Pot Legalization Is Transforming California’s Criminal Justice Landscape. Here’s How.
An arrest for marijuana DUI in 2016—California’s laws on that front haven’t changed.Bill Alkofer/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. You’ve probably already heard legal weed is coming to California in 2018. Actually, possession of an ounce or less and private recreational use both became legal in November 2016, when…
A Quick Guide to Legal Pot in California
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For Californians, legal cannabis is right around the corner. But we have questions. And as it turns out, many of you do, too. A couple weeks ago we wanted to know what questions you had about pot, and the responses were overwhelming.…
The Guy Who Repealed Net Neutrality Caught Dancing in Video with Pizzagate Conspiracy Theorist
FCC chairman Ajit Pai during the net neutrality vote. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially voted to repeal net neutrality Thursday, handing telecom companies a massive win. The move can largely be credited to FCC chairman Ajit Pai, who was appointed to lead the commission by the…
Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Trump’s Meddling in the Agency She Created
Ron Sachs/Zumapress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn’t letting the Trump administration gut the financial watchdog she championed without a fight. Late last week, the Massachusetts Democrat sent a letter to the inspector general of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asking him to review the actions of White House budget…
Flashbacks, Nightmares, Panic Attacks—Las Vegas Survivors Describe the Emotional Toll
Darla Christensen and her son Royce at a candlelit vigil on October 3, 2017.Al Kamalizad/Mother Jones When the bullets started flying on that October evening, some hit Las Vegas’ Route 91 concert stage so close to Royce Christenson that shards of aluminum landed in his hair. He saw a man go down, and the man…
The Sway of the Nuclear Arms Industry Over Donald Trump and Congress Is Terrifying
Mother Jones illustrationBullit Marquez/AP; KREMLL/Getty This story originally appeared on TomDispatch.com. Until recently, few of us woke up worrying about the threat of nuclear war. Such dangers seemed like Cold War relics, associated with outmoded practices like building fallout shelters and “duck and cover” drills. But give Donald Trump credit: When it comes to nukes,…