Massachusetts’ Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect
Massachusetts is the 18th state since 1996 to allow for the physician-authorized use of cannabis as a therapeutic option for qualified patients. It took...
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.01)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of January 1, 2013...
ASA: Medical Cannabis Year in Review 2012
ASA Year in review: 2012 was bittersweet. On one hand, we moved the fight for safe access to medical cannabis forward, adding two new medical cannabis...
Florida Must Pay Attorney Fees in Employee Drug Test Lawsuit
A federal judge has ordered the state of Florida to pay more than $190k in attorneys' fees in a case challenging an executive order ordering suspicionless..
First Private Marijuana Clubs Open in Colorado
At least two members-only recreational marijuana clubs opened in Colorado Monday, one in Denver and one in the small southern Colorado town of Del Norte...
Barney Frank: “We should press our advantage.”
I attended a progressive event with MPP’s Morgan Fox in D.C. last Tuesday, where Congressmen John Conyers (D-MI) and Barney Frank (D-MA) both spoke...
2012: The Year In Review — NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy
Here are the Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy In 2012 from NORML. #1 Colorado and Washington Vote To Legalize Marijuana...
New York City Stop-and-Frisk Database Must Stay Sealed
The New York City Police Department cannot keep tabs on more than 360,000 people entered into a stop-and-frisk database for subsequent investigation...
Florida Attorney General ‘Just Says No’ to Medical Marijuana
Please find below a recent memo from Florida Attorney General’s office rejecting activist’s petition to reschedule marijuana for medical access. ..
Teen Pot Use Stalls as States Continue to Regulate Use
2012 Monitoring the Future Survey reports that there was no rise in daily or annual marijuana use among teens. According to the report, “annual marijuana...
Chronicle Review Essay: What Next for Mexico?
Felipe Calderon has finished his term as president of Mexico and he leaves office known as the man who plunged his country into a drug war....
US Law Enforcement Seeking To Use Drones For Domestic Policing
It’s taken the FAA a long time to release info... This includes several thousand pages of drone authorizations for law enforcement agencies, universities...
Harborside and the Feds' Failed Medical Marijuana Communications
Harborside is in the news again today. Two weeks ago we noted the premiere (and largest) dispensary had won a battle in state court. Facing threats by...
The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012
In some ways 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes.
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of December 19, 2012:
Alternet: “Will Obama Go After Legal Pot In Washington and Colorado?”
Will Obama Go After Legal Pot In Washington And Colorado? One week ago, US Attorney General Eric Holder cryptically told Bloomberg News that...
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.18)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of December 18, 2012...
The Next Seven States to Legalize Marijuana?
Rolling Stone's Tim Dickinson continues his coverage of marijuana legalization with a not unjustifiably optimistic article, "The Next Seven States to...