Stories by Stephen Gutwillig

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When It Comes to Medical Marijuana, Obama's White House Is a Science-Free Zone

Posted on Jul 15, 2011, Source: LA Times

Obama's own National Cancer Institute says medical pot helps with nausea, loss of appetite, pain and insomnia -- so why has he returned to prosecuting dispensaries?

An Exit Strategy from America's Longest War -- 40 Years of Disastrous Drug Prohibition

Posted on Jun 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

When will we abandon what is arguably the most disastrous public policy in American history since chattel slavery and the jim crow legacy?

Clip from Family Feud Is an Instant Pot Humor Classic: "What Is Something People Pass Around?"

Posted on Feb 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A hilarious and strong indicator for how mainstream marijuana use has become in American society.

Dianne Feinstein Is Out of Step on the Drug War

Posted on Oct 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Senator Feinstein is out of step with Californians, particularly younger voters, while in lock-step with the regressive drug war lobby.

Note to Jay Leno: Marijuana Is Not "Essentially Legal" -- More Than 800,000 People a Year Are Arrested for It

Posted on Sep 3, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Leno demonstrates his lack of familiarity with the enormous number arrests in this country tied to marijuana.

California's Marijuana Legalization Initiative is Already a Winner

Posted on Aug 23, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Ten weeks from Election Day, it’s clear how much Prop. 19 has already accomplished for the drug policy reform movement.

Dismantling the 5 Big Talking Points of Marijuana Prohibitionists

Posted on Apr 23, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Opposition to this reform has crystallized within the drug war establishment, and so has their spin.

Marijuana Legalization on the CA Ballot: Separating Fact from Fiction

Posted on Mar 26, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Brace yourself for a blast of alarmist hot air from the drug war status quo, a nine-month onslaught of distortions, half-truths and real whoppers.

It’s the Pot Economy, Stupid

Posted on Mar 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Marijuana already plays a huge role in the California and national economies. It’s a revenue opportunity we literally can’t afford to ignore.
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