted to be a regular marijuana smoker, and called the plant's prohibition, "the biggest con ever perpetrated."

Carly Fiorina, Marijuana Did Not Kill Your Step-Daughter

09-21-2015 • http://marijuanapolitics.com

"We are misleading young people when we tell them marijuana is just like having beer. It's not. And the marijuana they're smoking today is not the same marijuana that Jeb Bush smoked 40 years ago..."

Cocaine Production Plummets After DEA Kicked Out of Bolivia

09-19-2015 • arclein

The drug war is one of the most misunderstood subjects in mainstream political discourse, even among people who are sympathetic to the plight of responsible drug users. It is rare for someone to come out and say that all drugs should be legal, but in

Brain damage During Stroke May Point to Source of Addiction

09-19-2015 • arclein

While smoking rates have remained flat for the last decade, smoking is still responsible for nearly one of every five deaths in the U.S. and smoking places individuals at a significantly higher risk for heart disease, cancer, and stroke. The fron

Operation Naked King: U.S. Secretly Targeted Bolivia's Evo Morales In Drug Sting

09-16-2015 • huffingtonpost.com

A confidential informant says the DEA had its sights set on Bolivia's populist leader.

Washington Wants "Regime Change" in Ecuador: "What is the CIA Planning .....

09-16-2015 • silentcrownews.com

"The United States does not lack institutions that continue to conspire, and that's why I am using this gathering to announce that we have decided to expel USAID from Bolivia" Bolivian President Evo Morales

High Tech

09-12-2015 • Wired

How Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are rushing to cash in on cannabis.

Business groups behind unusual proposal to create a legal marijuana monopoly in Ohio

09-10-2015 • http://www.rawstory.com

Sri Kavuru is a consummate marijuana activist. He studied the political and economic consequences of the country's war on drugs at the University of Cincinnati and became convinced that if Ohio launched a medical marijuana program, it could reduce

Advocates in Denver, Home to Legal Marijuana, Seek Public Place to Smoke

09-03-2015 • http://www.nytimes.com

DENVER -- Whether bought from a downtown shop or cadged from a friend's basement greenhouse, legal marijuana is easy to find in Colorado. Places to smoke it, not so much.

BREAKING: Indiana Police Call in the US Military and Raid 146...

09-02-2015 • http://thefreethoughtproject.com, By Mike Sawyer

BREAKING: Indiana Police Call in the US Military and Raid 146 "Dangerous" Marijuana Plots

Legalize, But Prohibit?

09-02-2015 • http://thisiscommonsense.com,

Last week, I warned of marijuana legalization.

Guns, Drugs, & Booze: The Bipartisan Support For Prohibition

08-31-2015 • Submitted by Andrew Syrios

It's been noticed more than a few times that there aren't many substantive differences between the Republicans and Democrats. While this is true in many ways for the parties themselves, the Left and Right certainly differ on a range of issues fro

Cocaine Production Plummets After DEA Kicked Out of Bolivia

08-28-2015 • fromthetrenchesworldreport.com

After the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was kicked out of Bolivia, the country was able to drastically reduce the amount of coca (cocaine) produced within its borders.

Drug War Insanity: Small Army Raids a Man's Home Over an Expired Medical Marijuana Card

08-27-2015 • thefreethoughtproject.com, By Justin Gardner

Attorneys are approaching Gregg Levendoski to defend his case after the medical marijuana patient was subject to a militarized raid over two dozen marijuana plants. 60 local, state and federal officers, including SWAT teams, stormed the property and

Five tips for growing and selling marijuana like a pro - from a university instructor

08-25-2015 • The Guardian

The developer behind a Canadian university's online course for prospective cannabis professionals offers key advice for success in the newly legal business

The 'War On Drugs' Is Over - "The Nanny State Lost And Can't Arrest Its Way Out

08-24-2015 • By Clair Bernish

On March 6th of this year, Gloucester Chief of Police Leonard Campanello wrote a Facebook post much like he normally did. But this particular post bemoaned four deaths to heroin and opiates in just two months -- for a city with less than 30,000 resi

Christianity, Libertarianism, and the Drug War

08-18-2015 • https://www.lewrockwell.com

This talk was given on August 8 at the Christians for Liberty conference in Austin, Texas. Although I have been writing from the perspective of a conservative Christian libertarian for the past twenty years, it was not until 2009 that I first wrot