Five More US Drug War Deaths
The War on Drugs…causing crime scenes daily. At least five people have been killed in the drug war on America’s streets in the past few weeks. They become the 30th through the…
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Will CNN Allow Gary Johnson to Debate?
Anti-Prohibition activists want someone who actually represents their views to debate the national implications of modern-day prohibition
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Medical Marijuana Is a Classic States’ Rights Issue
Bob Morris writes a great article on how the Fed should stay out of medical marijuana and leave it to the states (just reschedule it out of Schedule I please, Feds). I…
What Would Marijuana As a Schedule II Drug Mean?
What would it mean if marijuana was moved to Schedule II and out of Schedule I off of the Controlled Substances Act?
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Discovery Channel Working On Humboldt County Marijuana Trade
Times-Standard reports the Discovery Channel is actively trying to put together a reality series covering the marijuana investigations and eradication efforts in famed Humboldt County, California .
Nevada Drug Dog Troopers Allege Official Misconduct
Drug sniffing dogs can be trained to alert on cue. (US Navy) A group of Nevada Highway Patrol troopers and a retired police sergeant have filed a lawsuit against the Patrol and…
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Moms and Dads for Marijuana in Colorado - Yes on 64
Some parents have formed a new group to support cannabis reform in the Colorado “Yes on 64” movement: Moms and Dads for marijuana .
Colombia High Court Okays Drug Decriminalization
In Colombia, you can possess a gram of coke with no fear of arrest (wikimedia.org) Colombia’s Constitutional Court has approved the government’s proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs…
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State Senator To Hold Press Conference About Bill To Make Marijuana Schedule II
Lex18 reports “Senator Perry B. Clark, D-Louisville, will hold a press conference to introduce legislation that would make marijuana a schedule II drug , legal for doctors to prescribe, at 2 p.m.…
Video Trailer: "The Culture High" On the Failed War On Marijuana
The Culture High is an ambitious project covering the prohibition of marijuana with the mere aim of being “the documentary that will tear into the very fiber of the longest fought war…
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Marijuana Didn't Cause the Munchies for the Zombie Face-Eater
The headlines from yesterday seemed to suggest that because toxicology tests detected marijuana in the zombie face-eater, Rudy Eugene, the only logical conclusion is that weed was to blame for his insanity.…
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Medical Marijuana Activists Add to Attorney General Eric Holder's List of Woes
Americans for Safe Access have launched a website HolderStoptheRaids.com to lobby Attorney General Holder to actually honor his words that medical marijuana distributors operating under state law will stop being raided by…
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New Pro Colorado Amendment 64 Billboard Covering Childrens' Access to Marijuana
Moms and Dads for Marijuana Regulation unveiled this billboard in support of Colorado’s Amendment 64 . Printed on it is “Please, card my son. Regulate the sale of marijuana and help me…
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Pitkin County Colorado Passes Medical Marijuana Regulations
Pitkin County Colorado commissioners approved in a 2-1 vote yesterday a system to approve medical marijuana businesses, modeled after Boulder County’s approach. Read more at aspendailynews.com .
Jon Stewart Slams Gov Christie Over Marijuana Inconsistency
Jon Stewart, during his June 27, 2012 Daily Show, continues to keep marijuana prohibition in the national spotlight. After a dig at the Republican-controlled New York state senate for killing Governor Cuomo’s…
Medical Marijuana Update
Here's the latest medical marijuana news across the nation as of June 27, 2012:
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Chicago City Council Approves Marijuana Decriminalization
The Chicago City Council approved the new marijuana possession policy today to decriminalize and issue a fine instead. Read more at pjstar .
Fewer DEA Agents For Greater Economic Growth?
With our private sector now officially falling short of "just fine," the failed war on marijuana is something both Obama & Congress should revisit. The DEA