Articles tagged with "prohibition"

The Carol Jenkins Barnett Family Trust donated $800,000 in mid-July to a group campaigning to kill Florida’s proposed medical cannabis amendment.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s cannabis antipathy is evidenced in word, deed, and voting record. And that could cost her at the polls.

It’s a huge step forward for a party that still officially refuses to acknowledge even the medicinal benefits of cannabis.

Having a staunch prohibitionist underwrite the GOP, and thereby amass influence over the party’s nominee, policies, and direction, does not bode well for legalization.

The founder of RAMP — Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition — is attending her first national confab since 1984, and she’s bringing the legalization love strong.

Marijuana opponents in Colorado have given up a plan to ask voters about requiring less-potent cannabis and telling consumers that the drug could cause brain damage and paranoia.

An American man convicted of growing cannabis in Taiwan slashed his throat with a pair of scissors last week after being sentenced to four years in prison.

In the wake of Sunday’s tragic shooting rampage at a popular gay night club in Orlando, an anti-cannabis group saw an opportunity to score political points.

Why is the U.S. Attorney bringing federal possession charges against a recent high-school graduate — in Oregon of all places?

Ten current members of the Legislature were among those to urge Nevadans to support legalization. Meanwhile, a Las Vegas newspaper’s editorial stance flip-flopped after being purchased by a outspoken prohibitionist.