The campaign opposed to the Proposition 19 marijuana-legalization campaign has some big names lending their influence. Last week, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announced they would co-chair the effort against the proposed law. And for the past few months, a local heavyweight has been appearing […]
Law professor declares that U.S. marijuana laws endanger the public – — a week before Marc Emery is sentenced Canada’s prince of pot, Marc Emery, spent Labour Day in a U.S. prison reading a newspaper column by his former prosecutor saying anti-cannabis laws are “dangerous and wrong.” In an insult to […]
A cop pulls over a motorist who’s driving like he’s drunk, but the officer suspects the driver may be high on marijuana. Unlike with alcohol, there’s no objective way for police to detect whether somebody is impaired while driving under the influence of marijuana. There’s no breath test for THC, pot’s […]
On Nov. 2, Californians will vote on Proposition 19, deciding whether to legalize the production, sale and consumption of marijuana. If the initiative passes, it won’t just be momentous for California; it may, at long last, offer Mexico the promise of an exit from our costly war on drugs. The costs […]