New DEA Chief: ‘Heroin Is Clearly More Dangerous Than Marijuana’
The new Drug Enforcement Administration chief has finally made it clear: Marijuana is safer than heroin.
DEA head Chuck Rosenberg told reporters Wednesday morning at the administration’s headquarters that “heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana,” clarifying a less definitive statement he made last […]
The NORML Nation Membership Drive went live this morning, and will run until August 12th! Click HERE to go the the NORML Nation Membership Drive page, where you can join the NORML Nation and fight for legalization in 2016! NORML has big things planned for the 2016 election season, and we need more grassroots volunteers to help us fight for cannabis legalization! We’re working with multiple partners in the cannabis industry to build NORML’s ranks. The goal of this membership drive is to add 1,000 new members to NORML! We’re offering three ways to participate: If […]
Tom Angell’s got a pretty good scoop:
Exclusive: Justice Department Admits Misleading Congress on Marijuana Vote
Justice Department officials misinformed members of Congress about the effects of a medical marijuana amendment being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives, according to an internal memo obtained by Marijuana.com.
The amendment, which lawmakers approved in May 2014 […]
This is the most bizarre thing I’ve read all week.
Suspended Cops Say Video of Them Eating Marijuana Edibles During a Raid Violated Their Privacy
You may remember this – the video was widely circulated of cops who had raided a medical marijuana place, gotten all the cameras (they thought) and then spent quite some […]
Our nation’s capital may well be the next jurisdiction to legalize recreational marijuana dispensaries. And if that occurs, it will inevitably help shape the debate in Congress over marijuana policy. That is, of course, important for the 658,893 people who live in the District, and the 6,033,737 people who live in the metropolitan area, but it will also be a helpful step in eventually persuading Congress to remove federal impediments to full legalization at the state level. Every member of Congress, all 435 House members and 100 senators, maintain two […]
John Walters. He keeps showing up. I feel like I have a long-term dysfunctional relationship with this man. It’s been so many years that this blog has had to deal with him in one way or another. After he left the ONDCP, I hoped that would be it, but he keeps popping up with the […]