Colombia's FARC Wants Legal Coca Cultivation
In peace talks in Havana Tuesday, Colombia's FARC guerrillas called on the Colombian government to consider legalizing coca cultivation.
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Colorado Marijuana Task Force Organizing for Amendment 64
The Amendment 64 Marijuana Task Force is getting organized, dividing into 5 working groups to tackle each aspect of Amendment 64.
Bills Filed in Oklahoma for Medical Marijuana and Penalty Reduction
State Sen. Constance Johnson has filed separate bills to establish a medical marijuana program in Oklahoma and to reduce the penalties for possession of...
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War on Marijuana - Protecting Teens? Hasn't Worked
Steve Chapman cites the fact that while alcohol and tobacco use have decreased in teens over the past 5 years, marijuana use has been on the rise.
Oklahoma Woman Seeks Medical Treatment, Is Jailed Instead, Dies
A pregnant Oklahoma woman who went to a hospital seeking treatment for extreme pain was instead jailed after police found pain pills on her and died in jail
Support Rises from Both Parties to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Iowa
The Iowa debate about medical marijuana is growing, with both support and opposition from all sides of the political spectrum.
Federal Court Denies Petition to Reschedule Marijuana
Federal Court of Appeals has denied requests to overturn the denial by the DEA to initiate proceedings to reschedule marijuana under federal law.
Austin, Texas Lawmaker, Elliott Naishtat, Files Medical Marijuana Bill
Representative Elliott Naishtat, D-Austin, has filed a bill that stops well short of legalizing marijuana, but still provides a medical excuse to avoid punishment.
City Attorney Refuses Mayor's Request to Drop Cases
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith wrote a letter to litigants in medical marijuana dispensary cases indicating he is not answerable to his client the Mayor.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.21)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of January 21, 2013...
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Man Who Worked on Marijuana Farm as Teenager Gets 5 Years
Nathaniel Harshman, now only 20 years old, has been sentenced to 5 years for working on a 477-plant marijuana grow operation in Alaska in 2011.
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Debate on Marijuana Legalization Set for Jan. 25 at Western Michigan University
State Representative Mike Callton, R-Nashville, and Portage City Commissioner Phil Stinchcomb will also be part of a discussion about the recreational use of marijuana in a debate put on by the WMU Students for Liberty on January 25th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Senate Judiciary Chair: End Mandatory Minimums
Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), the powerful head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for the end of mandatory minimum sentencing at both the state and fed...
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Mendocino County, California Continues to Spar with Feds over Conflicting Marijuana Laws
Mendocino County continues to resist demands by federal prosecutors for records on medical marijuana growers who registered for permits to cultivate up to 99 plants.
Hawaii House Speaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill
Hawaii House Speaker Joseph Souki (D-8) Friday introduced a bill to legalize the possession of marijuana by adults...
Industrial Hemp Reform Emerging from Marijuana Legalization Election Victories
One of the major public policy & business fronts to end cannabis prohibition in America is to pressure the federal government for industrial hemp reform...
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2 Louisiana High School Coaches Face Drug Charges
Two Louisiana high school coaches now face serious drug charges for seeds, stems, roaches and a small bag of marijuana.
Orlando, Florida Man is Year's Second Drug War Death
Man shot by Orlando police during a drug investigation. Karvis Jabbar Gamble, 19, becomes the second person to die in US drug war this year.