All Entries in the "Activism" Category
U.S. House Votes “No” On Defunding Federal MMJ Attacks
Late last night the United States House voted no – by a vote of 262 to 163 – on the Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment that would have cut off the funding for the Justice Department to attack medical marijuana in states where it is legal. Twenty eight Republicans joined 135 Democrats in voting for the amendment. A full [...]
The UFCW Supports Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment To Stop MMJ Attacks
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union released a statement today supporting the Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment that would stop the federal medical marijuana crackdown. “The UFCW supports the Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment,” the statement said. “This amendment will prevent the U.S. Department of Justice from using taxpayer money to raid, arrest or prosecute medical cannabis patients and [...]
Cops And Moms Protest The Drug War
A collection of moms and former law enforcement officers recently gathered in front of the Massachusetts state house to protest the War on Drugs and what it’s doing to our society. Specifically what the war is doing to our children, in this country and beyond. Prohibitionists love to say they are protecting children, but where [...]
New Legal Battle May Be Looming In CO Over Medical Marijuana Fee Money
A plan to use the money made from medical marijuana fees in Colorado to hire regulators for the MMJ industry has raised an outcry from some medical marijuana advocates, while other MMJ advocates are defending the proposal. At first glance the bill seems like a no-brainer. The state health department has millions in excess marijuana [...]
Advocates Urge Supporters To Tell Congress To Stop Paying For MMJ Attacks
The advocacy group Americans for Safe Access have just sent out an urgent action alert via email, urging their supporters to tell Congress to stop paying for the federal medical marijuana crackdown: The US House of Representatives may vote at any minute on an amendment to the Appropriations Bill that will remove funding for medical [...]
Global Marijuana March 2012: In Videos
The Global Marijuana March went down over the weekend and Youtube is full of videos of protests from cities all over the world. Enjoy and spread the word about just how many of us there are. If you know of a city not represented by a video below, let us know at joe@the420times.com. - Joe Klare
The United State Of Weed 5/6/12
The United State Of Weed is a weekly series where we recap all of the cannabis-related political developments happening in The United States at the state level. If you know of any new political developments in your state in regards to marijuana law reform – whether it be medicinal or otherwise – let us know at joe@the420times.com. [...]
Videos Of The Week 4/29/12 – 5/5/12
Incredible happenings this week in the cannabis community and in the War on Drugs. Here is your weekly collection of cannabis-related videos to make you think, laugh or even take action. If you know of a video you think we should see, let us know at joe@the420times.com. - Joe Klare
Reader Poll Results: Who Deserves The Most Blame For The Federal MMJ Crackdown?
Last month we ran a poll for our readers because we wanted to know who they thought deserved the most blame for the current medical marijuana crackdown. Half of the poll’s respondents said President Obama is to blame, by far the number 1 answer. Big Pharma came in second for most blame with 17% and [...]
Protest Over DEA’s Treatment Of Daniel Chong – Monday, May 7th
San Diego NORML is organizing a protest over the DEA’s treatment of student Daniel Chong, who was left in a holding cell for 5 days with no food or water at the DEA office in San Diego. The folks at San Diego NORML sent out a press release recently detailing the specifics of the protest. Many [...]
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Condemns Medical Marijuana Crackdown In CA
Last month we told you about the San Francisco Democratic Party calling for an end to the federal medical marijuana crackdown in California, and now one of the state’s most powerful Democrat politicians is condemning the attacks against MMJ in her state. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has come out publicly against the crackdown [...]
Harborside Health Center’s Steve DeAngelo To Give Free Lecture
Executive Director of the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the world – Harborside Health Center in Oakland, CA – Steve DeAngelo is going to be giving a free lecture in southern California tomorrow, so if you are in the area and are interested in medical marijuana, it will be a can’t-miss event. From a press [...]
The Libertarian Party Is Picking Its Presidential Candidate
While our country’s politics are dominated by the two-party system, things are changing. Yes, progress is slow – sometime glacially so – but there are other choices. If enough voters choose a third option, the two-party system will be broken. I’ve been a registered Libertarian since 2004. It is the third biggest party in the [...]
“There Are No Good Reasons To Legalize Marijuana” – Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske
In the video below Gil Kerlikowske tries to explain his support of marijuana prohibition by citing all the people that die from legal prescription drugs. His point is why should we add another legal drug to the mix? This answer alone shows his complete lack of a grasp on this issue. Not only is it [...]
Gary Johnson Picks Judge Jim Gray As Running Mate
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is currently running for the Libertarian Party’s nomination for President of The United States and has picked pro-legalization former Judge Jim Gray as his running mate. I had the honor of interviewing Judge Gray last year for a magazine article and I can think of very few people better [...]
