Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. June 3, 2008. With key medical marijuana ballot initiatives likely to pass, and a more pot-friendly majority in Congress, there is room for optimism.
Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. May 9, 2008. New study says New York's cannabis crackdown is both racist and fraudulent -- and that more have been arrested under Bloomberg than Giuliani.
Paul Armentano, AlterNet. March 10, 2008. Headlines suggested a study proved pot is a greater cancer risk than tobacco -- but the media didn't even wait for the report to be released.
Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. February 9, 2008. A rash of new studies of marijuana has hit the mass media, generating absurd headlines like "Smoking Pot Rots Your Gums."
David Borden, Paul Armentano, Huffington Post. September 10, 2007. How does the federal government reconcile its propaganda on the dangers of pot with the huge number of people who rely on marijuana's medicinal powers? Pretend they don't exist.
Paul Armentano, Mitch Earlywine, Huffington Post. August 13, 2007. A new attempt to scare pot smokers in Britain alleges that smoking pot can increase the risk of becoming "psychotic." A quick glance at the data cited reveals no such correlation.
Patrick McCartney, Martin A. Lee, AlterNet. June 16, 2007. More than ten years after California's Compassionate Use Act was passed by voters, state and local officials are still collaborating with federal law enforcement to undermine it.
Paul Armentano, AlterNet. March 31, 2007. If you're a pot smoking African-American or Hispanic in New York City, chances are you and the NYPD are on a first-name basis.
Paul Armentano, AlterNet. March 22, 2007. Since 1972, U.S. taxpayers have spent well over $20 billion enforcing criminal marijuana laws and 16.5 million people have been arrested. It's time to put an end to this waste.
