Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 30, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The eyes and ears of the national and international media will be focused on Colorado on New Year’s Day as the nation’s first modern state-licensed retail cannabis dispensaries will be open for business. Late last week, state and local regulators[Read More…]
Opinion
2013: The Year In Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2013. NORML and NORML Foundation are supported by cannabis consumers and other caring citizens. Please see our annual report and help us to keep going strong into 2014 by making an end of the year donation. For a limited time, we are offering two membership deals to[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on U.S. Government Contracting with Sweatshops
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. The United States government has failed to ensure transparency and integrity in the government supply chain, and this has fostered international sweatshops and egregious labor law violations. We call on President Obama to end these appalling practices. The U.S. government is a major buyer at the[Read More…]
Another Court Victory for Women’s Health: Appeals Court Protects Access to Safe and Legal Abortion in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI—(ENEWSPF)—December 20, 2013. Marking an important victory for Wisconsin women, a federal appeals court today affirmed a lower court decision blocking a Wisconsin law that would drastically restrict access to safe and legal abortion in the state if allowed to take effect. The law — which passed in spite[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on President Obama’s Remarks on NSA Surveillance
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2013. At a news conference today, President Obama said that his administration was evaluating the recommendations of the panel he appointed to review government surveillance policy. The panel has recommended major changes for the NSA and its programs. Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties[Read More…]
Video: Jon Stewart Brings John Oliver To Tears On His Last Day At Daily Show
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart catches John Oliver off-guard, honoring him on his last day at the Daily Show. By the end of the retrospective, featuring some of Oliver’s finest moments, Stewart brings Oliver to tears. Perhaps the best are[Read More…]
It’s Disturbing That Health Advocates Are Against E-Cigs That Save Lives
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 20, 2013. The New York City Council voted yesterday to ban the use of e-cigarettes in bars, offices and even outdoors in public parks. The Council approved the ban 43 to 8, and the new law will go into effect in four months. I know first-hand about smoking,[Read More…]
President Obama to Commute Sentences for 8 in Crack Cocaine Cases
Drug Policy Alliance: President Praised; Many Others Deserve Similar Relief; Congress Should Reform Mandatory Minimum Laws NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2013. Today President Obama is expected to commute the sentences of eight federal inmates convicted of non-violent drug offenses involving crack cocaine. Mr. Obama, said the eight men and women had[Read More…]
FDA Should Reject Food Industry’s Efforts to Allow ‘Natural’ Food to Contain GE Ingredients
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2013. Statement of Environmental Working Group’s Scott Faber, senior vice-president of government affairs, on the food industry’s petition to the Food and Drug Administration to permit foods labeled as “natural” to contain genetically engineered ingredients: Consumers who buy foods labeled as ‘natural’ expect those foods to be[Read More…]
Teen Use Of Alcohol, Tobacco Falls To Historic Lows (But All The Media And The Feds Want To Talk About Is Pot)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Adolescent consumption of alcohol and tobacco fell to historic lows while self-reported annual use of cannabis held steady, according to survey data released today by the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor — which has been sampling teens consumption of[Read More…]
