Cory Booker Gets Real, Hits “Senators” for Bragging About Pot Use While Drug Charges Still Dog Regular People - The Intercept

Sen. Cory Booker criticized the lighthearted way that two of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination joked about their past use of marijuana...
https://theintercept.com/2019/03/19/cory-booker-scolds-kamala-harris-bernie-sanders-bragging-pot-use/

Tough cannabis policies do not deter young people – study | Society | The Guardian

Analysis of more than 100,000 teenagers found no link between liberal policies and higher use...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/18/cannabis-policies-young-people

Popular book on marijuana's apparent dangers is pure alarmism, experts say

Doctors and scientists criticize ‘flawed pop science’ of Tell Your Children – but author Alex Berenson stands by his claims...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/17/marijuana-book-tell-your-children-alex-berenson

What Alex Berenson’s new book gets wrong about marijuana, psychosis, and violence - Vox

The book, Tell Your Children, has received a lot of media attention, but it's essentially Reefer Madness 2.0. ....
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/1/14/18175446/alex-berenson-tell-the-truth-marijuana-psychosis-violence

“A Government Eclipse.” (Live From Denver) (Pod Save America podcast)

Paul Ryan needs Democratic votes to keep the government open, and the Democrats can’t decide whether to demand a vote on dreamers. The White House covers up a senior aide’s domestic abuse allegations, and Pennsylvania may be headed towards a constitutional crisis. Jon, Jon, Tommy, Dan, and Alyssa are joined by business owner and community activist Wanda James live on stage in Denver, Colorado.
Interview:
https://crooked.com/podcast/government-eclipse-live-denver/

Petitions to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan to be submitted

The organization behind an effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan says it has collected enough signatures and will hand over the petitions to Lansing on Monday.....
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/petitions-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana-to-be-delivered-to-lansing-today

Colorado Adolescents Did Not Increase Marijuana Use in the Year After Retail Sales | Alternet

With less risk of criminal justice involvement, it turns out the kids are alright.....
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/colorado-adolescents-did-not-increase-marijuana-use-year-after-retail-sales

High Tensions Over Legal Marijuana (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Twenty-nine states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico have now legalized medical marijuana. Eight states have straight up legalized recreational marijuana. But the now attorney general of the United States, Jeff Sessions, does not like marijuana. Fiercely dislikes the use of marijuana. And there’s plenty of federal law at his side. The Obama administration demanded strict regulation, but let states go their way. This hour On Point: What will Jeff Session do with legal pot? -- Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/08/08/high-tensions-legal-marijuana

Officials In Legal-Weed States Push Back Against Jeff Sessions' Marijuana Criticisms -- HuffPost

Government officials from Alaska and Washington have pushed back against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who sent threatening letters to the states and questioned the efficacy of their marijuana legalization and regulatory programs. ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marijuana-legalization-jeff-sessions_us_59946e6fe4b0e789a948b56d

United Nations and World Health Organisation call for drugs to be decriminalised

The United Nations and World Health Organisation have issued a call for drugs to be decriminalised. Buried in a joint release on ending healthcare discrimination, the organisations called for the “reviewing and repealing punitive laws that have been proven to have negative health outcomes” by member states. Among a number of measures, this included “drug use or possession of drugs for personal use”....
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/united-nations-world-health-organisation-drugs-decriminalised-a7818726.html

Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong

What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do — and if there might be a better way. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9DcIMGxMs&feature=youtu.be

Al Franken and Rand Paul Join Forces to Protect Medical Marijuana from Jeff Sessions

What's better than 420-friendly bipartisanship?
http://www.gq.com/story/al-franken-and-rand-paul-join-forces-to-protect-medical-marijuana-from-jeff-sessions

One of Trump’s closest allies is starting a lobbying group to change the President’s stance on marijuana

Roger Stone has a new political mission: legalizing marijuana. ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/roger-stone-donald-trump-legalize-weed-marijuana-cannabis

Just Say No To Drug Test Kits

You’re not going to believe this, but we found proof that the War on Drugs is sending innocent people to jail… and it’s racist....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE5o4JoyMkE&feature=youtu.be

Watch: Cannabis Used Effectively to Fight Statewide Opioid Crisis

Cannabis pills and patches help relieve painkillers' agonizing withdrawal symptoms....
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/arizona-medical-marijuana-company-thriving-amid-statewide-emergency-opioid-crisis

Medical marijuana could cost big pharma $4 billion a year

Once the federal government finally allows medical marijuana to become a legitimate part of the healthcare industry, Big Pharma could suffer the loss of billions of dollars, a new report finds. ...
http://www.salon.com/2017/05/27/medical-marijuana-could-cost-big-pharma-4-billion-a-year_partner/

Vermont’s D.I.Y. Approach on Marijuana

Vermont is on the verge of becoming the ninth state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but, being Vermont, it is taking an earthier, grow-it-yourself approach — one that could become a model for others.

 Vermont is not asking voters to approve a ballot proposal and it is not allowing for-profit businesses to grow and sell the drug, at least not right away. Instead, its lawmakers passed a bill this month that would let people 21 and older keep two flowering and four young marijuana plants at home. In addition, people 21 and older could possess up to one ounce of the drug. The bill would also create an independent commission to propose legislation that could later be used to create a regulated market for marijuana with commercial growers and retailers....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/opinion/vermont-marijuana-phil-scott.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_ty_20170524&nl=opinion-today&nl_art=9&nlid=78638145&ref=headline&te=1

Cannabis drug cuts seizures in children with severe epilepsy in trial

Doctors say cannabidiol offers hope for thousands with rare condition who have several life-threatening convulsions a day ...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/24/cannabis-drug-cuts-seizures-in-children-with-severe-epilepsy-in-trial

American Legion to Trump: Allow marijuana research for vets -- POLITICO

Under current rules, doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs cannot even discuss marijuana as an option with patients.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/20/veterans-marijuana-trump-american-legion-238626?cid=apn

Willie Nelson Urges Jeff Sessions To Smoke Some Pot

Country music legend Willie Nelson has some advice for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who said marijuana is only "slightly less awful" than heroin. ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/willie-nelson-jeff-sessions_us_591d4534e4b034684b0960d9?ncid=APPLENEWS00001