Initiative Watch
Just over a month out, medical marijuana and marijuana legalization initiative campaigns are heating up.
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Initiative Watch
Just over a month out, medical marijuana and marijuana legalization initiative campaigns are heating up.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Mitt Romney (mis)speaks out on medical marijuana, the LA dispensary ban is repealed, and the feds keep on grinding away at medical marijuana prov
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Medical Marijuana Update
Mitt Romney (mis)speaks out on medical marijuana, the LA dispensary ban is repealed, and the feds keep on grinding away at medical marijuana providers with another conviction in Montana and a lengthy prison sentence in Michigan. And that's just for starters.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A former Pennsylvania prosecutor gets caught peddling pot, and a TSA agent and an Alabama cop head to prison for taking bribes from drug dealers.
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Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Heads for Finish Line [FEATURE]
The Arkansas medical marijuana initiative is ready for a final push toward victory as the clock ticks down toward Election Day. It could use some money for some late ads, though.
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Massachusetts Drug Lab Review Getting Special Court Sessions
The Massachusetts drug lab testing scandal continues to reverberate.
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Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Heads for Finish Line [FEATURE]
The Arkansas medical marijuana initiative is ready for a final push toward victory as the clock ticks down toward Election Day. It could use some money for some late ads, though.
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Massachusetts Drug Lab Review Getting Special Court Sessions
The Massachusetts drug lab testing scandal continues to reverberate. Now, the lab analyst at the center of it has been arrested, and courts are scheduling special sessions to free the more than 1,100 behind bars in cases where she was involved.
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Canada Bans "Bath Salts" Drug
Canada has responded to the emergence of a new synthetic stimulant drug the old-fashioned way: by banning it.
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Canada Health Ministry Bans "Bath Salts" Drug
Canada has responded to the emergence of a new synthetic stimulant drug the old-fashioned way: by banning it.
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British Columbia Local Governments Call for Marijuana Decriminalization
The association representing British Columbia municipal governments has endorsed a resolution calling for marijuana decriminalization.
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British Columbia Local Governments Call for Marijuana Decriminalization
The association representing British Columbia municipal governments has endorsed a resolution calling for marijuana decriminalization. That puts it in line with more than two-thirds of the province's residents, but not with the federal government in Ottawa.
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Peru Coca Crop Keeps Getting Bigger
Coca production is up in Peru for the sixth year in a row, responding to thriving demand from Brazil and Europe. Colombia is barely holding on to first place now.
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Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Fends Off Ballot Challenge
A last ditch effort to block an Arkansas medical marijuana initiative from appearing on the November has failed.
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Peru Coca Crop Keeps Getting Bigger
Coca production is up in Peru for the sixth year in a row, responding to thriving demand from Brazil and Europe. Colombia is barely holding on to first place now.
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Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Fends Off Ballot Challenge
A last ditch effort to block an Arkansas medical marijuana initiative from appearing on the November has failed.
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TONIGHT: StoptheDrugWar.org Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Teleconference
StoptheDrugWar.org is holding our first teleconference -- tonight! -- featuring representatives of the three state campaigns to legalize and regulate marijuana this November, and other exciting speakers. (This posting includes updates to the agenda.)
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Washington Marijuana Legalization Measure In Strong Position [FEATURE]
Washington state's I-502 marijuana legalization is well-placed to emerge victorious on November 6, but it's going to be close.
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Washington Marijuana Legalization Measure In Strong Position [FEATURE]
Washington state's I-502 marijuana legalization is well-placed to emerge victorious on November 6, but it's going to be close.