- 30,000 Dutch households to receive marijuana-scented scratch cards in a bid to uncover illegal urban cannabis plantations http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11714714 16 comments worldnews
- 'Opt-out' towns are encouraging illegal marijuana sales https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/leafly-report-opt-out-towns-are-encouraging-illegal-marijuana-sales 2 comments economy
- Federal law still treats marijuana as an illegal drug, creating headaches for states https://www.virginiamercury.com/2021/12/24/federal-law-still-treats-marijuana-as-an-illegal-drug-creating-headaches-for-states/ 13 comments economy
- Thieves Steal California’s Scarce Water to Supply Illegal Marijuana Farms https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/07/24/thieves-steal-californias-scarce-water-to-supply-illegal-marijuana-farms/ 1108 comments nottheonion
- “This is about money. It’s not about caring for people who might have pain or sickness.” - Idaho Sen. C. Scott Grow on keeping recreational and medical Marijuana illegal in Idaho https://www.opb.org/article/2021/01/29/idaho-ban-legal-marijuana-state-constitution/ 24 comments politics
- Michigan wants Weedmaps to stop advertising illegal marijuana businesses https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2019/12/michigan-wants-weedmaps-to-stop-advertising-illegal-marijuana-businesses.html 37 comments politics
- Advocates want legalized cannabis boom to help communities hurt when marijuana was illegal https://abcnews.go.com/politics/blacks-legalized-cannabis-boom-communities-hurt-marijuana-illegal/story?id=64745292 24 comments politics
- Illegal marijuana farm with over 1,000 weed plants found in former police station https://www.newsweek.com/marijuana-farm-police-station-cannabis-1447567 6 comments nottheonion
- Attorney General Barr says he would favor making marijuana illegal across the United States https://www.newsweek.com/attorney-general-barr-marijuana-law-1392561utm_source=public&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=distribution 4 comments politics
- Attorney General Barr says he would favor making marijuana illegal across the United States https://www.newsweek.com/attorney-general-barr-marijuana-law-1392561?utm_source=public&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=distribution 844 comments politics
- A pharma company that spent $500,000 trying to keep pot illegal just got DEA approval for synthetic marijuana https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/24/a-pharma-company-that-spent-500000-trying-to-keep-pot-illegal-just-got-dea-approval-for-synthetic-marijuana/?utm_term=.9c66e1945c29 204 comments politics
- Marijuana is still illegal, as far as Maine’s colleges and universities are concerned. http://www.pressherald.com/2017/02/04/pot-still-illegal-as-far-as-maine-colleges-universities-are-concerned/ 5 comments politics
- Marijuana to remain illegal under federal law, DEA says http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/08/10/dea-marijuana-remains-illegal-under-federal-law/88550804/ 3 comments politics
- Public Cry for Help: My marijuana clinic is a target for illegal surveillance! We have proof and have announced our suspicions publicly after reports exposed stingray use by state police. https://natureswaymedicine.com/illegal-surveillance/ 27 comments privacy
- Uruguay marijuana move 'illegal' - UN drugs watchdog http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25340324 25 comments worldnews
- Marijuana’s status as an illegal drug “isn’t based on a whim,” Mr. Grassley said. “It’s based on what science tells us about this dangerous and addictive drug.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/us/answers-sought-for-when-marijuana-laws-collide.html?ref=us&_r=0 6 comments politics
- Twelve years ago, Portugal eliminated criminal penalties for drug users. Since then, those caught with small amounts of marijuana, cocaine or heroin go unindicted and possession is a misdemeanor on par with illegal parking. Experts are pleased with the results. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/evaluating-drug-decriminalization-in-portugal-12-years-later-a-891060.html 79 comments science
- I have never used an illegal drug in my life, yet was just raped in court for a charge of possession of marijuana for sitting next to someone smoking it. Please read this and get pissed at the system with me. https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/legalize-and-regulate-marijuana-manner-similar-alcohol/y8l45gb1 7 comments reddit.com
- More federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries despite Obama promises to end this odious and illegal practice http://reason.com/blog/2010/09/09/the-obama-age-of-no-federal-de 6 comments reddit.com
- The Marijuana Conspiracy: The reason hemp is illegal http://www.activistpost.com/2010/07/marijuana-conspiracy-reason-hemp-is.html 7 comments politics
- Why the Hell is Marijuana Illegal http://chipmcgee.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/why-the-hell-is-marijuana-illegal/ 26 comments reddit.com
- A fire that has burned more than 75,000 acres in Santa Barbara County over the last week was started in an illegal marijuana growing area operated by a Mexican drug organization, authorities said http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/08/huge-santa-barbara-wildfire-caused-by-marijuana-farm-suspects-at-large-in-forest.html 15 comments reddit.com
- Medical marijuana has strong support from voters and health organizations. The federal government, however, has resisted any change to marijuana’s illegal status at the federal level. http://fizzyenergy.com/medicine-marijuana-that-really-can-help-people/ 11 comments reddit.com
- Why is Marijuana Illegal? A brief history of the criminalization of cannabis http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyismarijuanaillegal.html 26 comments politics
- Why is Marijuana Illegal? (A brief history of the criminalization of cannabis) http://marijuana.drugwarrant.com 83 comments reddit.com
- High Times - Why is marijuana illegal anyhow? http://www.blogaboutnothing.com/ 29 comments reddit.com
- DEA Admits State-Level Marijuana Legalization Reduces Illegal Market Demand https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-admits-state-level-marijuana-legalization-reduces-illegal-market-demand/ 494 comments nottheonion
- Marijuana should be ‘kept illegal,’ Trump campaign official says in interview https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/20/trump-reelection-campaign-official-says-marijuana-/ 75 comments politics
- Banks Launder Billions in Illegal Cartel Money While Snubbing Legal Marijuana Businesses http://www.alternet.org/drugs/banks-launder-billions-illegal-cartel-money-while-snubbing-legal-marijuana-businesses 540 comments worldnews
- Cops Could Soon Use Breathalyzers to Test for Illegal Drugs. A study published yesterday in the Journal of Breath Research reveals that scientists can now use breath analysis to test for the presence of 12 different drugs in the body, including cocaine, marijuana and amphetamines. http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/04/cops-could-soon-use-breathalyzers-to-test-for-illegal-drugs/ 55 comments science
- "Over the past 20 to 30 years deaths from liver disease have increased by 500%, with 85% of those due to alcohol" ....and marijuana is still illegal... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15114325 145 comments worldnews
- In 1970, a US national commission recommended ending the illegality of marijuana. A Dutch national commission reached the same conclusion. The difference was the Dutch listened to their experts whereas US ignored theirs. It turns out that prohibition was less successful than decriminalization http://www.alternet.org/drugs/148533/15_million_americans_have_been_arrested_because_pot_is_illegal_--_when_will_our_dumb_marijuana_prohibition_be_overturned/ 6 comments politics
- Marijuana growers, many believed to be affiliated with Mexican drug cartels, are aggressively expanding their illegal farming operations in the U.S., clearing land to plant pot in dozens of national forests from coast to coast http://online.wsj.com/article/sb125193614108781629.html 6 comments politics
- Police say New England Patriots DE Chandler Jones 'desperately' sought help: "Jones was admitted to a local hospital Sunday after having a bad reaction to a substance he put into his body...the substance was synthetic marijuana, which is not illegal in the state." http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14570056/police-say-new-england-patriots-de-chandler-jones-desperately-sought-help 36 comments nfl
- Colorado appeals court OKs firing for off-duty marijuana use - A divided Colorado Court of Appeals panel on Thursday upheld the firing of a man for off-the-job medical-marijuana use, concluding that, because marijuana is illegal under federal law, employees have no protection to use it anytime. http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23104820/colorado-appeals-court-oks-firing-off-duty-marijuana 13 comments politics
- The Top Five Special Interest Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal http://www.republicreport.org/2012/marijuana-lobby-illegal/ 4 comments politics
- The Top Five Special Interest Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal http://www.republicreport.org/2012/marijuana-lobby-illegal/ 171 comments politics
- If the whitehouse wants to tell us that marijuana is bad for our health, let's show them how little sense their response to keep it illegal makes by asking them to treat alcohol and tobacco with the same regard for our health. https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/regulate-alcohol-and-tobacco-same-manner-marijuana/qxt3wxfm 1034 comments politics
- It begins with the stone cold fact there never ever was any salient, legitimate, defensible reason for marijuana to be made illegal, let alone heinously demonized as it has been and still is. It's based on lies and utter horseshit, refutation of claims is easy. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/3/7/843133/-marijuana-propaganda:-stupid-as-ever,-never-to-improve. 236 comments politics
- Obama on Drugs - he openly admitted to using illegal drugs as a young man, specifically marijuana. So, one would think that he would be amenable to reforming drug laws and sentencing guidelines, or even legalizing marijuana. Instead he has been two-faced on the issue. http://mises.org/daily/6412/obama-on-drugs 13 comments politics