Thirty-Six and Counting: More States Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition
Yesterday, voters in two more states legalized marijuana for the first time, bringing the total number of states defying federal cannabis prohibition to 36, while voters approved recreational legalization in a number of states, bringing the total that have done so to...
Status Report: Nullify Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Marijuana is the granddaddy of the modern nullification movement. On no other issue do we find state-by-state resistance to federal power so advanced, well-funded, supported and successful. Beginning in California with the legalization of cannabis for medical use in...
Why Legalization Can Be a Better First Step than Decriminalization
Some libertarians reject any efforts to legalize hemp or marijuana at the state level because they oppose the taxes, and the licensing and regulation requirements, that generally come with legalization. They prefer straight decriminalization. But despite the...