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Medical Marijuana: Arizona To Hold Prescription Marijuana Lottery
Arizona will hold a prescription marijuana lottery tomorrow to pick medical marijuana dispensaries.
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AZ SWAT Team Kills Man in Drug Raid Shoot-Out
A Phoenix-area SWAT team shot and killed one man during a "dynamic entry" (break the door down) drug raid early Thursday morning.
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Obama's War on Marijuana Turns to Public Employees
Obama's war on marijuana escalates, a recent statement in which she indicated government employees might be next in line for federal criminal prosecution.
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Governor Chris Christie Still Stonewalling On Medical Pot
NJ.com reports Governor Chris Christie continues to wage his own personal and costly battle on marijuana consumers in New Jersey every day.
The Last Word: Rewriting the Cost of the War on Drugs
What is the real cost of the War on Drugs? Lawrence O'Donnell (The Last Word, NBC News) reconsiders the War on Drugs in this video.
Springfield (MO) Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative Certified
An effort to decriminalize pot possession in the southwest Missouri city of Springfield passed a key hurdle Thursday.
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1,100 Marijuana Plants Found in Idaho Corn Field
Idaho State Police investigators uprooted about 1,100 marijuana plants growing, in a corn field with an estimated street value of $2.2 million.
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Honolulu Police Officer Faces Five Years for Growing Pot
Michael Steven Chu, a Honolulu police officer has pleaded guilty and faces up to five years in prison for growing marijuana.
Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Protect Landlords of Compliant Medical Marijuana Businesses
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and seven co-sponsors introduce HR 6335 to stop the seizure of property from medical marijuana landlords.
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Asking NORML's Paul Kuhn: Is it finally time to legalize marijuana?
The Washington Times interviews NORML's Paul Kuhn to discuss prohibition, misinformation that still exists and the recent surge in voter support.
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Bill Maher Reviews ‘Too High to Fail’ by Doug Fine
Longtime marijuana advocate and weedist Bill Maher reviews Doug Fine's latest book Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution.
Cannabis Prohibition Now Seventy-Five Years Old
Infamously, America’s federally created Cannabis Prohibition marks its seventy-fifth anniversary this August 2, 2012.
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Drug Smuggling Diplomat Denied Diplomatic Immunity and Jailed
Amelework Wondemagegne, an Ethiopian Embassy official, attempted to claim diplomatic immunity after trying to smuggle cannabis into the UK .
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13 Year Old Madera Boy Arrested Facing Felony Drug Charges
KSEE24 News reports a 13-year old Madera boy is facing felony drug charges for cultivation of marijuana for one full grown and some starter plants.
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“Pot is The New Gay" says NY Medical Marijuana Screener
Kenny Toglia is on a mission to legalize medical marijuana in New York to stamp out fungus from black market operations and says "pot is the new gay."
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DEA’s Cannabis Crop Seizures Fell 35 Percent From Previous Year
Total cannabis crop seizures fell an estimated 35 percent between 2010 and 2011, according to statistics by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Woman Walks After Prosecutorial Perfidy in Tucson
Aurora Lopez-Avila is back home in Mexico after sitting for more than two years in a Tucson, Arizona prison on drug charges.
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Phelps Wins 20th Medal and Another Olympics First
Michael Phelps earned his 20th medal with a win in the men's 200-meter individual medley and set another Olympics first.