Video: Anti-Amendment 64 'Smart Colorado' Founders' Checkered Past
In this video, the Young Turks expose Mel and Betty Sembler's checkered past and their likely motivations for bankrolling Smart Colorado to fight cannabis.
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Baltimore Man Swallows Drugs During Arrest, Dies
A Baltimore man died Friday night after allegedly swallowing drugs as police attempted to arrest him and is 47th person to die in US domestic drug law...
Marijuana Decriminalization Gets Conservative Support in Indiana
Marijuana reform is a hot topic of conversation in state legislatures around the US. You can now add Indiana to the list of states where it's heating up...
Drug Czar Ignores Failure of Marijuana Prohibition to Curb Use
Federal officials released the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health, ignoring the realities of marijuana use and failed policies in the U.S.
Measure 80 Debate: Nancy Reagan Would be Proud
The arguments presented against Measure 80 were the same old "Just Say No" rhetoric that has brainwashed this country since Nixon started the War on Drugs.
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If I-502 Passes in WA, How Will Federal Government Respond?
How would the federal government respond if Washington voters pass I-502 and legalize recreational marijuana sales. A big legal fight in federal court?
Colombia Okays Prescriptions for Addicts in Bogota
Colombia Okays Prescriptions for Addicts in Bogota; President Juan Manuel Santos has given the go-ahead to Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro's plan to prescribe otherwise illicit drugs to addicts in the Colombian capital, according to Colombian press reports.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Tests Positive for Cannabis
Professional boxer and former WBC Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. tested positive for cannabis following his loss to Sergio Martinez Saturday.
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Seattle Times Editorial Board: Approve I-502, It’s Time to Legalize
Marijuana prohibition does not work. The better policy is to legalize it, license it, regulate it and tax it. Washington State, approve I-502 this November.
Video: The House I Live In
Eugene Jarecki's new documentary 'The House I Live In' is about the not-so-silent war at home, the war on drugs. Here's the trailer for this Oct film...
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Latino and Black Law Enforcement Groups Endorse Colorado Marijuana Initiative
Two national law enforcement organizations representing black and Latino police officers officially support Amendment 64 to legalize marijuana in Colorado.
Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Obama's Broken Promises
Protests took place all over the nation as medical marijuana patients and advocates demanded that President Obama keep his promises to respect state law.
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America’s Destructive War On Marijuana: A Drug Dealer Protects His Turf
The front line in the war on marijuana is Colorado, where the federal government has interfered with its system of state-regulated medical-marijuana...
British Columbia Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative Approved
British Columbia election officials announced that they had approved in principle an initiative petition that would decriminalize marijuana use for adults.
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Marijuana Activist Dana Larsen Launches BC Canada Pot Petition
Marijuana activist Dana Larsen has launched an initiative petition to stop British Columbia police from enforcing simple possession laws for cannabis.
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Future Shock: What Happens if Colorado Legalizes Pot?
How might daily life change in Colorado, from the workplace to going to ball games, if Amendment 64 passes, legalizing recreational marijuana for adults.
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Raids Shut Down Big Medical Marijuana Suppliers in Oregon
Federal authorities raided and shut down two of the Oregon's best-known medical marijuana suppliers, High Hopes Farm and Ontario Marijuana Cooperative.
Swiss Move to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
Switzerland is on the verge of decriminalizing the possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana after the lower house of parliament Thursday agreed...