Legalize Cannabis Hemp Petition on We the People

Four out of the first six petitions submitted to the newly created We the People government petition site, are about ending the federal prohibition on hemp and cannabis. This was in addition to the one I submitted, titled: End federal prohibition of hemp. Cannabis is too...

Utah Law Review Joins AMA in Call for Marijuana Rescheduling

Fear of "the other" is at the core of marijuana prohibition. At least that is the conclusion that may be drawn from a review of its history, as outlined in a 70 page article in the 2009 Volume of the Utah Law Review. The article, entitled Medical Marijuana: The Conflict...

Calling it Medical Marijuana sends the RIGHT message to kids.

  Children are not stupid. Indeed, they tend to be more aware than most adults, who, by the age of 30 have generally devolved into repetitive patterns of mind and behavior. We either engage in futile endeavors to preserve the status quo, or launch doomed attempts at...

How I became a Medical Cannabis Activist: Blame Mom

When my mother was dying, I had the privilege of being her sole caregiver. And it was a privilege, for this extraordinary Hungarian writer and poet provided me with a wonderful, enviable childhood. I always felt completely loved, accepted and supported in my life choices. So,...

A Dark-eyed Junco is Trying to Kill My Car

and my house, whichever dies first. or The Magnificent Obsession of Small Birds  I don't know what either of them did to incite such rage. My car is a sedate, though somewhat crumpled, 1994 Mercury Sable that has seen better days. My house is a baby, relatively...

Marijuana: Grow it, use it, give it away—just don't sell it

                                                       images courtesy cannabisbook.com There was a time when cannabis was used...

Chuck Grassley, Medical Marijuana and "Small Government"

Democracy has its problems, but drug use is not one of them. Mind you, drug use and drug abuse are two completely different issues. Drug use is about civil liberty, and involves personal choice in the method and substance by which one deals with illness, fatigue, depression,...