Marijuana
Council Takes on Marijuana, E-Cigarettes Next Week
There’s an old conservative joke that liberals will outlaw cigarette smoking about the same time the legalize marijuana. In Philadelphia, that joke will become almost […]
WATCH: First TV Ad for Marijuana Airing in New Jersey
While New Jersey’s medical marijuana law may have its faults, marijuana is available for qualified patients in the Garden State. And now it has its […]
Critics Say Jersey Medical Marijuana Program Not Working
New Jersey 101.5 reports that two Democratic senators say the state’s medical marijuana program is over-regulated.
Poll: Buncha Gulldarned Hippies Have Taken Over PA
The newest Quinnipac Poll is out, and there’s good news for all you socialist America haters—a majority of Pennsylvanians supports both medical marijuana and same-sex […]
Joe Biden: Not Down With Pot Legalization
Joe Biden has decided to betray every principle the Onion version of him stands for: Just weeks after President Barack Obama told the New Yorker that the […]
Can Marijuana Make John Hanger Governor?
John Hanger might not be the first guy you’d think of to be the “pot candidate” in this year’s Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign: He’s a Penn […]
Interview: Daylin Leach Fights for Medical Marijuana
It’s about medicine, not drugs. Talk to Daylin Leach about his medical marijuana bill long enough, and you’ll come away with a command of that […]
Guv Candidate Unveils “Legalize Marijuana” Billboard
Philadelphia Weekly points out that Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hanger has unveiled “Legalize Marijuana” billboards in Erie and Scranton, suggesting they’re the first pro-weed billboards […]
Not So Fast: Councilman Kenney Not Ready for Marijuana Legalization
On Tuesday, Philadelphia City Councilman Jim Kenney announced that he was introducing a bill to eliminate mandatory arrests for possessions of small amounts of marijuana. […]
Councilman Jim Kenney Wants to Decriminalize Reefer
The Inky reports on Councilman Jim Kenney’s proposal to decriminalize marijuana. “He said he was not advocating full legalization, but was taking his cue from […]
Councilman Kenney: No Mandatory Arrest for Marijuana Possession
A couple of days after President Obama told the New Yorker that he is basically OK with weed, Philadelphia Councilman Jim Kenney says that he […]
What Do You Tell Kids When Pot Is Suddenly Legal?
On New Year’s Day, the New York Times’s Jack Healy tweeted a tender family portrait of a father and son who had trekked all the […]
Marijuana is Legal In Colorado. So When Will America’s Super-Racist Drug War End?
According to a 2013 report by the ACLU, blacks are almost four times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana possession. It’s a […]
Chris Goldstein Is the Federal Government’s Next Marijuana Martyr
Philly NORML co-chair Chris Goldstein very well may be going to jail in the new year, and, to him, it’s all over an act of […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Burgers, Peeps, Donuts and Fork & Barrel Fallout
“And then there were two. Village Whiskey doubled up the Royal Tavern in one semifinal while Pub & Kitchen sank the Standard Tap’s burger in […]