Medical Marijuana: Berkeley Declares Itself a Sanctuary City
With the DEA raiding dispensaries in the Bay Area this year, the Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday to make the city a medical marijuana sanctuary.
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Medical Marijuana: First Kansas Bill Introduced
The first medical marijuana bill in Kansas history was introduced this week. It would provide a medical defense for persons arrested for possession. -
Sentencing: US Attorney General Raises Specter of Violent Crime Jump If Crack Prisoners Released, Warns He Could Try to Block It
US Attorney General lashed out against early release for federal crack cocaine offenders twice last week, resorting to demagogic claims and warning he may try to block it. -
Medical Marijuana and the Right to Work: Under Attack in California and Oregon, At Risk In Most Other States As Well
Last week's California Supreme Court ruling allowing employees to fire medical marijuana users has shined a light on a gray area in medical marijuana law. While protections vary from state to state, they are for the most part limited and untested, and patients who want to work are at risk. -
Pain Wars in the Heartland: With Their Doctor Behind Bars, Kansas Patients Wonder Where To Turn
The feds arrested a Kansas pain doctor and his wife last month, charging them with improperly prescribing narcotic pain relievers. While they claim to be protecting the public, the doctor's patients beg to differ. -
Latin America: Chávez Endorses Coca -- Again
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez' embrace of coca continued last weekend as he publicly chewed the leaf and thanked Bolivian President Evo Morales for bringing him some more. Coca isn't cocaine, Chávez pointed out. -
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Job Opportunities: System Support Specialist and Graphic Designer, Marijuana Policy Project, Washington DC
The Marijuana Policy Project is seeking a System Support Specialist and a Graphic Designer to be based in MPP's headquarters in Washington, DC.