Cool "History of Weed" Video from Showtime "Weeds" Program
A precisely two minute YouTube ad for the Showtime program "Weeds" offers "A Brief History of Weed." The video begins with medical marijuana use documented in China in 2727 BC -- about 2,300 years too...
View ArticleFeature: Censorship in California -- MPP Marijuana Ad Campaign Hits Bumps as...
The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) kicked off a TV ad campaign aimed at gaining support for a California marijuana legalization bill in the legislature on Wednesday, but ran into problems with several...
View ArticleMedia Hypocrisy in the Marijuana Debate
Russ Belville shares the fascinating story of some "higher ups" at CBS pulling the plug on a NORML radio show that was about to go on the air. The whole thing is magnificently absurd considering that...
View ArticleDrug Czar Blames the Media for Marijuana's Popularity
If you wanna hear drug czar Gil Kerlikowske getting served by random people who hate the drug war, check out this NPR interview. As soon as the phones open, Mr. K gets put on the defensive by a social...
View ArticleO'Reilly Attacks Sting Over Legalization Comments
This new DPA video featuring Sting was more than enough to drive Bill O'Reilly over the edge yet again:As usual, every single "fact" presented here by O'Reilly is completely made up, as demonstrated in...
View ArticleIs Bill O'Reilly Helping Us Legalize Drugs?
A couple readers objected to my suggestion last week that Bill O'Reilly's anti-drug scare tactics are actually helping our cause more than they hurt it. Here's what they said:"I'm very displeased with...
View ArticleTV Station to Air First-ever Medical Pot Ad
Fox's KTXL television station in Sacramento, California will be the first-ever in the United States to air a paid commercial advertisement for a medical marijuana dispensary.
View ArticleAmerica's First Medical Marijuana TV Ad
A Sacramento, CA dispensary — run by a conservative Christian — makes history with a television commercial touting the benefits of medical marijuana.
View ArticleEthics Panel Rips TV Drug Court
Arkansas' judicial officials are questioning whether Washington-Madison County Drug Court, a popular local television program, should be aired. An opinion from the Arkansas Supreme Court Judicial...
View ArticleSending a Meth Message, Does It Work?
For the second year, graphic television ads showing actors portraying pathetic and physically damaged drug addicts remind people about the danger of methamphetamine -- but does the scary message work?...
View ArticleMarijuana Wins the Culture War
This clip from Family Feud is an instant classic:read more
View ArticleMarijuana Is Serious Business, But Leno and Conan are Hooked on Bad Pot Jokes
Although cannabis has been known to give people the giggles, there isn't exactly an abundance of amusement to be found in U.S. marijuana policy. Even as the nation moves towards a more sensible...
View ArticleGary Johnson Snubbed in CNN GOP Presidential Debate
CNN held its first televised debate among Republican presidential candidates Monday tonight, but while the cable news network issued invitations to several non- or yet-to-announce candidates, it...
View Article40th Anniversary Drug War Continues, SWAT Raid Music Video, More Wire
The 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon's declaration of the drug war continues.read more
View ArticleGerman Cannabis Activist Georg Wurth Wins a Million Euros!
Big congratulations are in order for our German brethren. They have scored a major publicity and resource coup that will definitely help them advance the cause.read more
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