Two More Drug War Deaths -- Border Patrol Involved in Both
Two more drug war deaths as a housewife and a Border Patrol agent become the 48th and 49th persons to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations...
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Richard Lee's Mom Wows 'Em at NORML
Ann Lee, mother of Oaksterdam's Richard Lee, called for a Republican revolution against marijuana prohibition at the 41st National NORML conference...
Federal Trial Against Medical Marijuana Provider Set to Begin in LA
Aaron Sandusky, the operator of three state-compliant medical marijuana dispensaries, will be tried in federal court this week in Los Angeles.
Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Reviewing Scientific Evidence Reaches Federal Court
For the first time in nearly 20 years, a federal court will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging the federal government's classification of marijuana.
Tom Hayden to NORML: US Needs Peace Movement to End Drug War
Tom Hayden, who co-founded the anti-war Students for a Democrat Society in 1966, is calling for a social justice peace movement to end the US drug war...
Initiative Watch (2012.10.04)
Just over a month out, medical marijuana and marijuana legalization initiative campaigns are heating up.
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.03)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of October 03, 2012.
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.02)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of October 2, 2012.
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Heads for Finish Line
The South remains the last region of the country without a medical marijuana state, but that could well change on November 6, 2012 in Arkansas...
MA Drug Lab Scandal Gets Special Court Sessions
MA Court administrators are setting up special court sessions for over a thousand people convicted for drug crimes based on fraudulent lab evidence...
Presidential Debates Should Address Marijuana Prohibition
An online petition will be presented to the Presidential Debate Commission to include at least one cannabis-related question in the presidential debates.
Canada Health Ministry Bans "Bath Salts" Drug
The Canadian government has banned MDPV (methylenedioxypyrovalerone), a synthetic stimulant commonly found in "bath salts" drugs....
British Columbia Local Governments Call for Marijuana Decriminalization
Municipal leaders across British Columbia last week endorsed a resolution calling for the decriminalization of marijuana.
Federal Cannabis Prohibition Turns 75-Years-Old Today
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the enactment of federal marijuana prohibition....
Peru Coca Crop Keeps Getting Bigger
Coca cultivation in Peru increased again last year, up 5.2% over 2010, according to the 2011 coca monitoring survey conducted by the United Nations...
Federal Sentencing of Legally Compliant Medical Marijuana Providers Highlights Harmful Obama Policy
Justice Department uses prosecutorial discretion to seek decades in prison for legal Michigan medical marijuana cultivators.
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Fends Off Ballot Challenge
The Arkansas Supreme Court Thursday rejected a bid to keep the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act off the November ballot.
Washington Marijuana Legalization Measure in Strong Position
Washington state's I-502 marijuana legalization, regulation, and taxation initiative looks to be well-positioned yet to actually win at the ballot box...