Is Marijuana as Dangerous as Heroin? DEA Says Yes

It’s been 9 long years since the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis petitioned the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to remove marijuana from the list of Schedule I drugs – a list that includes heroin, GHB and LSD, among others.  And in a 37-page letter posted in the...

The War On The Fourth Amendment

Hardly a day goes by when our government does not attempt to overstep its authority, however, recent legal and policy developments are pointing towards an insidious and coordinated power grab targeted at the Fourth Amendment. There can be no doubt that eliminating that amendment’s...

Washington Business Wins Right To Fire Marijuana Patients

The Washington Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Thursday that medical marijuana patients can be fired for medical marijuana use. The case, Roe v. Teletech Customer Care Management, was brought by a medical marijuana patient in Washington who was hired and then fired two weeks later for a...

Marijuana News Medley

Obama & Marijuana: An Administrative Excuse Various medical marijuana supporters are beseeching the DC Circuit Court to persuade the Obama administration to respond to a petition to reschedule marijuana. The petition was created and turned in nine years ago. The Coalition for...

Marijuana Freedom in the Alaska Air

In 1973 Irwin Ravin refused to sign a traffic citation and got himself arrested while knowingly possessing a small amount of marijuana. The arrest was a plot by Ravin and fellow attorneys to bring a test case challenging the harsh Alaska marijuana laws. NORML footed the bill for the...