Prop 19 Would Help Defuse Mexico’s Drug War

Passage of California’s Proposition 19, which aims to legalize recreational marijuana, could help ease the spiralling violence of Mexico’s drug war.

Approval of the statewide ballot initiative on Nov. 2 would allow local governments to tax and regulate the limited possession and cultivation of marijuana for adults age 21 and over.

Besides offering the cash-strapped state a new source of revenue and jobs, Proposition 19 would also help pave the way for a much-needed drug policy shift south of the border.

Prop 19 Down in Two New Polls

Two polls released Tuesday show Proposition 19, the California tax and regulate marijuana legalization initiative, in trouble.

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YouTube Censors Pro Prop 19 Political Campaign

Last week, comedian Steve Berke launched an online political campaign in support of Proposition 19 in California with the recent release of his latest music video, “Should Be Legalized”, a political commentary on Eminem’s music video “Love The Way You Lie.”

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Marijuana Vote 2010: Pot at the Polls in Four States - 7 DAYS LEFT

CANNABIS CULTURE - Marijuana is on the ballot in four states: California, Arizona, South Dakota, and Oregon will vote on cannabis-related initiatives in the November 2 election.

If you live in any of these states, please do everything you can to spread the word and DON’T FORGET TO VOTE on November 2, 2010!

LIVE ELECTION COVERAGE on CANNABIS CULTURE

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Proposition 19 Campaign Gets $1 Million Donation From George Soros

George Soros, the multibillionaire investor, will donate $1 million to help pass Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization measure, which he endorsed Monday as “a major step forward.”

The donation makes Soros, who is the chairman of a hedge fund and who founded the Open Society Foundations, the largest donor to the campaign after Richard Lee, an Oakland medical marijuana entrepreneur, who has spent at least $1.5 million on the measure.

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Memorial Tribute To Michelle Rainey

CANNABIS CULTURE - Friends of Canadian cannabis activist Michelle Rainey will be hold a memorial tribute in her honor at BC Marijuana Party Headquarters on Thursday, October 28. Tune in to our LIVE webcast starting at 8pm Pacific time.

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Steve Cooley Loses Case to Ed Rosenthal

A week after Robert Wooster was arrested, I decided that I would test the law regarding possession of under an ounce going through Bob Hope Burbank, California airport (Los Angeles County). I was ticketed at the airport for the misdemeanor of possession of under an ounce.

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The Big Business of Marijuana

The Oakland superstore is only the start. weGrow will soon open two additional California stores and has ambitious plans to expand nationally. It already has about 75 weGrow franchise stores under contract (at $25,000 a pop) in Colorado, Michigan and Illinois. It expects to have an additional 65 franchise stores in California.

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Holder Says U.S. Would Enforce Ban on Pot in California

The Department of Justice says it intends to prosecute marijuana laws in California aggressively even if state voters approve an initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot to legalize the drug.

The announcement by Eric H. Holder Jr., the attorney general, was the latest reminder of how much of the establishment has lined up against the popular initiative: Dozens of editorial boards, candidates for office, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other public officials.

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ACLU: Poppy Seeds Led to Drug-Related Baby Seizure

The American Civil Liberties Union is representing a western Pennsylvania woman who says her newborn baby was seized by county welfare workers after she failed a drug test because she ate a poppy seed bagel.

ACLU attorney Sara Rose said Lawrence County Children and Youth Services officials came to Elizabeth Mort’s home three days after she gave birth at Jameson Hospital in New Castle last month. A state law allows hospitals to give blood tests to protect newborns from mothers who may be abusing drugs.

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