Marijuana Policy In Michigan Saw A Lot Happen In 2012 By Rick Thompson In compiling this listing I elected to not include repeating events- the Vote Green Initiative projects, benefits held for various subjects, club meetings and events, highway cleanups, meetings and gatherings related to the Repeal Today effort except as noted. It is not that these events escaped my notice, but there was so much to write about already it seemed impossible to add all of the repeaters in as well. Enjoy! Rick Thompson January The year began with [Continue Reading]
by Monterey Bud Michael Phelps: Was ‘Smoke on water‘ in 2012 – and America’s proud pot ambassador to the world during the Olympics… the US swimmer can now brag that he is officially the most decorated athlete Stoner to ever compete in any Olympic Games. 19 Gold medals in total… Not bad for a someone who was caught smoking weed back in 2009. Snoop Dogg: I feel relatively confident there is no need to try and explain this one. Yet, despite that, I will. Not long ago Snoop fired up the online world of ‘Reddit’, when [Continue Reading]
Colorado and Washington State legalized marijuana in 2012, which are at the top of everyone’s ‘top moments of 2012′, and rightfully so. 2012 will go down as the year marijuana prohibition started dying. However there was an event that pre-dated Colorado and Washington’s victories that I don’t see on anyone’s lists. I am referring to the Attorney General race in Oregon. Fortunately, we will never know exactly what would have happened if Dwight Holton became Oregon’s Attorney General, because he got crushed at the ballot box. However, it will never [Continue Reading]
By Steph Sherer, Executive Director, Americans for Safe Access This is the time of year when I take some time to reflect over the past twelve months and prepare myself for the opportunities that lay ahead in the New Year. Can you help us get ready by making a special year-end contribution to Americans for Safe Access (ASA) today? 2012 was bittersweet. On one hand, we moved the fight for safe access to medical cannabis forward – adding two new medical cannabis states, Connecticut and Massachusetts; legislatures in a dozen states considered [Continue Reading]
By Stacia Cosner, Associate Director, Students for Sensible Drug Policy 2012 has been a big year for SSDP and for the drug policy reform movement as a whole. As we reflect on the last 12 months, we’ve put together a list of our top twelve accomplishments. Making history in Colorado and Washington. Changing state policies in Illinois, Florida, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Washington, D.C. Changing campus drug policies at UConn, Northeastern, FSU, Ithaca and SUNY New Paltz. SSDP2012. Getting presidential candidates on the record. Confronting the sole Congressional voice against medical marijuana. [Continue Reading]
By Mark Greer, Executive Director, DrugSense You’re no doubt aware that the 2012 election season has ended. You’re probably glad that so many progressive drug policy candidates and initiatives won big this year. How can you help keep the 2012 reform momentum going in 2013?There’s one great way to vote a reform agenda and make your vote last all year. Vote your economic dollars. Specifically, help fund organizations like DrugSense/MAP that fight on the front lines of the War on Drugs. We all know how destructive the War on Drugs has [Continue Reading]
Is Marijuana A Performance Enhancing Drug? Does consuming marijuana make you a better athlete? Biologically speaking, no. Maybe it provides a sense of focus that you don’t get without consuming marijuana, but whether that focus is ‘better’ or not is highly subjective. From a biological standpoint, marijuana slows down reaction times at the very least, and therefore is an athletic hindrance more than an enhancer. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think marijuana is bad (obviously!) for athletes, and certainly shouldn’t be a banned substance. I’m merely trying to highlight the ridiculousness [Continue Reading]
By Rick Pfrommer, Director of Education, Harborside Health Center Pineapple Thai, Burmese Cotton Candy, Cherry Cola: 2012 truly was an epic year for sun-grown cannabis. The rains didn’t come until late October, allowing growers to let their plants reach peak maturity. Some farmers in Grass Valley had plants in the ground until Thanksgiving. I love those long, equatorial sativas. Thank goodness some growers do, too. California sunshine combined with above-average temperature all summer and fall allowed flowers to fully ripen. I’ve seen some of the most amazing, sticky, frost-covered colas [Continue Reading]
I posted an article previously urging TWB readers to sign the White House petition telling Vice President Joe Biden to respect state marijuana laws in Colorado and Washington. Below is the language of the petition, which currently has 16,730 of the 25,000 goal signatures. Please sign it today if you haven’t already!: Tell VP Biden to end his war on marijuana users and to respect the people of Colorado and Washington On November 6, the people of Colorado and Washington state passed ballot measures to make the possession of marijuana [Continue Reading]
