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Canada's Liberals Sweep to Victory -- With a Legalization Platform
A Liberal victory in Canada's elections Monday means marijuana legalization should be coming soon to the Great White North.
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A Halloween/Reefer Madness-themed billboard rolled out today by Arizona legalization activists.Chronicle AM: UN Decriminalization Drama, Global Undertreatment of Pain Report, More (10/19/15)
A thousand march for marijuana in Dallas, a few dozen in Montgomery; a UNODC document calling for drug decriminalization gets leaked and then yanked, the Global Commission on Drug Policy issues a report on pain, and more. -
ohio flag_1.jpgWill Ohio Legalize Marijuana Next Month? [FEATURE]
The ResponsibleOhio initiative doesn't have a lot of friends, but it has a lot of money, and it looks like a lot of voter support. -
marijuana leaf_15.jpgChronicle AM: Australia Okays Medical Marijuana, NJ Legalization Rally Tomorrow, More (10/16/15)
There's a legalization rally in Trenton tomorrow, ASA has a new report on the impact of dispensaries, Mexico cartel violence flares at a Pacific port, Australia okays medical marijuana, and more. -
Afghan opium production declined last year, for the first time in years, says UNODC. (unodc.org)Chronicle AM: Portland Nixes "Green Light District," Afghan Opium Decline, More (10/15/15)
No pot tourism district for Portland -- at least for now -- New Jersey gets a fifth dispensary, Croatia legalizes medical marijuana, Afghan opium production fell by nearly half last year, and more. -
pile-of-cash_180_47.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It's jail and prison guards gone bad this week, plus a trio of suburban Cleveland narcs get nailed, and a Customs agent goes to prison for waving a load of marijuana through his port of entry. -
Amsterdam takes an enlightened approach to Ecstasy use at electronic dance music festivals. (wikimedia.org)Chronicle AM: Dems Debate Drugs, Detroit Regulates Dispensaries, Amsterdam Ecstasy Rules, More (10/14/15)
Democratic contenders briefly touched on marijuana and sentencing policy during last night's debate, Ohio's largest medical marijuana group switches sides to endorse the legalization initiative, Detroit moves to regulate dispensaries, and more. -
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Nearly two decades after the passage of Proposition 215, California will finally get comprehensive, statewide medical marijuana regulation, legal dispensaries come a step closer in Michigan, and more. -
A new poll suggests these guys could actually pull it off.Chronicle AM: OH MJ Init Polls 56%, Meth Prohibition Madness, More (10/13/15)
A new poll has the Ohio marijuana legaization initiative ahead, another poll suggests Texas is edging closer to marijuana reform, Radley Balko takes on meth prohibition, and more. -
Finally, a statewide plan for regulating medical marijuana in California (wikimedia.org)Chronicle AM: MedMJ Regulation Coming to CA, US Senate Passes Drug War Bill, More (10/12/15)
Legal marijuana moves ahead in Colorado and Washington, medical marijuana will be comprehensively regulated in California, Jerry Brown splits on a pair of immigration drug deportation bills, Mexican opium poppy production is up dramatically, and more.