Appeals Court Ruling Throws Wrench in Maritime Drug Prosecutions
America's maritime war on drugs overseas was dealt a heavy blow in the federal courts late last year.
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Cannabis Legalization: What Will It Take? (Part III)
Cannabis Legalization: What will it Take? Any Cannabis Victory could be short lived because of a Legal theory espoused by many.
Industrial Hemp Reform Emerging from Marijuana Legalization Election Victories
One of the major public policy & business fronts to end cannabis prohibition in America is to pressure the federal government for industrial hemp reform...
Bolivia Rejoins UN Drug Treaty, Sans Coca Ban
Bolivia will rejoin the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs after its bid to rejoin with a reservation that it does not accept the treaty's requirement
US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid
Four Western countries have formally objected to Bolivia's rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs because of coca leaf chewing...
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Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US
Mexico, which has fought a long war against drug cartels that supply US users, is rethinking its marijuana policy after Colorado & Washington approved...
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World Marijuana Laws: Where To Smoke Weed
Recreational marijuana use has long been the subject of heated debate, and laws regulating cannabis consumption vary greatly from country to country.
US Has 330,000 Drug Offenders in Prison
Of the 1.6 million prisoners in America, some 330,000 were doing time for drug offenses, including nearly drug offenders 95,000 doing federal time....
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Marijuana Shot Over Border Fence With Cannon Seized
US Border Patrol agents found marijuana inside soup cans inside of larger cans and sealed on the ends. Drug smugglers were using a cannon to fire...
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Sir Richard Branson: War on Drugs a Trillion-Dollar Failure
Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group and a member of the Global Drug Commission poses the simple question on drug prohibition...
Quinnipiac Pollster Calls Marijuana Legalization "Just a Matter of Time"
The third different poll in less than a week to report a majority favoring marijuana legalization was released Wednesday, with the pollster saying the...
CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High
A CBS News poll released this week has support for marijuana legalization at an all-time high, with as many Americans now saying it should be legal as...
Marijuana Legalization Favored in US, Canada
A new Angus-Reid Public Opinion poll has majorities favoring marijuana legalization in both Canada and the US. According to the poll...
Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill
A deputy from Mexico's left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Thursday introduced a bill to legalize the use, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.
UN Drug Watchdog "Concerned" with Marijuana Legalization Votes
The president of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Thursday voiced "grave concern" about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington...
Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart
Of all the fascinating reactions I've seen to Colorado and Washington's successful marijuana legalization initiatives, this is by far the most extraordinary
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82 Percent of Americans Think the U.S. Is Losing the War on Drugs
Only 7% of American Adults think the US is winning the war on drugs, says a new Rasmussen telephone poll, while 82% say the US is losing that war...