In a profile published online over the weekend in New Yorker magazine, President Barack Obama…
After a heated and lengthy debate on the floor of the New Hampshire House of…
Residents of the District of Columbia strongly favor legalizing marijuana consumption for adults, according to the findings of a Washington Post poll, released today. Sixty-three percent of respondents said that they favor “legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use.” A 2012 report published by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland reported that DC possesses the highest percentage of marijuana possession arrests per capita in the nation.
The imposition of student drug testing policies is not effective in limiting students’ consumption of controlled substances, according to survey data published in the January edition of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Authors reported, “Consistent with previous research, results of the current study show that perceived SDT (student drug testing) is not associated with a reduction in initiation or escalation of substance use in the general student population.”
Marijuana laws are changing across the nation. They are changing because stakeholders are becoming actively…
Fifty-five percent of Americans favor making cannabis legal for adults, according to the findings of a just-released CNN/ORC International survey released late Monday. The percentage is the highest ever reported by the survey, which has been tracking public opinion on the issue since 1973, and marks a 12 percentage point jump in support since the last time pollsters posed the question in 2012.
The gravesite closest to President John Kennedy in Arlington belongs to a courageous, but assassinated…
Just Announced: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released a statement tonight that his state of…