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Reefer Madness: Solid Majority Favor Legalization

In October 1969, the first year that the Gallup Poll queried adults about whether they believed use of marijuana should be legal, just 12% said yes. An overwhelming 84% said no.

12:30PM Sat. Oct. 26, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Feds: Hands off Pot Users in Colorado and Washington

In a letter sent yesterday to all U.S. attorneys, Deputy A.G. James Cole wrote that the federal government will not – for now, at least –s take legal action to challenge laws in Colorado and Washington passed by voters last year that legalize and regulate the use and sale of marijuana by adults.*

9:23AM Fri. Aug. 30, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

ACLU Report: Time to Legalize It

From 2001-2010, a record 8 million people were arrested on marijuana charges, 88% for possession only, with blacks arrested far more often than are whites – in Texas, as much as 34-times more likely to face arrest than whites – according to a new report from the ACLU that concludes that marijuana should be legalized, taxed, and regulated.

1:21PM Fri. Jun. 7, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

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Lawmakers Reject Medical Marijuana Protection for Patients

A conservative measure that would have created an affirmative defense to prosecution for pot possession for seriously ill Texas patients has died in a House committee without being called up for a vote.

12:49PM Thu. May 9, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Drug Testing State Officials?

Brownsville Democratic Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. is clean.

1:04PM Tue. Apr. 16, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Majority of Americans Say Legalize It

It's official: People like pot – they really, really like it.

11:04AM Tue. Apr. 16, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Senator Open to Compromise on Drug Testing Bill

A budding compromise promises, for now at least, to temper the scope and punitive nature of Senate Bill 11, Flower Mound Republican Sen. Jane Nelson's bid to ferret out and ban drug abusers from obtaining welfare benefits.

10:28AM Tue. Mar. 26, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

From the Vaults: Snoop Loop

In the film Reincarnated, Snoop Dogg takes us on his personal odyssey, which results in the Dogg evolving into the Lion. It's a journey with coordinates that home in on the island of Jamaica and a musical sound that shifts gears toward reggae rhythms from harder-edged rap. The documentary played during SXSW Film, and opened today at the Violet Crown Cinema.

7:05PM Fri. Mar. 15, 2013, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

From Decriminalizing Pot to Banishing Junk Science

A host of criminal justice bills come up for committee hearings in both chambers today. Below is a quick-hit guide to a small selection of the bills being heard.

10:05AM Tue. Mar. 12, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

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