Two different initiative efforts are underway in Ohio, and there's pending legislation, too. (image via Wikimedia)
Medical Marijuana on the Move in Ohio [FEATURE]
Ohio medical marijuana patients are growing increasingly tired of waiting for the legislature to act, so they are now planning two different initiative campaigns aimed at November 2012.
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Chronicle Book Review: At The Devil's Table
With "At the Devil's Table," investigative journalist William Rempel takes the reader on a ride to the dark heart of the Cali cartel. And what a ride it is!
screening of "10 Rules for Dealing with Police," NAACP national conference, July 2010
NAACP Calls for End to War on Drugs
In a historic step, the nation's largest and oldest black advocacy group has formally come out against the war on drugs.
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Medical Marijuana Group Appeals DEA Rescheduling Decision
Americans for Safe Access is appealing in the federal courts the DEA's decision to keep marijuana Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act.
Black market drug money buys lots of guns in Mexico. (image via wikimedia.org)
Mexico Drug War Update
The violence rages unabated in Mexico...
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A sheriff whose alleged theft from the evidence room might be excused, a prison guard who also heads a violent biker gang, another prison guard with dope and an eye for the ladies, a pill peddling suburban cop, and a bribe-taking small town cop all make the rogues' gallery this week.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has signed a bill designed to reduce drug overdose fatalities. (image via wikimedia.org)
Cuomo Signs NY Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill
Faced with rising drug overdose deaths, New York is the latest -- and largest -- state to pass a 911 Good Samaritan law allowing people to seek help without fear of prosecution.
You could grow 25 of these tax-free under a new California initiative. (image courtesy the author)
California Marijuana Legalization Initiative Approved for Petitioning
The first horse is out of the gate in the California 2012 marijuana legalization initiative sweepstakes.
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National Poll Finds Support for Welfare Drug Testing
Americans feel pretty strongly that welfare applicants and recipients should be subject to drug testing, according to a new poll, but the findings could be skewed.
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Canada Marijuana Arrests Jump Dramatically
Marijuana arrests jumped in Canada last year, and activists want to know why.
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This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
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