Marc Emery: United States Federal Prison Librarian
Marc Emery is a Canadian activist, bookstore owner, and publisher of Cannabis Culture Magazine. He was extradited by the United States DEA for selling seeds over the American border, a non-crime in Canada. In an act of subservience to the United States, Canada granted the extradition. He is now serving a 5-year sentence in [...]
We Love You Chief Kerlikowske
I am astounded at the response to my recent blog about my new volunteer position with the DEA. Over 18,892 of you have already pledged to help law enforcement eliminate marijuana. It is reassuring to know that so many of you are so civic-minded even at considerable risk to your safety and sanity. However, I [...]
Take the Pledge: Work With the Police and DEA
In the last few weeks the U.S. government detected two commercial tunnels running across the U.S.-Mexico border. They were constructed to eliminate the tedium of bribing customs agents at the border. They publicized it as if it were a major blow to the marijuana industry. The officials probably don’t realize how ridiculously 20th century they [...]
The Meg Whitman Beauty Contest
Originally appearing on Open Salon In California, Proposition 19, the ballot initiative that would have legalized and taxed the recreational use of marijuana, lost by a few percentage points. As compared with the losing gubernatorial candidate, former Ebay CEO Meg Whitman, it did quite well. While it garnered just a few more votes than she [...]
Eddy Lepp: Yes on Prop 19
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Letter #5 from Eddy Lepp via Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Eddy Lepp is a Vietnam War Veteran and medical marijuana activist who grew medical marijuana for patients in Northern California. He gave away free marijuana to those who needed it most. In 2008 he was sentenced by Federal Judge Marilyn Patel to ten years in federal prison. Although he has been moved to other California [...]
YES ON PROP 19: The Tipping Point in the Drug War by Mikki Norris
By Mikki Norris We stand at a moment of unprecedented support for our movement and quite possibly, a tipping point in America’s failed War on Drugs. Prop. 19 was written in such a manner that it has generated tremendous support and endorsements from marijuana legalization and patient advocacy groups as well as organizations typically not [...]
Reason #328 to VOTE YES ON PROP 19
Richard Lee created Proposition 19 and started collecting signatures despite from many people that he should wait until 2012. Whether or not this initiative wins, his decision has changed the paradigm of marijuana legalization internationally so much that the question is no longer if, but when. The genie is out of the bottle and is [...]
Steve Cooley Loses Case to Ed Rosenthal
A week after Robert Wooster was arrested, I decided that I would test the law regarding possession of under an ounce going through Bob Hope Burbank, California airport (Los Angeles County). I was ticketed at the airport for the misdemeanor of possession of under an ounce. Bruce Margolin, an excellent attorney and movement supporter, represented [...]
Letter #5 from Eddy Lepp via Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Eddy Lepp is a Vietnam War Veteran and medical marijuana activist who grew medical marijuana for patients in Northern California. He gave away free marijuana to those who needed it most. In 2008 he was sentenced by Federal Judge Marilyn Patel to ten years in federal prison. Although he has been moved to other California [...]
