Former Deputy Drug Czar Still Looks For Marijuana Prohibition To Pay Her
Reading a puff piece on one of the most disingenuous anti-cannabis activists in America, Dr. Andrea Barthwell of IL and VA, made my eyes roll as the contradictions and hypocrisies kept coming out–like a parade of clowns in one’s mind. From Crain’s Chicago Business Illinois ——- Andrea Barthwell, 55, provides medical consulting, forensic wo

NORML SHOW LIVE visits with actor Hal B. Klein and director Tao Ruspoli
Join us this weekend on Saturday at 6pm Pacific for another episode of NORML SHOW LIVE! (http://live.norml.org) We’re going to the movies, or at least a small part of the movies is coming to us. Actor Hal B. Klein from independent films “Nobel Son”, “Killer Movie”, and “Bottle Shock”

Winds Of Marijuana Law Reform Rebuffed At White House
While there is a constant buzz of cannabis law reform these days in America, largely at the local and state level, unfortunately these strong winds of change do not largely penetrate the Capital Beltway. This is made clear in a candid interview with Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Deputy Director Tom McLellan in the November 15 edition of The New Republic’s webpage. In a blunt and c

The Freeman: How To End Mexico’s Deadly Drug War
Since 2008 more than 7,000 people, including Mexican civilians, journalists, police, and public officials, have been killed in clashes with warring drug traffickers — traffickers who US government officials allege derive 60 percent of their profits from exporting marijuana north of the border. So what are the Obama administration’s plans to quell these gangs growing influence and the surging violence s

Parents treating children with medical marijuana cited in mainstream media
While covering stories for NORML’s Daily Audio Stash, I’ve noticed a trend lately in stories involving parents treating childhood mental health conditions like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism. (ABC’s Good Morning America, click link for video) Given the many challenges involved in raising an autistic child, parents are willing to try a variety of potential remedies, many of which are controversial and unproven. [Meiko] Hester-Perez made her decision to try