A CBS poll taken in early January of this year concluded that 86 percent of the nation now supports safe access to cannabis at a doctor’s discretion…

Rastafarians without any scientific evidence were always adamant about the miraculous properties of marijuana or ganja.

Marijuana is the single largest agricultural commodity in California, and it is the primary vehicle for the war on drugs’ racialized arrest…

Charles Steele/SCLC and Bail Coalition Lobby to Gut Bail Reform Bill in New Jersey IBW Calls Behavior “Shameful” New York–June 25…Today the New York based Institute of the Black…

Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered states to stop sending youth offenders to prison for the the rest of their lives without the possibility of parole.
The feds could actually soften their stance a little when it comes to weed.
The president is skipping Tuesday’s posthumous Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for Dr. and Mrs. King, but activists are even more angry that Congress hasn’t rescued the Voting Rights Act.

Above is a map showing the stealing of indigenous territory by “Treaties” – never honored for long, the “big guns” of the time against some…

Marshall Eddie Conway and Paul Coates talk about how they met in Baltimore’s Black Panther Party and maintained solidarity and friendship for 43 years after Conway was framed, convicted and jailed for murder.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, the massive organizing project that brought more than 1,000 volunteers to Mississippi and drew national attention to the ongoing civil rights struggle in the South.

Congress asks the head of Health and Human Services to do away with an additional review process required only for those hoping to study marijuana’s medicinal effects.
Those who work in marijuana policy reform have long been aware that federal regulations and agencies significantly impede investigators’ ability to conduct clinical studies of cannabis…