Oregon AG candidate Ellen Rosenblum promises to make marijuana enforcement a low priority, but will it affect medical marijuana policy on a national level?
Pelosi's willingness to call out Obama over the huge gap between his administration's actions and past pledges shows how important and popular an issue medical marijuana really is.
Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. April 21, 2012.
Demonstrators in Oakland Friday put the campaign on notice that the administration is losing friends in California with its attacks on medical marijuana.
Joan Friedland, Immigration Impact. February 22, 2012.
It is the third unsuccessful attempt by Republican Governor Susana Martinez to repeal the state’s law allowing driver's licenses regardless of immigration status.
The stock market may be up, but for working people the global political economy is likely to remain in crisis for at least another three to five years.
Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 14, 2012.
State legislatures have convened or are convening all around the country, and once again this year, marijuana decriminalization or legalization are hot topics at the statehouse.
Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 13, 2012.
If the bill passes, Washington will be the first state to legalize the possession and commerce of marijuana, sending the state on a collision course with the federal government.
Despite the devastating consequences of state immigration laws in Alabama and Arizona, legislators in other states have introduced similar enforcement bills this year.
Seth Motel, Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center. January 7, 2012.
Despite Obama's strong showing among Latinos when compared with potential 2012 Republican rivals, he has suffered a decline in his overall approval rating as president.
In 2008, young voters were the big story. Both parties will attempt to woo them this time around--but are they paying attention to the issues that matter?
If Obama allows Congress to make cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security funding, petition signers refuse to donate to Obama's 2012 presidential campaign.
