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Reason November 2008 Jacob Sullum |
Follow State Law, Go Directly to Jail The Drug Enforcement Administration has raided more than 60 medical marijuana dispensaries in the last two years. Because the deck is stacked against them, dispensary operators facing federal drug charges typically plead guilty. |
Reason November 2007 Jacob Sullum |
Spliff Split Candidates on marijuana: The U.S. House of Representatives once again rejected a measure aimed at stopping the DEA's interference with the therapeutic use of cannabis in the 12 states where it's legal. |
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010 Palmeri & Marois |
The Latest Fiscal Buzz? Medical Marijuana Cities are taxing marijuana dispensaries to trim budget deficits. |
Reason February 2007 Greg Beato |
Pot Clubs in Peril Are San Francisco zoning boards a bigger threat to medical marijuana than the DEA? |
Reason January 2006 Jacob Sullum |
That Chemo Cachet Medical marijuana and kids: Hard as it is to believe, it appears that promoting marijuana as a medicine for cancer and AIDS patients does not make it seem cooler to American teenagers. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 |
The Permanent Campaign The product launch has been transformed from a concentrated, all-out military assault to the subtle, persuasive art of electioneering. |
Reason June 2009 Matt Welch |
Obama Loses His "Cool" With his glib dismissal of pot legalization, the president looks less like the man, and more like The Man. |
Reason January 2005 Jacob Sullum |
Medicinal Grass Despite marijuana's low toxicity and long history of medicinal use, federal law puts it in a highly restrictive category. After decades of unsuccessful attempts to correct this anomaly, medical marijuana activists are trying a less direct approach. |
Salon.com August 31, 2000 David Tuller |
Striking down medical marijuana San Francisco's pro-pot district attorney discusses the long-term implications of the Supreme Court's ruling. |
BusinessWeek April 21, 2011 John McCormick |
Obama Fires Up His Campaign Cash Machine Obama's 2012 campaign is asking top bundlers to increase their goals by at least 40 percent, to $350,000 this year. |
Search Engine Watch October 22, 2008 Kevin Ryan |
Vote Obama/Google in '08? Google CEO Eric Schmidt hit the campaign trail this week with presidential candidate Barack Obama. Did he cross the line? |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
Meadow Launches A Cloud Platform For Marijuana Dispensaries A Y Combinator-backed startup is now offering a cloud-based SaaS (software as a service) management platform for California marijuana dispensaries. |
AFP eWire November 10, 2008 |
Where Do Nonprofits Fit in Obama's Plans? Barack Obama put forth a three-step plan to increase public service. His plans for nonprofits include the creation of an agency within the Corporation for National and Community Service called the Social Entrepreneurship Agency for Nonprofits. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Brian Doherty |
Weed Control: Feds make bad dealers Marijuana research in the United States is dominated by a lone, big-muscled monopolist: the federal government. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Jim Mueller |
How Obama Will Affect Your Portfolio Barack Obama was elected the next president of the United States of America on Tuesday night, but Wall Street isn't finished voting yet. |
Search Engine Watch June 13, 2008 Chris Boggs |
SEO Baseline: U.S. Presidential Election 2008 Now that the Democrats have finally picked Barack Obama to run against Republican John McCain in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, it's a good time to examine the two candidates' Web sites from a SEO perspective. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2011 Kevin Wack |
Big Banks Shift Campaign Cash Away from Obama In 2012 So far in the 2012 race, the six largest U.S. banks have switched sides in a dramatic way since 2008, giving far more money to GOP hopeful Mitt Romney than they are to the sitting president. |
AskMen.com |
Read Our Lips: No New Terrorists The Obama administration has no plans to release dangerous Guantanamo prisoners into their communities. |
Reason March 2009 Jacob Sullum |
Briefly Noted: Pot Mythology "Marijuana is not anti-establishment because it's illegal," writes High Times Executive Editor David Bienenstock in his new book. "It's illegal because it's anti-establishment." |
IndustryWeek March 17, 2010 |
Obama Administration Pushing its Labor Agenda -- EFCA or No EFCA Labor experts see the Obama administration pushing its labor agenda regardless of what happens with the Employee Free Choice Act. |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2009 David Forrest |
Got Economic Questions? Ask President Obama Seriously. |
Reason March 2002 Sara Rimensnyder |
One Toke over the Line In effect, the nation's highest court decided that state laws legalizing cannabis for medical use weren't worth a dime bag... |
Registered Rep. November 8, 2008 Kristen French |
Rep. Readers Worry About Tax Impact of Obama Presidency Business owners are most worried about changes in tax rates and structure during the next Presidency. |
Reason March 2003 Jacob Sullum |
High Road Is marijuana a "gateway"? |
Fast Company February 2004 Bill Breen |
Pipe Dream? Rick Doblin has a prescription for fixing NIDA's ailing medical-marijuana program: establish an alternative. |
Search Engine Watch November 17, 2008 Erik Qualman |
President 2.0 Barack Obama was helped into the White House by the increasing popularity of social media. His appeal to younger audiences, and need to get exposure in a primary race against an established opponent led Obama to develop his online strategy. Businesses can learn from his campaign. |
Reason May 2009 Jacob Sullum |
The Indefinite Future of Indefinite Detention President Obama may close Guantanamo, but the policy it represents will continue. |
Wired December 22, 2008 David Goldston |
Science We Can Believe In: How President Obama Can Recharge US Research With the economy in tumult and a deficit that could reach $1 trillion this year, the question is not whether research and development should be a priority but whether Obama will be able to deliver. |
InternetNews October 20, 2008 Jeff Goldman |
Mr. Wi-Fi Goes to Washington? Obama's and McCain's policies regarding wireless technology and the Internet may not be front and center in media coverage of their campaigns, but their differences are worth a look. |
InternetNews November 6, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Obama Names Tech Execs to Transition Team With an eye to reshaping America's technology policy, the president-elect taps two tech notables to architect his administration. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
Obama: No Free Pass for Free Trade For fans of globalization, Obama's platform presents some concerns. |
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Diane Brady |
Win a Dinner with Obama To balance big-dollar galas, the President's re-election campaign raffles one meal with regular folks. |
HBS Working Knowledge November 12, 2008 John Quelch |
The Marketing of a President Barack Obama's run for the White House was a model of marketing excellence. Here's why it worked so well. |
Reason September 2005 Jacob Sullum |
Data: Pot Bust If you have any lingering doubts about the political establishment's hypocrisy when it comes to drugs, consider this: Marijuana arrests reached an all-time high during the administration of the first acknowledged pot smoker to occupy the White House. |
Chemistry World August 29, 2012 Rebecca Trager |
Presidential candidates search for the right chemistry As the US prepares for a presidential election on 6 November, science and research groups appear to backing the current incumbent President Barack Obama. |
AskMen.com |
White House: Law Needed For Gays In Military The president wants to do away with the "don't ask, don't tell" policy through legislation. |
BusinessWeek February 12, 2007 Eamon Javers |
Campaign 2008: Cranking Up The Money Machine Obama has been lining up Democratic fund-raisers, but Clinton has a lot more cash. |
Reason January 2004 Jacob Sullum |
Seed Case First the Drug Enforcement Administration tried to ban hemp foods by claiming they've been illegal for three decades; it's just that no one noticed until recently. In June the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit rejected that gambit, forcing the DEA to issue new regulations. |
AskMen.com Ross Bonander |
Success Tips From Barack Obama Obama's success presents a handful of valuable tips every man can apply to his professional life in an effort to help him achieve his goals. |
Salon.com March 27, 2000 Fiona Morgan |
"Humanitarian cease-fire" in the war on drugs A Maine sheriff wants the Legislature to let authorities dole out confiscated pot to people who need medicinal marijuana. |
InternetNews May 29, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Obama's Cybersecurity Mandate a Bold First Step Obama's long-awaited cybersecurity announcement raises the profile of the issue, but many challenges remain. |
CIO September 30, 2008 Grant Gross |
Where the Candidates Stand on Five Technology Issues The 2008 presidential election gives CIOs and other IT executives a choice of Republican nominee Senator John McCain and Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama who are both interested in technology-related issues. |
Global Services December 2, 2008 Sam Kramer |
Outsourcing Under the Obama Administration Equity analysts and industry participants are attempting to determine the likely extent and impact the Obama administration will have on the industry's and companies' fortunes. |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 Tim Beyers |
Let Obama Be Obama Presidents don't typically email or carry digital devices; security is too big a concern. Does this mean President-elect Obama will have to give up his BlackBerry? |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Radley Balko |
Unaccountable Obama: So much for transparency "Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Barack Obama promised during his campaign for the White House. |
BusinessWeek April 30, 2007 Javers & Dunham |
Candidates' Stupid Accounting Tricks Political campaigns, like corporations, sometimes play games with their financial reports. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Hanson & Weisshaar |
Will Obama End Global Trade? Emerging economies react to the U.S. election. |
Reason October 2003 Jacob Sullum |
The Chill Is On: Fighting raves, squelching speech When Sen. Joseph Biden introduced his anti-rave legislation, critics warned that it could have a chilling effect on unpopular speech, especially criticism of the war on drugs. They were proven right barely a month after President Bush signed Biden's so-called RAVE Act. |