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The critical women's demographic appears to be moving toward support of Amendment 64. (regulatemarijuana.org)
The critical women's demographic appears to be moving toward support of Amendment 64. (regulatemarijuana.org)

Colorado Marijuana Measure Hits 53% in New Poll

Colorado's Amendment 64 appears to be gaining support in the campaign's final days. It's over 50% again in the latest poll.
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Two More Drug War Deaths Last Week

A 31-year-old Louisville woman was killed when her car was hit during a high-speed pursuit in a drug investigation, and a St. Paul man was shot and killed by police as he tried to evade arrest with his vehicle.
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Please Support StoptheDrugWar.org Today! (And Get Free Books and a Video Too)

With marijuana legalization initiatives heading to the ballot, some with a good chance of passage, and with growing international support for a real debate on prohibition, people are talking about drug policy like they never have before. Our new book offers will help you be part of that conversation, while our new video offer will remind you why we should be angry too.
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Initiative Watch

We're getting down to the final days, and the action around drug reform initiatives is fierce.
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Third Party Candidates Call for Legalization

In a presidential debate virtually ignored in the US, three of four third party presidential candidates called for marijuana legalization and criticized the war on drugs.
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Medical Marijuana Update

It's been a relatively quiet week on the medical marijuana front, with the big news being the DC Circuit Court's interest in determining whether Air Force vet Michael Krawitz has standing to challenge the federal government's refusal to reschedule marijuana. But that isn't all.
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Russell Means at the 2001 SSDP Conference

[inline:russell-means-1987.jpg align=right caption="Russell Means at the 1987 Libertarian Party national convention, Chicago (courtesy Carol Moore via Wikimedia)"]I read the news last nig

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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Small town police chiefs gone wild! Junkie cop sells stolen police guns to dealer! More crooked cops go down in stings!
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c client at the supervised injection site in Vancouver (vch.ca)
c client at the supervised injection site in Vancouver (vch.ca)

France to Introduce Supervised Injection Sites

France is about to become the latest European country to allow supervised injection sites to operate. Some could be open by year's end, the French health minister said.
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Ed Forchion prepared for his first trial this spring (njweedman.com)
Ed Forchion prepared for his first trial this spring (njweedman.com)

Jury Nullifies in "NJ Weedman" Marijuana Trial

Chalk one up for the NJ Weedman. The longtime activist and gadfly convinced a New Jersey jury to ignore the law and acquit him of marijuana possession with the intent to distribute.
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