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L.A.'s reefer madness
Amanda Reiman writes an opinion piece on The Los Angeles Times about the recent LA ban on medical marijuana dispensaries and the devious “constant framing of dispensaries as being crime-ridden, cash-hungry places…
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.07.25)
Harborside fights for its life, LA bans dispensaries and there's plenty more medical marijuana news, too:
Video: What We Saw at the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum (ReasonTV)
We found this video today by Reason.com , here’s what they have to say about the DEA museum in Arlington, VA: Since 1999, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has run a museum…
Medical Marijuana Advocates Decry Los Angeles Dispensary Ban Vote, Announce Referendum Campaign
Today’s City Council vote disregards public health needs of thousands of patients, makes city legally vulnerable. Los Angeles, CA — After more than four years of attempting to craft a medical marijuana…
Lebanon Hash Farmers Attack Eradicators
Lebanese security forces began eradicating cannabis fields in the Bekaa Valley Monday, but locals fought back with machine guns and RPGs.
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Federal Judges Dismiss Every Lawsuit Filed by California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Seeking Protection
Federal judges reinforced marijuana’s Schedule I status under the Controlled Substances Act by dismissing lawsuits advocating for dispensaries in all four California court districts. Medical marijuana supporters sought to stop the federal…
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CAMP, California's Annual Pot Eradication Program Scaled Back
CAMP (The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting), California’s 28-year-old marijuana eradication program that has destroyed millions of pot plants in public and private wilderness areas is no more. It is being replaced this…
Washington Marijuana Initiative Has Good Week
This has been a good week for I-502, the Washington state initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana, and its sponsors.
Oakland to President Obama: Change Your Ways!
signs in business reflect community support (Drug War Chronicle) Steve De Angelo preparing to lead the march (Drug War Chronicle) on the march (Drug War Chronicle) Jason David, father of medical marijuana…
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Marijuana Legalization Could Set Up State Versus Federal Showdown
What could the possible federal response be if at at least one of the three states up for recreational marijuana legalization this fall passes?
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Canadian AIDS Doctors Join International Call to End ‘War On Drugs’
Prominent Canadian doctors have joined an international campaign including Sir Richard Branson calling on world leaders to end the war on drugs & stop HIV.
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Mysterious NYC Weed Van Selling Cannabis Flavored Lollipops
There has been a mysterious NYC weed van spotted at 14th Street and 7th Avenue selling pot "it's just flavor" lollipops.
Mitt Romney's Close-Minded Views About Marijuana
Mitt Romney's view of marijuana is very much the view of those that first prohibited the wonderful flower.
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Want to Put a Piranha in the Political Fish Tank? Allow Gary Johnson in the Presidential Debates
The Washington Times believes Gary Johnson’s “penchant for snappy redirects and crowd-winning zingers would be the kind of fan service that scratches the itch for spontaneous, unscripted reality TV” makes it in…
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Will Los Angeles Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Today?
The Los Angeles City Council is set to vote today on a proposed measure that would make LA's medical marijuana dispensaries illegal
Arizona Rules Marijuana Ineffective in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety and Migraines
Arizona State University studies help shoot down expanded use of medical marijuana in Arizona for PTSD, depression, migraines, and anxiety.
ASA Director to Obama: Wake Up, Medical Marijuana Patients Are Voters
Steph Sherer from ASA writes a piece on the level of hope she had for Obama in 2008 only to be devastated by his attacks on medical marijuana.