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The Latest Polling on the Marijuana Legalization Initiatives
Today is the big day! Marijuana legalization is on the ballot in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Medical marijuana is getting votes in Massachusetts, Arkansas and Montana.
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Is Marijuana Prohibition About to Get its Ass Kicked?
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Ballot measures to legalize marijuana in Colorado and Washington are polling strong on the eve of the election, and for many, this is a moment as momentous or more so than the presidential race itself. I've been too focused on other projects to comment regularly this time around -- and it hasn't been easy -- but tonight I can think of nothing else. And if you're reading this, I imagine you're thinking what I'm thinking.
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Chronicle Book Review Essay: Two Faces of the Drug War
What do pot-growing Kentucky good ol' boys and crack-slinging South Central LA hustlers have in common? We review a pair of new books and make the connections.
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Phil Smith Debates Kevin Sabet on "The Fix" Today
[image:1 align:right]Our own Drug War Chronicle editor Phillip Smith debates former ONDCP senior adviser Kevin
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I-502: Too Important to Lose (Steve D'Angelo, Harborside Health Center)
The founder of the flagship medical marijuana center, Harborside Health Center in Oakland, speaks out about how important it is to pass I-502 and how damaging a "no" vote on it could be f
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If You Care About Medical Marijuana Patients (Among Others), Support I-502
Readers of StoptheDrugWar.org know that we've supported Initiative 502, a ballot measure to legalize and regulate marijuana in Washin
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Utah Undercover Cops Kill Woman Heroin User
A young woman reportedly struggling with heroin addiction was shot and killed by undercover police under murky circumstances in West Valley, Utah, Friday afternoon. Her friends and family have questions.
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Supreme Court Hears Drug Dog Cases
The Supreme Court wrestled with two drug dog questions Wednesday: Is a drug dog sniff of a house without a warrant a search under the Fourth Amendment, and are drug dogs reliable?
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British Columbia Public Supports Marijuana Legalization
Three out of four BC residents in a new poll want to legalize marijuana, and there's more support for full-blown legalization than for the half-measure of decriminalization.
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Five Days Out, Washington Marijuana Measure at 55%
The sweet scent of victory is in the air in Washington state, as the latest polls have I-502 at 55% with only days left.
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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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November 6: An Election to Stop the Drug War [FEATURE]
It's less than a week to Election Day. Here's what we're watching and our analysis of what's likely to happen.
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Dr. Shaygan's Saga: Prosecutorial Misconduct in the War on Pain Docs [FEATURE]
When the war on pain docs meets prosecutorial misconduct, watch out. A Florida case potentially headed to the Supreme Court seeks to make prosecutors pay for their misdeeds.
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Medical Marijuana Update
A California appeals court has made a landmark ruling, the DEA keeps on raiding, and a Montana medical marijuana provider refuses a post-conviction plea bargain, and those are just the top stories.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Cops, including a pair of former police chiefs, have been getting arrested on drug-related charges all over the place this past week and, of course, a jail guard, too.
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ALERT: Make Phone Calls to Pass Marijuana Legalization Now!
The news cycle is awash with polls and news about the close race for president. But the most important votes happening next month may be historic initiatives to legalize and regulate marijuana -- and these are also going to be close. That is why your help is needed these next several days.
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Dutch Government Nixes Plan to Bar Foreigners from Coffee Shops
Ding, dong, the weed pass is dead! In order to form a coalition government with Labor, Dutch conservatives had to give up their restrictive marijuana policy.
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Oregon Marijuana Measure Still Trails in Late Poll
Oregon's Measure 80 is in an uphill battle as the campaign enters its final days.
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FBI Reports More Than 1.5 Million Drug Arrests Last Year
There were more than 1.53 million drug arrests in the US last year, nearly half of them for marijuana. The good news is that the numbers are down slightly from the year before.