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Mexico City Moving Toward Marijuana Legalization
Several members of Mexico City's assembly plan on introducing marijuana legalization bills at the end of the month.
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Weedist Destinations: Puerto Escondido, Mexico
Sun, surf and sinsemilla. Puerto Escondido used to boom with tourism, the locals say. The streets were flush with extranjeros whose liquid funds and...
Latin American Leaders Talk Drug Reform at UN
Once again, the United Nations' General Assembly meeting in New York City has become a forum for calls for drug reform.
Chronicle Book Review: "Our Lost Border" and "The Fight to Save Juarez"
Neither of these books even pretends to be an anti-prohibitionist manifesto. They both help us achieve a richer understanding of what is going on.
Mexico's New Drug War Looks Like the Old Drug War
The number dead in Mexico's drug war since Calderon called in the military six years ago is now somewhere north of 80,000, tens of thousands disappeared.
Will Fox and Shively Mark the End of Cannabis Artisanship?
With Vicente Fox and Jamen Shively at the helm of the legalization brigade, the corporatization of cannabis may become something more than speculation.
Mexico Cannabis Legalization on the Bubble
Mexico, the next Latin American country on the brink of legalization. Mexico City bustles with fluid nightlife. In the Zona Rosa, gay, bisexual and straight
Patrick Leahy Blocks Release of Some Mexican Drug War Aid
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), head of the Senate Appropriations Committee, last week blocked the release of $95 million in funds destined to help Mexico...
Law & PoliticsLink
Mexico City to Begin Cannabis Legalization Discussion
The Mexico City Federal District city council and Mayor Miguel Mancera announced that debates would begin in September covering cannabis legalization.
Cartel Violence Flares in Western Mexican State
Last week, the Knights unleashed attacks on federal police in the state, resulting in the deaths of 20 cartel members and two federal police officers.
Former President of Mexico: End Marijuana Prohibition Now
High Times scored a really provocative and informative interview with Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico
Chronicle Book Review Essay: Murder and Mayhem in Mexico
Dying for the Truth serves purposes beyond scaring the hell out of people. Once you get past the imagery, you have a narrative of Mexico's drug wars.
Will Cartel Leader's Capture Reduce Violence or Drug Abuse?
"He is the most sadistic drug capo in Mexico," said George Grayson, a professor of politics and an expert on the Zetas cartel.
NORML Meets With Former Mexican President on Cannabis Legalization
Speakers from CCPR, LEAP and NORML noted that marijuana prohibition is an international problem founded on international treaties.
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"Starbucks of Marijuana" Entrepreneur Jamen Shively Coming to San Francisco Monday
Jamen Shively, creator of the Diego Pellicier 'premium' marijuana retail brand, is speaking Monday at noon at San Francisco's St. Francis Drake Hotel...
“All Your Pot Are Belong to Us”, an Artful Look at Weed Trafficking
Seventeen million pounds. That’s seven billion dimebags! It’s enough weed to roll a joint taller than the Washington Monument.
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Marijuana Accounts for Vast Majority of Drug Seizures on Mexican Border (INFOGRAPHIC)
Huff Post has a great infographic showing "the War on Drugs is clearly a war on weed." Marijuana was a staggering 99.5% of the Border Patrol's drug seizures
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Mexico City to Consider Legalizing Marijuana, Preparing Legislation
The leftwing Party of the Democratic Revolution is preparing legislation to introduce in September that would make it legal to smoke weed in Mexico City...