MetaFilter posts tagged with marijuana and legalization

Marijuana Goes Mainstream

Joe Beese — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:57:53 -0800

The New York Times discovers the significance of today's date. "Allen F. St. Pierre, the executive director of Norml, said he had cautioned supporters that any legal changes that might occur would probably be incremental. “The balancing act this year is trying to get our most active, most vocal supporters to be more realistic in their expectations in what the Obama administration is going to do,” Mr. St. Pierre said."

Bad medicine

kid ichorous — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:46:02 -0800

The owner of a California medical marijuana dispensary has been found guilty of violating federal drug laws. [LA Times] FTA: ...jurors had a clear sense that Lynch was not an ordinary street-corner drug dealer, but the fact that he was dispensing medical marijuana didn't matter under federal law. [...] "It was a tough decision for all of us because the state law and the federal law are at odds." Detailed coverage of the trial by Reason TV. Federal raids on California's medical dispensaries were recently featured on MeFi.

Like Freakonomics man...

i_am_a_Jedi — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:55:14 -0800

On the Legalization — or Not — of Marijuana (via - with Pete's response)

It's the Chronic - what? - Polls of Zobgy!

DragonBoy — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:43:08 -0800

Nearly Half of Americans want to let states legally regulate and tax marijuana the way they do liquor and gambling.
Zogby International will pimp there services to just about anyone these days, including NORML for a poll on American's attitudes towards pot. According to the poll 65% of 18-29 year olds and 50% of 50-64 year-olds are cool with weed being legal and controlled like booze. The former slackers of Generation X, 30-49 year-olds, oppose it by 58% and the geezers over 65 oppose it by only 52%.

The pool shows some interesting generational attitudes. Is the 30-49 age group still following Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" mantra or is this the attitude of parents worried about their kids? I thought these folks were supposed to be the slacker generation, and now they're the strongest opponents to legalization.

Drugs are bad, mmmkay?

geoff. — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 19:24:31 -0800

Rep. Kirk (R), states, that Washington now must fuse counterterrorism and counternarcotics into an inseparable mission. It seemed almost inevitable, but could this indicate use of broad (possibly unconstitutional) anti-terrorism legislation for prosecuting drug users? With Britain downgrading marijuana, and much of the Western world softening on drug use, it seems that the United States won't give up. In fact, they even have Wal-Mart in on the action.

skallas — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:58:25 -0800

Nevada may be the first state to decriminalize marijuana. In the meantime Drug Czar John Walters believes that if drugs were decriminalized users shouldn't have the rights everyone else has.

semmi — Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:09:59 -0800

Cannabis is given health all clear in UK

4midori — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 11:13:21 -0800

Canada strongly considering decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana

sylloge — Mon, 30 Jul 2001 12:46:07 -0800

Marijuana use legal for terminally ill "Canada became the first country in the world on Monday to allow terminally ill patients to grow and smoke their own marijuana, overriding protests from doctors who said the decision could put them in an awkward situation."

bytecode — Fri, 06 Jul 2001 05:38:46 -0800

Medical marijuana not as effective as previously thought. Should this study affect the legalization talks?

tamim — Sun, 29 Apr 2001 14:16:58 -0800

Mark your calendars for next Saturday's (May 5th.) Million M a r i j u a n a March, being organized in 120 cities around the world.

Postroad — Wed, 28 Feb 2001 07:19:10 -0800

Belgium agrees to legalize pot Will this change in the legalization of pot change in our country too some 75 years from now?

snakey — Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:22:25 -0800

Legal weed in Alaska? It could be true, very soon. Tell your friends in AK to register to vote!