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Last Medical Marijuana Dispensary in San Diego Closes
The Mother Earth Alternative Healing Co-operative, the lats medical marijuana clinic licensed in San Diego County, closed its doors to customers yesterday.
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'Women For Measure 80' Holding OCTA Fundraiser Sat Sept 29
Women for Measure 80, a group that is working to restore industrial hemp & end cannabis prohibition in Oregon is hosting a fundraiser this Sat, Sept 29.
The GOP Platform on Crime and Drugs
With Republican delegates now heading home from the RNC in Tampa, lets examine their 2012 GOP Platform and read their official position on crime and drugs.
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Pot Smoking Driver in Saskatoon Canada Deemed Not Impaired
A Canadian woman who admitted to using marijuana before getting into her car has been acquitted of impaired driving as judge didn't see relevant evidence.
Latest Media Buzz Regarding Pot’s Potential Impact On IQ Misses The Bigger Issue
The media has been abuzz about persistent cannabis exposure by those under age 18 could potentially pose adverse effects on IQ misses the bigger issue.
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Marijuana Community Divide on Amendment 64 Deep, Wide, Often Nasty
Colorado's Amendment 64 has pitted advocates against advocates, frequently in online combat.
At the RNC Convention: Prohibition? What's Prohibition?
Why is no one at the RNC talking about prohibition?
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Fight With Girlfriend Outcome: Arrested for Basement Marijuana Grow
Michael C. Clinton of Ohio was arrested on felony charges for a marijuana grow in his basement after his girlfriend turned him in.
Montana's First Medical Marijuana Caregiver Dies in Prison
Richard Flor, 68, the first person to register as a caregiver under Montana's now gutted medical marijuana program has died in federal prison.
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Reddit Yet Another Platform for Obama to Ignore Marijuana
President Obama took to Reddit.com on Tuesday to answer questions from users, although Obama ignored a lot of big issues including medical marijuana.
Mexico's "Caravan for Peace" Heads to Washington
The Mexico-based Caravan for Peace and Justice is now more than halfway through their 27-city journey to focus attention on the drug war's terrible toll.
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The Cannabis PAC is No Joke
Leaders of the Cannabis PAC (National Cannabis Industry Association PAC), which officially formed Wednesday, say they’re stone-cold serious about navigating Washington D.C.’s corridors of power and money by traditional means .
Book Review: Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition
A book review of "Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition" by Nigel Inkster and Virginia Comolli.
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.29)
The battle of LA continues, Arizona prosecutors don't like their medical marijuana law and a bill is pre-filed in Kentucky. There's also lots more going on.
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Marijuana Elimination Program Is Smaller but Still Helicoptering in California
The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is dead . CAMP is indeed gone, but the helicopters — and the Drug Enforcement Administration agents, U.S. Forest Service wardens, and other cops — are…
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.08.29)
There's something funny going on in Georgia, the DEA is missing drug evidence in West Virginia and a corrupt cop in Alabama gets caught with sticky fingers.
Medical Marijuana Advocates File Signatures for Referendum to Overturn Los Angeles Dispensary Ban
If referendum qualifies, LA City Council will be forced to either rescind its ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries or call a special election.
California Drug Overdose Prevention Bill Passes
A bill aimed at saving drug overdose victims' lives by protecting those who would come to their aid from prosecution on drug charges passed the CA Assembly.