The state of clemency in Missouri is in total disarray. Recently, the Kansas City Star reported that Governor Mike Parson is sitting on a backlog of over 3,500 petitions for clemency from Missouri’s prison population. Since taking office in May of 2018, Parson has acted on just one of these cases. But Parson does not…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The mayor of Philadelphia is advocating state lawmakers fully legalize marijuana and make it available for sale only through state-run liquor stores. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney made the suggestion during a local radio interview Wednesday, explaining it will benefit Philadelphia and the state by making it harder for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Maine State Senator Eric Brakey has been called the next coming of Rand Paul; and he is bent on joining the libertarian-leaning Senator by overcoming Maine’s Senator Angus King (I) in the 2018 midterm elections. The 28 year old two-term state senator worked for Ron Paul‘s 2012…
By Joe Klare What was sure to be a historic election night for marijuana law reform turned out to be almost perfect. Nine states had either recreational legalization or medical legalization on their statewide ballots and voters in 8 of those states approved legalization measures. Legalization for everyone aged 21 years or older passed in…
By Joe Klare Election Day is tomorrow. Are you voting for Trump or Hillary? Never mind, I don’t care and your vote is statistically meaningless and little is going to change. But there are some states where your vote can actually mean something. In some states, voters will be deciding on marijuana legalization. And I’m…
By Joe Klare Newly leaked emails from Wikileaks show that Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gave a thumbs down to the idea of marijuana legalization in a paid speech in 2014. More specifically, Clinton’s comments came during an on-stage O & A with the Chairman and CEO of Xerox: URSULA BURNS: So long means thumbs…
By Joe Klare New, stricter, rules on the labeling of cannabis edibles have taken effect in Colorado after complaints from many that marijuana edibles look much like regular edibles and it’s hard for children to tell the difference. Authorities in CO — one of four states that have legalized marijuana possession and use by adults…
By Joe Klare To those on the outside looking in, it may seem like marijuana legalization is inevitable, a foregone conclusion. Nothing can stop the train of freedom as it rolls down the tracks to Weedtown! But if you look down the tracks a little way, you can see an obstruction: it’s a big pile…
by Joe Klare The town of Aurora, Colorado is making so much tax money off of legal marijuana sales that they are planning on using some of it to fund programs to help the homeless. The town plans on donating about $1.5 million in tax revenue to local non-profit organizations that focus on helping homeless…
By Joe Klare Last week the California Secretary of State’s office announced that the “Adult Use of Marijuana Act” has qualified to be on the statewide ballot, which means voters in the Golden State will have a chance to vote on recreational marijuana legalization for adults. Related: California Voters Will Likely Decide on Marijuana Legalization This November…