March 2009

"Three former presidents and the law," Debra J. Saunders, SFGate.com, March 31, 2009

"Here's how to end the drug wars that put everyone at risk," Stanley Crouch, New York Daily News, March 30, 2009

"Legalizing pot might not grow economy, but it could stem border violence," Daphne Eviatar, The Washington Independent, March 30, 2009

"Breaking taboos in the U.S. Establishment," John Kusumi, OpEdNews.com, March 30, 2009

"Marijuana issue suddenly smoking hot," Jeremy D. Mayer, Politico.com, March 29, 2009

"Former judge fired up on making pot legal," Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times/Local, March 29, 2009

"Will teens smoke more dope if pot is legal?," The Reporter (Vacaville, California) March 29, 2009

"Joint resolution: Taxing pot just makes cents," Margery Eagan, BostonHerald.com, March 29, 2009

"Former Orange County judge backs the legalizaton of pot: do you?", Los Angeles Times/Opinion, March 28, 2009

"President used marjuana but mocks & dismisses legalization," Allen Erickson, Salem-News.com, March 28,2009

"Would marijuana light up the economy?," Mark Follman, Mother Jones, March 27, 2009

"Inching closer to legalization," Wyatt Shev, San Fernando Valley Examiner, March 27, 2009


"Bill filed to legalize, tax pot: local petitioner highlights revenue," Matt Rocheleau, Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Mass.), March 27, 2009

"Legalize marijuana for tax revenue," Stephen Easton (pro) and Robert Stutman (con), Business Week, March 26, 2009

"Marijuana: tax it, regulate it, but legalize it," John Aloysius Farrell, U.S. News & World Report, March 26, 2009

"The economics of marijuana legalization revisited - Obama online town hall," Nirant Gupta, The Compass, March 26, 2009

"The peaceful 2nd American revolution begins by re-legalizating marijuana," Bruce Cain, OpEdNews.com, March 26, 2009

"Stopping border violence by legalizing drugs," Catherine Rampell, Economix, The New York Times, March 25, 2009

"Legalize marijuana--and tax it, too," Richard M. Evans, The Providence Journal, March 25, 2009

"Commentary: Legalize drugs to stop violence," Jeffrey A. Miron, CNNPolitics.com, March 24, 2009

"Help Mexico by legalizing marijuana," Bill Piper and Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet.org, March 23, 2009

"Proposal to legalize pot in Massachusetts -- Who didn't see this coming?," Donna O'Neil, WickedLocal.com (Wakefield), March 23, 2009


"War on drugs may loosen up on marijuana - to what effect?," Dave Moore and Bill Manville, New York Daily News, March 20, 2009

"Dissent of the day," Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish, The Atlantic, March 20, 2009


"Marijuana bill is wrong vehicle for legalization," Mike A. Males, Ph.D., Center on  Juvenile & Criminal Justice, March 19, 2009

"Poll: Americans oppose legalizing marijuana, lowering drinking age," CBS News Political Hotsheet, March 18, 2009

"California might legalize marijuana," Matthew Bandyk, U.S. News & World Report, March 16, 2009

"A failed drug war's rising body count," Debra J. Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle, March 15, 2009


"Stem the violence, make marijuana legal," Linda Valdez, The Arizona Republic, March 14, 2009

"The financial crisis just might lead to legal pot," Marcelo Ballve, AlterNet.org, March 13, 2009


"Marijuana legalization supporters say new bill could save billions," Redwood Times, March 12, 2009

"Legalize it!," Wyatt Shev, San Fernando Valley Examiner, March 12, 2009

"Dem lawmaker calls for legal pot program in California," The Hill Briefingroom, March 12, 2009

"Time to rethink war on drugs?," (Editorial), The Trentonian (New Jersey), March 11, 2009

"Ammiano bill does NOT legalize marijuana," Tim Castleman, indybay.org, March 8, 2009

"Marijuana legalization supporters say bill could save billions," Donna Tam, the Times-Standard

"The time has come to legalize pot," Dale Gieringer, Los Angeles Daily News, March 7, 2009

"Picture of legal marijuana rests in Prohibition Era,"  Scott Sabatini, (SF) examiner.com, March 7, 2009

"Opinion: California can't afford to legalize marijuana," Kevin A. Sabet, MercuryNews.com, March 7, 2009

"Contemplating Marijuana Legalization,"  Dr. Douglas Young, Prof. of Pol Sci. & History at Gainesville College, Gainesville, Georgia, March 6, 2009

"64 percent of British Columbians back legalization of marijuana: poll," Carito Pablo, straight.com, Vancouver, B.C., March 6, 2009

"Report by U.W. researchers finds marijuana prohbition is not achieving its aims," ACLU of Washington State, March 5, 2009

Ethan Nadelmann & David Evans on Fox News, (video) March 4, 2009

"Regulation would take it out of criminals' control," Tom Ammiano, SF Gate, March 3, 2009

"The solution: let pot pay national deficit," Spencer Magloff, Washington Square News Online, March 3, 2009

"Legalizing marijuana makes sense, cents," Steve Huntly, Chicago Sun-Times, March 3, 1009

"Regulation would take it out of criminals' control,"
Tom Ammiano, SFGate, March 3, 2009

"No better time to nd cannabis prohibition," Patrick Goggin, FogCityJournal.com, March 2, 2009



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