Feature: First Drug User Union Forms in San Francisco
San Francisco has become only the second city in America to host a drug user union, after New York City. But the movement is spreading internationally.
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Feature: Reed College in the Crosshairs of Prosecutorial Drug Crackdown
Reed College in Portland, Oregon, has a decades-old reputation for rigorous academics and counterculture values. Now, after two Reed students died of heroin overdoses in two years, state and federal prosecutors are lowering the boom, starting with this weekends' annual end of school-year party. -
Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
No letup in Mexico's prohibition-related violence this week, with another 208 killings to add to the toll. -
Medical Marijuana: Study Bill Moves Forward in Tennessee
Medical marijuana in Tennessee?!?! Well, not this year, but a plan to form a study group for next year is gaining ground. -
Medical Marijuana: NJ Patient John Wilson Freed on Appeal Bond, Lawmakers Call for Pardon
MS sufferer John Wilson walked out of a New Jersey prison Thursday, free on appeal for growing 17 plants last summer. A month after he was sentenced in December, New Jersey became the 14th medical marijuana state. Now, there is a renewed effort to win a pardon for him. -
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Weekly: Blogging @ the Speakeasy
"A New Marijuana Legalization Campaign," "Florida Cops Repeatedly Arrest Quadriplegic for Medical Marijuana," "If You Kids Don't Quit Partying, We'll Prosecute Your College," "Banning Pot Didn't Work, So Let's Try Banning Bongs," "DC's Medical Marijuana Law Needs Your Support Now," "Will Medical Marijuana Lead to Full Legalization?," "How to Build a Movement," "Will DEA Help States Implement Medical Marijuana Laws?" -
Appeal: 2010 is Important in Drug Policy -- And So Are You
2010 is a critical year in the effort to end prohibition and the war on drugs. The StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet) "Changing Minds, Changing Laws, Changing Lives" campaign is asking for you to pitch in -- your support is more important now than it has ever been before! -
Canada: Poll Finds Majority Still Want to Legalize Marijuana, But Not Other Drugs
A majority of Canadians think marijuana should be legalized, according to a new poll. They also approve of harm reduction -- even if the Conservative government doesn't.