Singapore Death Row Drug Defendants Can Now Seek Review
Drug traffickers & other death row inmates in Singapore can now seek review of their death sentences after changes to the island's mandatory death sentence.
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Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate
Fallout from the Obama Administration's aggressive federal enforcement in medical marijuana states has reached a fever pitch this month with three people...
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Bill in Texas Seeks to Soften Penalty for Marijuana Possession
The Texas state legislature will begin debating House Bill (HB) 184 , which calls for marijuana possession of 1 oz. or less become a Class C misdemeanor...
Help Needed: Release Five Lifetime Marijuana Prisoners
A law office filed a legal petition with the federal government seeking clemency for 5 elderly prisoners serving lifetime sentences for cannabis-only...
Help Put White House Petition For Medi-Pot Prisoner Over-the-Top
Almost 25,000 of our fellow citizens have signed a White House petition asking President Obama to pardon Montana medical cannabis provider Chris Williams...
First Non-Violent Drug Offender Released Under CA Prop 36
It didn't take long. Voters in California last month approved Prop 36, which amends CA's draconian Three Strikes law to require that a third strike...
Spottedcrow Flies Free
Patricia Spottedcrow, an Oklahoma woman who was sentenced to 12 years for selling $31 worth of pot, with no prior convictions, was released from prison...
Massachusetts: NORML Files Friend of Court Brief - Sharing Marijuana Cigarette Not Criminal Distribution
NORML members have filed a friend-of-the-court amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth v. Antonio Pacheco. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Pot Seized at Border Will Not Be Used Against Teenager
A brick of cannabis that Border Patrol agents found in a teenager's pants while frisking him illegally should have been excluded as evidence the 9th Circuit
Outrage at Potential Sentence for Montana Marijuana Grower
Chris Williams is sitting in a private federal prison on the Montana prairie these days awaiting sentencing. If the federal government has its way, he won't be a free man again for three-quarters of a century, an effective life sentence for a middle-aged man like Williams.
Prosecutors in Colorado, Washington Dismiss Even More Marijuana Cases
Prosecutors throughout Colorado and Washington state continue to dismiss hundreds of pending misdemeanor marijuana possession cases.
Singapore Eases Death Penalty in Some Drug Cases
The parliament of Singapore has approved legislation abolishing mandatory death sentences in some drug trafficking cases.
Voters Legalize Marijuana, States Dismiss Hundreds of Pending Marijuana Cases
Many wondered just what the exact effects of passing a marijuana legalization law would be. Some speculated no good would come of passing a state law...
More Drug-Related Election Results, Good and Bad
Here's the rundown on other drug policy-related issues that were on the ballot Tuesday. The results were definitely a mixed bag...
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BC Politicians, Marijuana Supporters Condemn Bill C-10′s Tough New Drug Laws
If you grow six marijuana plants in BC, prepare to spend six months in the slammer....
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Japanese Teen Gets 6 Months for Marijuana in Bali
A 17-year-old Japanese boy was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for possessing a small amount of marijuana while vacationing with family on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali.
Bill O'Reilly Shouts Dumb Stuff About the Drug War Again
Bill O'Reilly recently on his program unloads with prohibitionist cliches and shows an utter lack of understanding and empathy.
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Robert Platshorn Loses First Round In Parole Fight
Robert Platshorn must remain under the supervision of the parole office and the judge said he should not be educating the public on cannabis.