With Legalization Looming, Lessons from the Netherlands
CO and WA are already on their paths to legalization. The next wave of states can learn, not just from Denver and Olympia, but from the Dutch pioneers too.
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Professional Sports Committees Rethinking Marijuana Rules
UFC changed their marijuana rules to match the WADA’s. State athletic commissions have met to discuss raising the marijuana threshold for combat sports.
MI Patients Deserve Access to All Forms of Medical Marijuana
A recent decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals leaves patients who use medical marijuana edibles, tinctures, and ointments at risk of being arrested!
Former President of Mexico: End Marijuana Prohibition Now
High Times scored a really provocative and informative interview with Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico
Chronicle Book Review Essay: Murder and Mayhem in Mexico
Dying for the Truth serves purposes beyond scaring the hell out of people. Once you get past the imagery, you have a narrative of Mexico's drug wars.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.17)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 17, 2013:
Reality Check for Anti-Marijuana Group: Legalization Coming
Partnership for a Drug Free America released a new survey that in effect says ‘marijuana legalization is coming, but only for adults’.
Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Thriving
Since August 2012, Arizona has seen 98 registration certificates awarded for those wanting to open medical marijuana dispensaries.
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.16)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of July 16, 2013.
Will Cartel Leader's Capture Reduce Violence or Drug Abuse?
"He is the most sadistic drug capo in Mexico," said George Grayson, a professor of politics and an expert on the Zetas cartel.
Michigan House Approves Welfare Drug Test Bill
The Republican-controlled Michigan House Friday approved a bill that would allow for the suspicion-based drug testing of welfare recipients.
Portland, ME Residents Will Vote on Marijuana Legalization
Portland’s City Council voted 5-1 to send the marijuana legalization ordinance to voters on a November ballot, rather than immediately adopting it.
Study: Marijuana Use Decreased Symptoms of Opiate Withdrawal
Cannabis consumption is associated with mitigated symptoms of opiate withdrawal in subjects undergoing methadone maintenance treatment.
Cavemen Painted on LSD, According to New Research
Cavemen would deliberately seek out and eat hallucinogenic plants before engaging spiritual rituals, and would then paint all the trippy shit they saw.
Advocates Appeal Marijuana's Federal Status to Supreme Court
ASA filed a petition for writ of certiorari today with the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a marijuana's federal status as one of the most dangerous drugs.
Medical Marijuana Law May Not Tank Indictment
Officers failed to show probable cause under the state's medical marijuana statute, U.S. District Judge William Nielsen suppressed the evidence May 2012.
Farm Bill Passes House, Hemp Amendment Stays Intact
Although representatives re-crafted the bill to remove provisions for food stamp funding, they left a hemp amendment intact.
Army Veteran Denied Gun Due to High School Marijuana Charges
A retired Army veteran in Texas was recently barred from purchasing a gun after a background check turned up a misdemeanor marijuana conviction from 1971.