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By drosenfeld

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in a case challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration’s designation of marijuana as a Schedule I substance. The court was to decide whether the DEA followed its own rules when making the decision not to review scientific evidence that supports removing marijuana from Schedule I. Today, the court ruled that the DEA did adhere to their rules and did not have to reconsider the scheduling of marijuana.

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Source: DRUG POLICY

January 13, 2013 11:36 a.m.

Hey, mom and pops, look what I made!! (Ok, well, look what I and a bunch of other people made). American Experience is launching an app based on my project!

Watch Map History With Us! on PBS. See more from American Experience.

In August, after moving to Boston, Massachusetts from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, I started working for American Experience on the Abolitionist Map of America project — an interactive map also featured on the brand new American Experience: Mapping History iPhone app. I grew up in Monticello, Mississippi, and I have always been fascinated by the history of the Civil Rights Movement — how the efforts of a few individuals who recognized that it was time for change and progress led to one of the most significant social advancements in the history of this country. And I was thrilled to be working on this project, bringing awareness of the often forgotten heroes from the first Civil Rights movement in American history — the abolitionist movement.

The work of abolitionists took place at sites all over the country — from churches to barns and schools and offices, and from the smallest villages to the largest cities. To date, the Abolitionist Map of America features 1,000 unique historical photographs, archival materials and video clips pinned to locations from Maine to Colorado, contributed by over 100 partners and fans of American Experience. Our partners range from historical societies and public libraries, to museums, university special collections, and civic organizations. All have contributed to the project by digitizing, uploading and describing their unique treasures related to the abolitionist movement and have pinned them to our map.

Before I started the job, a couple of excellent interns at American Experience had begun researching locations that were significant to the movement. After we had identified over 500 sites that we wanted featured on the map, I began the outreach phase of the project. Every day I would call about ten organizations and explain the project and identify some of their materials that we thought would be great contributions to the map. One of my most memorable experiences was one morning when I got a phone call from a classroom full …read more
Source: PBS