Cartel Violence Flares in Western Mexican State
Last week, the Knights unleashed attacks on federal police in the state, resulting in the deaths of 20 cartel members and two federal police officers.
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Morocco Considering Marijuana Legalization
Morocco is considering marijuana legalization to draw in investments, reduce trade deficit and "pacify inhabitants of a historically restive region."
Fox News Scared to Have Pro-Weed Lobbyist Defend Pro-Weed Ad
Why wouldn’t Fox News ask MPP for comment on its own ad? Perhaps because of all the times MPP reps like Tvert have trounced Allen and other weed critics.
North Carolina Welfare Drug Testing Bill Passes
The bill requires participants in the state's Work First program to submit to drug testing if authorities have a reasonable suspicion they are on drugs
International Drug Policy Reform Conference Scholarship Info
This year’s conference is taking place in Denver, Colorado, where the drug policy reform landscape has just recently changed dramatically.
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Head Shop CCTV Catches Police Informant Planting Crack
An informant sent by police as an undercover investigator was caught red-handed planting crack in the business he was sent to investigate.
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Time - The Zimmerman Mind-Set
This mind-set has fueled a brutal war on drugs, a get-tough movement and a prison-building boom unprecedented in world history." -Michelle Alexander, Time
DEA Medical Cannabis Offensive May Have Cost $13.3 Million
These raids constitute one of President Obama’s single biggest days of paramilitary action on medical cannabis providers, but what did this offensive cost?
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Senator Segerblom: Nevada to Make a Bundle on Medical Marijuana
Las Vegas Senator Segerblom (D) said future Nevada pot dispensary owners are in a perfect position to make millions of dollars because...
Canada Liberal Party Leader Says Legalize Marijuana
Canada's opposition Liberal Party head Justin Trudeau has called for the legalization of marijuana.
MPP Airs Ad at Brickyard 400 NASCAR Race
NASCAR fans attending this weekend’s Brickyard 400 races will be greeted by an MPP video ad in support of making marijuana legal for adults.
Study Suggests That Baby Mice Shouldn’t Do Bong Hits
According to a new study, young people mice shouldn’t smoke weed until they’ve reached adulthood.
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Huge Legalization Ad From MPP to Run at NASCAR Brickyard 400
A marijuana legalization ad from Marijuana Policy Project will be gracing the entrance to the NASCAR Brickyard 400 this weekend in Indianapolis.
Chronicle Book Review: Smuggler Nation
Wow. With Smuggler Nation, Brown University political science professor Peter Andreas has hit the ball out of the park -- or over the border.
US Prisoner Count Declines, but 330,000 Still in for Drugs
But federal prisoner populations are still increasing, albeit at a slower rate than over the past decade.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.24)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 24, 2013:
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Cannastock 2013 this Weekend in Kentucky
Cannabis-friendly folks of all kinds are gathering this weekend in Berea, Kentucky for Cannastock 2013.
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PA Governor Candidate John Hanger Offers Pot Reform Platform
John Hanger, one of the candidates for Pennsylvania governor next year, promotes a three-step cannabis reform platform.