Fuck Yeah Drug Policy
by the Prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the
government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be
enforced. - Albert Einstein
First US Pot Tourism Company Launches in Denver | The Fix
Following the recent passage of Amendment 64 in Colorado, which legalized recreational marijuana possession of up to one ounce for those 21 and older, two Denver entrepreneurs have launched the country’s first marijuana tourism company. In celebration of the worldwide marijuana holiday on April 20th, My 420 Tours has a full week’s schedule of events planned for visitors as part of “World Cannabis Week.” This includes car service from the airport to a “420 friendly” hotel, cooking classes, Home Grow Cultivation 101, concerts, bus tours, daily 4:20PM Happy Hour parties, and more.
What would you say?
Before Harry Potter, ‘Muggles’ Meant Pot | The Atlantic Wire
“We used to roll our cigarettes right out in the open and light up like you would on a Camel or a Chesterfield. To us a muggle wasn’t any more dangerous or habit-forming than those other great American vices, the five-cent Coke and the ice-cream cone, only it gave you more kicks for your money.” — Mezz Mezzrow
Drug Policy Alliance’s Ethan Nadelmann to Bill Maher: ‘Pot is the new gay’ (via The Raw Story)
Reason TV: 3 Reasons to Legalize Pot Now!
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The Stranger has learned that immediately after the Seattle Times ran an editorial last week supporting a bill to tax and regulate marijuana, the newspaper got a phone call from Washington, D.C. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy director Gil Kerlikowske wanted to fly to Seattle to talk personally the paper’s full editorial board.
Before his current gig as U.S. Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske was police chief in Seattle. Another former Seattle police chief, Norm Stamper, is now a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a coalition of current and former police officers, judges, prison wardens, etc. who believe that the war on drugs is a failure. Fun fact.
Does your state have pending marijuana legislation?
Here’s a list, from Arizona to West Virginia.
Mission: “Ending marijuana prohibition in Washington State.”
