Happy 420 - But Forgive Me If I Don't Celebrate

While in many areas of the world and the United States, people who celebrate 4/20 have very little to celebrate, yet the fact that we do, and the manner in which we celebrate, is testament to the type of people we are, and the harmlessness of the object of our celebration, marijuana.

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420 Day: Medical Marijuana's Big Bash

California -- Welcome to April 20. While it might just seem like a normal Monday to you, for many in the cannabis culture, today -- also known as 420 day -- is a holiday to celebrate and consume marijuana.

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High Times > 420 Ways to Celebrate 4/20

We reflect on the different ways to observe the holiday

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Medical Marijuana users victimized by the federal government

This is our tax dollars at work, trying to win the drug war against Medical Marijuana. If these injustices don't piss you off, then you may want to see if you actually own any compassion.

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Medical marijuana requests climb sky high

The number of ailing people turning to medical marijuana to ease their symptoms has spiked this year, say dispensary owners in some of the 13 states where it's legal. Requests have jumped anywhere from 50 to 300 percent, they say, since President Barack Obama took office and signaled that he won’t use federal marijuana laws to override state laws..

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The Point: Marijuana Should Be Legal, And Left Alone

I knew when I saw my father sitting at the kitchen table that I was in trouble. I was a teenager, returning home late from a night out with my friends. I was high. As we did most nights, my friends and I had been smoking pot. It was 1970. Nearly everyone I knew my age smoked pot.

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Pot Law Reform Group NORML Gets 420,000 New Members

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is offering supporters the opportunity to join for only $4.20 on Sunday, April 20th. Since September NORML's Facebook group gained 420,000 members.

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The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict - Guilty

The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict - Guilty

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Gov. Rick Perry: Texas Could Secede, Leave Union

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax "tea party" Wednesday with his stance against the federal government and for states' rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, "Secede!"

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An End to the War on Weed?

Marijuana Advocates Believe Legalization Is on the Horizon. Once derided and dismissed by lawmakers, law enforcers and the law-abiding alike, marijuana reform is sweeping the nation.

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AN END TO THE WAR ON WEED?

Marijuana Advocates Believe Legalization Is on the Horizon.

Once derided and dismissed by lawmakers, law enforcers and the law-abiding alike, marijuana reform is sweeping the nation

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TX Gov Backs Resolution Affirming Sovereignty Under 10th Ame

Gov. Rick Perry today joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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Homeland Security Warns of Rise in Right-Wing Extremism

Unclassified DHS document warns law enforcement of threat of "right-wing terrorists" due to black president, economy and imposition of gun control laws.

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Indiana Senate Passes SR42 Claiming Sovereignty

On 04-09-09, the Indiana Senate passed Senate Resolution 42 (SR0042) to claim “sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the United States.”

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Mexican Ambassador Tells US To Consider Legalizing Marijuana

Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan joined CBS' Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation today and said the U.S. should take the debate over marijuana legalization seriously. He said, "Those that suggest that some of these measures need to be looked at understand the dynamics of the drug trade."

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What People Earn in 2009: How Our Salaries Are Changing

The current economic slump isn’t just squeezing people’s incomes. It’s also jolting the ways we think about money. Household budgets are tightening up everywhere as people scramble to save cash and guard against hard times. As layoff notices and foreclosures sweep the country, being able to count on a dependable paycheck suddenly has become goal #1

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Tea Parties Forever

Everything that critics mock about the recent antitaxation demonstrations has long been standard practice within the Republican Party.

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Unplug the Internet: No President should have this power

The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate would allow the president to shut down private Internet networks. The legislation also calls for the government to have the authority to demand security data from private networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule or policy restricting such access.

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Make You're Voice Heard!!

"Make sure your legislators are part of the 'Drug War' discussion on Capitol Hill!" Jack Cole 26-year veteran cop New Jersey State Police Congress is Debating the Drug War. Are Your Representatives Part of the Discussion? Dear Gary, The war against the "War on Drugs" is really starting to heat up. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has spent the last two years asking every single congressional office to take a thorough look at the failure of our drug laws, and now it is happening! Recently on Capitol Hill, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Virginia) introduced a bill to create a blue ribbon commission to initiate a comprehensive review of America's criminal justice and drug policies. The commission will spend eighteen months studying all aspects of the criminal justice system, report the findings to Congress and offer tangible recommendations for reform, including, possibly, an end to the cruel drug laws that send too many people to prison for too long. But that's only if we build enough support to pass this important legislation. We've made it easy for you to contact your legislators about supporting Sen. Webb's bill. All you have to do is go to http://www.DrugWarDebate.com and enter in your contact information. Edit the pre-written letter if you want, and click send. Then, use our automated system to let your friends know that they can take action too. That's it. If enough of us put this already-bipartisan legislation on our senators' and representatives' radar screens, we can and will make a difference. The United States is the number one incarcerator in the world, with one out of every one hundred American adults behind bars. Sadly, the lion's share of this insane level of incarceration is driven by drug prohibition. Our current policies are not serving the public interest, and the results have been devastating: since the inception of the "war on drugs," more than 38 million arrests have been made for nonviolent drug offenses. Under Sen. Webb's legislation, the commission will, among other things, "make recommendations for changes in policies and laws designed to....restructure the approach to criminalization of, and incarceration as a result of the possession or use of illegal drugs." A thorough examination of the criminal justice system as it relates to the failed "war on drugs" will go a long way toward awakening more policymakers about the reasons for reform, and Sen. Webb's efforts are exactly what we need right now. Please visit http://www.DrugWarDebate.com today to contact your senators and representatives, asking them to support S. 714, the National Criminal Justice Act of 2009. And please consider making a donation to help LEAP continue our important efforts. If you can afford to help, please go to http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com/donate and make as big a gift as you feel comfortable giving. We can't do it without your help! Sincerely, Jack Cole Executive Director Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

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Mexican Drug Lord Thanks American Lawmakers for War On Drugs

"I couldn't have gotten so stinking rich without George Bush, George Bush Jr., Ronald Reagan, even El Presidente Obama, none of them have the cajones to stand up to all the big money that wants to keep this stuff illegal. From the bottom of my heart, I want to say, Gracias amigos, I owe my whole empire to you."

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Marijuana is illegal because, uh, uh...

One member of the press corps, however, brought up the fact that marijuana legalization is a serious subject to many people, particularly with Mexico right now, and when Gibbs didn't really respond, the reporter asked him to explain "Why?" "Why he feels that way about legalizing marijuana?"

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Terry Nelson tells CNN why drugs must be legalized

Retired Marine Border Officer tells Anderson Cooper why we need to legalize and regulate drugs to keep them out of the hands of our children.

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Drew Carey Responds to Obama About Marijuana

Recently, President Obama was asked by an audience member about legalizing marijuana, so that it could be regulated and taxed. The President’s response was unsupportive of marijuana legalization, although the Obama administration’s Attorney General Holder has signaled an end to DEA raids on medical marijuana dispensaries.

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Marijuana Legalization: Yes We Can

Submission for the 2009 NORML Ad Contest.Producer, Writer, Director, Editor- Jason DrussDirector Of Photography- Jon BoalSound- Dan LehnerFirst Assistant Director- Greg LewisKey Gaffer- Derrick J. HortonKey Grip- Alex HomanGrip- Nick CarrollMusic by Loomer

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Marijuana issue suddenly smoking hot - Jeremy D. Mayer

We have just elected our third president in a row who at least tried marijuana in early adulthood, yet it remains illegal. As we discovered again this week, President Obama, like his two predecessors, supports imprisoning people for making the same choices he made.

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Fundraising jump for marijuana group after Obama snub

Marijuana backers aren't laughing about President Obama's flippant dismissal of a pot-related question during Thursday's online town hall meeting — and the country's leading marijuana advocacy group, The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, has seen its donations quadruple over the last 24 hours.

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Obama's Marijuana Mistake - Harvard Professor & Ron Paul

3/26/2009 Obama ignores the People and liberty by ignoring the negative externalities of prohibition.

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Police Chief Slams Obama for Making a Joke of Marijuana

The problem for Mr. Obama is that marijuana reform was at or near the top of the list of all questions in three major categories: budget, health care reform, green jobs and energy. Our leader doesn't seem to understand that millions of his interlocutor-constituents are actually quite serious about the issue.

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Commentary: War on drugs is insane

Here's something to think about:

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Republican Judge Says Legalize Drugs to Save Economy

All right, tell me this doesn't sound a little strange: I'm sitting in Costa Mesa with a silver-haired gent who once ran for Congress as a Republican and used to lock up drug dealers as a federal prosecutor, a man who served as an Orange County judge for 25 years. And what are we talking about? He's begging me to tell you we need to legalize drugs.

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