Marijuana Prohibition

A retired Judge makes a great argument about why we should end the prohibition on Marijuana

Incarceration Nation

Recently Pat Robertson has called for an end to the criminalization of Marijuana and has pointed to the fact that the US has nearly 10 times the incarceration rate as other developed countries and three times that of crime ridden countries like Brazil and Mexico

Obama on Marijuana

In 2004 Obama stated Marijuana laws should be reviewed and decriminalizing marijuana was a good idea. But he said more recently in a town hall meeting he was not interested in legalizing and taxing marijuana. We'll see where this debate goes as Barney Frank and Ron Paul have introduced legislation to end the federal prohibition on Marijuana.

Medical Marijuana

The issue of Medical Marijuana is a slam dunk. There is no reason that a drug that has proven benefit shouldn't be prescribed to patients by their physicians. It is ludicrous to talk about the dangers of marijuana and the potential for abuse while doctors are capable of prescribing opiates (that derive from the same plant as heroin). Why is it that doctors can't prescribe a pain killer with little potential for addiction (marijuana) when they can prescribe several pain killers (morphine, codeine, oxycodon, oxycontin, etc) that have a moderate to high risk for addiction?

Former Gov. Gary Johnson: Legalize Pot

Former New Mexico Governor and GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson argues that for the sake of individual liberty and fiscal responsibility we should legalized marijuana.

International Panel: Drug war failed

International Panel: Drug war is a failure, regulate marijuana.