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NYPD pot arrests target minorities, critics charge

By | 05.11.12 | 11:36 am

Every morning, several sheets of paper are posted to the walls outside the arraignment rooms of New York City’s Borough Courts. They list the names of the accused scheduled to appear before the judge and the legal codes of their offenses. On most days and across the city’s five boroughs, More…

Pat Robertson endorses marijuana legalization

By Scot Kersgaard | 03.08.12 | 10:14 am | More from The Colorado Independent

In a recent interview with The New York Times, 81-year-old televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and host of The 700 Club, endorsed ballot measures in Colorado and Washington that would legalize marijuana. More …

Colorado marijuana legalization initiative moves forward

By Scot Kersgaard | 01.12.12 | 3:32 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

When it comes to marijuana, Colorado has been at the forefront for years, and that will only intensify in the 10 months between now and Election Day. More…

AMA Study: moderate marijuana use does not decrease pulmonary function

By Scot Kersgaard | 01.11.12 | 8:26 am | More from The Colorado Independent

A study released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that people who smoke marijuana once a week or so do not suffer from reduced pulmonary function and may actually see improvements in their pulmonary function. More …

More signatures than needed gathered to introduce an amendment legalizing medical marijuana in Colorado

By Scot Kersgaard | 01.05.12 | 11:02 am | More from The Colorado Independent

This morning, proponents of a statewide initiative to legalize and regulate marijuana submitted nearly 160,000 signatures in support of placing the measure on the 2012 ballot. Only 86,105 valid signatures of registered Colorado voters are needed to qualify. More…

Denver cannabis company announces success with cancer treatment

By Scot Kersgaard | 12.15.11 | 3:38 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Denver-based Cannabis Science, Inc. More… announced this week that a cancer patient has had success using the company’s cannabis-based product in the treatment of skin cancer.

VIDEO: Polis questions AG Holder on medical marijuana

By Scot Kersgaard | 12.12.11 | 9:30 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Colorado Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) wasted no time in taking advantage of his appointment to the Judiciary Committee. Polis questioned Attorney General Eric Holder last week during an oversight hearing on the Department of Justice and asked whether the Ogden memo was still in effect. More …

Libertarians hosting GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson at campaign stop in Florida

By Virginia Chamlee | 12.05.11 | 12:20 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Libertarian Party of Florida will host a campaign stop for Republican presidential hopeful Gary Johnson. The partnership is leading many to speculate that Johnson, a two-term New Mexico governor, may drop out of the GOP to run as a Libertarian. Florida Libertarians, for their part, say they would welcome the “anti-war, More…