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Alcohol Lobby Now Openly Spending Against CA's Legal Pot Initiative in Alliance with Police Industrial Complex

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. September 17, 2010.

Big Alcohol's decision to squash marijuana law reform to protect its bottom line is simply politics as usual.

Will California Legalize Pot?

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. July 30, 2010.

With only a few months to go until the election, the campaign to legalize marijuana in California has only $50,000 in cash on hand. The question now is: How can it win?

Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Wrong-Headed Opposition to Marijuana Legalization

Paul Armentano, LA Times. July 20, 2010.

Prohibition has failed, yet Feinstein's arguments against Proposition 19 suggest she is comfortable with the unacceptable status quo.

Victory! California Voters Reject Two High-Priced Corporate Attempts to Hijack Democracy

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. June 10, 2010.

Two big corporations poured tens of millions into the airwaves for their rip-off schemes, but get no support from CA voters.

With Majorities Supporting CA's Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Victory Is in Grasp

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 26, 2010.

Less than six months from election day, the CA initiative to legalize marijuana has the support of half the voters, according to two polls.

Dismantling the 5 Big Talking Points of Marijuana Prohibitionists

Tony Newman, Stephen Gutwillig, AlterNet. April 23, 2010.

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

5 Ways Hypocritical Obama and Corporate Media Are Fighting Marijuana Reform

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. February 18, 2010.

While marijuana is more mainstream than ever, legalization still faces backlash from the powers that be.

Marijuana Legalization Approved by California Assembly Committee

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. January 12, 2010.

The State Assembly's Public Health Committee approved a bill that legalizes marijuana for all adults. It won't hit the debate floor anytime soon, but it's a step forward.

Huge Signature Gathering Success Sends Pot Legalization to Ballot

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. December 14, 2009.

AlterNet broke the news that Tax Cannabis 2010 in California has gathered a surplus of ballot petition signatures, moving the state towards pot legalization.