http://hightimes.com en-us 0.4 The number of Americans who use marijuana continues to increase annually. Never has it been clearer that the failed and destructive War on Pot must come to an immediate end.   By Jon Gettman   Marijuana is as popular in the US as it’s ever been. A look back over the last 25 years places the War on Pot in perspective: It really hasn’t changed a thing. Marijuana is still widely used, and efforts to enforce its prohibition are a wasteful, ineffective drain …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7686?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 15 May 2012 13:45:12 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7686?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman More]]> http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7619?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:28:55 -0400 http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7619?utm_source=rss_section_ Mark Miller They know the difference between pot and heroin – even if the Drug Czar doesn’t.   Teens are “just saying no” to alcohol, cigarettes and other dangerous drugs in record numbers. Yet the Drug Czar and the mainstream media only want to talk about pot.   That’s the take-home message from the findings of the 2011 “Monitoring the Future” study. The survey, first instituted in 1975, annually polls the self-reported use of various licit …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/parmentano/7599?utm_source=rss_section_ Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:02:10 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/parmentano/7599?utm_source=rss_section_ Paul Armentano More]]> http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7591?utm_source=rss_section_ Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:21:45 -0400 http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7591?utm_source=rss_section_ Mark Miller The Cannabis Column   Recently, marijuana has received a great deal of media attention. Three stories are currently in the national spotlight – Pat Robertson, Joe Biden, and the California legalization issue. Reformers are excited about Robertson, critical about Biden, and frustrated with recent events in California. Taken together, all three highlight the significant challenges marijuana legalization faces in the future by exposing long-standing faults in the reform …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7578?utm_source=rss_section_ Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:02:47 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7578?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman More]]> http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7575?utm_source=rss_section_ Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:25:45 -0400 http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7575?utm_source=rss_section_ Mike Hughes he 700 Club.    In an interview Wednesday with the New York Times the 81-year-old Robertson flatly stated: “I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol ... I’ve never used …More]]> http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7564?utm_source=rss_section_ Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:37:38 -0500 http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7564?utm_source=rss_section_ Mark Miller 2011: The Year the Drug Warriors Struck Back   “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they Fight you, then you win.”  —Mahatma Gandhi   It should be obvious to marijuana-law reform advocates that 2011 was the year the government decided to fight back – and fight back with a vengeance. By year’s end, it was apparent that President Barack Obama’s campaign pledge to respect state medical-marijuana laws had become ancient …More]]> http://hightimes.com/lounge/parmentano/7548?utm_source=rss_section_ Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:59:07 -0500 http://hightimes.com/lounge/parmentano/7548?utm_source=rss_section_ Paul Armentano The Cannabis Column   The Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) recently filed suit in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) refusal to reschedule cannabis. The CRC originally filed a petition to have marijuana removed from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and regulated like other substances with accepted medical use in the United States in 2002. After several years of review, and the …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7542?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:25:54 -0500 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7542?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman More]]> http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7528?utm_source=rss_section_ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:23:28 -0500 http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7528?utm_source=rss_section_ Mark Miller