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  • Fargo, North Dakota's largest city, barely tops 100,000 people. (wikimedia.org)
    Fargo, North Dakota's largest city, barely tops 100,000 people. (wikimedia.org)

    North Dakota Medical Marijuana Petitions Handed In

    North Dakota could be voting on medical marijuana this fall. Initiative campaigners have handed in 150% of the signatures they need to qualify. Now, they have to wait and see if they have enough valid signatures.
  • Judo match, 2012 Olympics, London (Martin Duggan via Flickr and Wikimedia)
    Judo match, 2012 Olympics, London (Martin Duggan via Flickr and Wikimedia)

    Expulsion of Olympic Athlete for Marijuana Raises Questions

    The expulsion of American Olympic judo competitor Nick Delpopolo from the Games after he tested positive for marijuana is raising questions about why pot is on the list of substances banned for athletes in the first place.
  • Do_Not_Cross,_Crime_Scene_19.jpg
    Do_Not_Cross,_Crime_Scene_19.jpg

    Arizona SWAT Team Kills Man in Drug Raid Shootout

    A kick-the-door-down SWAT team drug raid was met with gunfire at a Phoenix house early Thursday. One man was killed, making him the 39th to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
  • naloxone package (wikimedia.org)
    naloxone package (wikimedia.org)

    Bipartisan Bill to Fight Overdoses Filed in Congress

    A couple of dozen House members have introduced a bill aimed at reducing the steadily climbing toll from drug overdoses, most of them from prescription opioid pain relievers, by providing federal support for state and local prevention and education programs, including expanded use of naloxone.
  • MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_43.jpg
    MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_43.jpg

    Medical Marijuana Update

    What!? No DEA raids? Not this week, but the federal crackdown on dispensaries continues, and cities and localities in medical marijuana states continue to grapple with the issues around it.
  • Chavis Carter (facebook.com)
    Chavis Carter (facebook.com)

    Handcuffed Marijuana Arrestee Shot, Killed in Police Car

    Police say a young Mississippi man shot himself while cuffed with his hands behind his back in the back sear of a police car with a gun they missed while searching him after arresting him for marijuana. His mother isn't buying it.
  • A Lebanese marijuana plot before being burned by eradicators (wikimedia.org)
    A Lebanese marijuana plot before being burned by eradicators (wikimedia.org)

    Lebanon Hashish Eradication Hits New Obstacle

    Lebanon's annual effort to wipe out hashish production is having a particularly rocky time this year. On Tuesday, eradicators were stuck without bulldozers after locals refused to rent to them. At least no one was shooting at them this week.