Southwest Asia: Afghan Opium Eradication Effort Sparks New Violence
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is attempting to appease his Western backers by eradicating the country's opium crop, but violence is flaring as a result.
Europe: British Top Cop Calls for Prescription Heroin for Addicts
The head of Britain's association of police chiefs is calling for prescription heroin to be made available to hard-core addicts in a bid to reduce street crime.
Marijuana: Colorado Pot Advocate Ken Gorman Killed Saturday, Days After Local News Station Did "Exposé" On Him
Prominent Colorado marijuana advocate Ken Gorman was gunned down in his home Saturday night. It appears he was targeted by robbers who may have watched a local news exposé on his medical marijuana garden.
Bad Bills: Nevada Legislation Could Send Parents to Prison for 15 Years for a Single Plant
A Nevada state senator wants to make people who grow even a single marijuana plant in a home where children are present subject to a prison sentence of up to 15 years.
Medical Marijuana: Supporters File Federal Lawsuit Against HHS, FDA
After enduring two years of stonewalling by the FDA and its mother agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, medical marijuana supporters are taking the agencies to federal court over their continuing claims that marijuana has no medicinal benefits.
Forum on the Decriminalization of Marijuana
This is an exploratory event to determine if activists and donors in Massachusetts are willing to invest the necessary time and money to put a possible initiative on the November 2008 ballot. Such a measure would eliminate the threat of arrest and jail for adults in possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. Instead, this offense would be punishable by a citation and a $100 fine. MPPâs Rob Kampia will be the guest speaker for this event. There will be a cash bar.
Marijuana Policy Project: Join us to explore a Massachusetts decriminalization initiative
The Marijuana Policy Project will be working with other groups in Massachusetts to explore the possibility of placing a "decriminalization" initiative on the November 2008 ballot. To kick everything off, MPP executive director Rob Kampia will be meeting with supportive groups and individuals at a fundraising party in Boston on Thursday, February 22.
OC NORML Beach Rally
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