Marijuana
Council Will Take Final Shot at Pot Decriminalization
Councilman Jim Kenney says he’ll try on Thursday to get a vote on his bill decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana.
Mayor Nutter Harshes Our Mellow
CBS Philly reports that Mayor Nutter stands in the way of a marijuana decriminalization bill being promoted by Councilman Jim Kenney. The bill would make possession […]
The Dangers of a Marijuana Gold Rush
My neighbor’s son packed up his car and headed west to find his fortune, like thousands of other people who heard about a modern day […]
UPenn Study: Pot Might Be What’s Screwing Up Your Sleep
On Wednesday afternoon at the SLEEP 2014 conference in Minneapolis, University of Pennsylvania psychiatrist and sleep specialist Dr. Michael Grandner presented findings from his recent […]
How About a Nutter Executive Order Decriminalizing Marijuana in Philadelphia?
Philadelphia is a city of big personalities and big egos. And, the biggest personality, both in style and substance, is His Honor the Mayor. According […]
Mariijuana Will Be Legal in Philadelphia Soon. Why? Money. Lots and Lots of Money.
Philadelphia has always been backwards in legislating criminal justice. Stealing from the city’s fund with the morally corrupt DROP program is okay, but getting caught […]
Corbett Will Support Marijuana Extract to Treat Sick Children
AP reports: “Gov. Tom Corbett has changed his position on medical marijuana policy and now supports the legalization of a marijuana extract to treat severe seizures in children, his office said Thursday. […]
Kenney Tries New Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana
The Daily News reports that Councilman Jim Kenney is making another attempt to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana — he’ll introduce a new bill today […]
Chris Christie: Culture Didn’t Lead to Bridgegate
New Jersey governor Chris Christie held a “town hall”-style meeting on Thursday in Brick, Ocean County, and got the usual questions about Superstorm Sandy recovery […]
Chris Christie Is Really Against Legalized Pot
Gov. Christie is not a fan of Colorado’s legalized pot, Politico reports: “See if you want to live in a major city in Colorado where […]
Philadelphia 4/20 Protest Features No Marijuana Smoking After Show of Police Force
4/20 is now enough of an actual holiday that NBC’s hockey coverage made a pot joke yesterday. But while people in Colorado lit up legally […]
50 Things About Wawa for Wawa’s 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago today, the first Wawa opened at the corner of MacDade Blvd. and Swarthmore Ave. in Folsom, Pennsylvania. Today, you can get free […]
Chris Christie Opposed to Relaxed Pot Laws in New Jersey
With marijuana now legal in Colorado and Washington and the sky still unlikely to fall to the ground anytime soon, other states are considering following […]
John Hanger, Marijuana Advocate, Drops Out of Governor’s Race
John Hanger, the Democrat best-known for his pro-pot views, has dropped out of the governor’s race. From his press release:
Philly One Step Closer to Decriminalizing Pot
Philly.com reports: “City Council’s committee on law and government favorably passed a bill that would end mandatory custodial arrests for the crime of possessing a […]