Budgetary provisions enacted by Congress in 2014 forbid the Justice Department from taking action against medical marijuana providers who are operating in compliance with state law, a federal judge for the northern district of California determined earlier this week.
Day: October 21, 2015
Gallup: Support For Legalizing Marijuana At Historic High
Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe that “the use of marijuana should be made legal,” according to nationwide polling data released today by Gallup. The percentage ties the highest level of support ever reported by Gallup, and is more than twice the level of support reported in the mid-1990s.
More on UNODC’s decrim paper
Steve Rolles at Transform has an outstanding update and analysis of the situation regarding the “leak” of the UNODC paper recommending decriminalization worldwide, and it’s withdrawal due to pressure.
The truth behind the UNODC’s leaked decriminalisation paper
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has responded to the ‘leak’ of its briefing paper calling […]