Europe: Belgian MP Joins Growing Cannabis Social Club Movement
Europe's nascent Cannabis Social Club movement gained a prominent new face this week when a Belgian Member of Parliament signed on.
Canada: Supreme Court Overturns Conviction of Medical Marijuana Activist
Canada's Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the conviction of medical marijuana activist Grant Krieger because of a judge's overreaching jury instructions.
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Feature: Nail-Biting Time for South Dakota's Medical Marijuana Initiative
With November 7 drawing near and drug warriors on the campaign trail, prospects for South Dakota's medical marijuana initiative are "iffy."
Survivor of the Arkansas bi-partisan corruption cesspool running for governor
Sam Smith's Progressive Review summarizes the beguiling story http://prorev.com/2006/10/fading-days-of-asa-hutchinson.htm of Barry Seal, a major cocaine smuggler who operated undisturbed in Mena, Arkansas while Asa Hutchinson was the Republican United States Attorney and Bill "Vacuum Cleaner Nose" Clinton was Governor.
Feature: Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Marijuana Initiatives Face the Voters in Five Cities
Three California cities and one in Arkansas have lowest law enforcement priority marijuana initiatives on the ballot. We check in to see how they're doing as the final countdown begins.
Weekly: This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
Feature: The Next Prohibition? Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Favor Banning Cigarettes
A poll released Thursday finds that nearly half of Americans support making cigarettes illegal.
13,000 Joints
That's what a South Dakota sheriff just told me you could get from one marijuana plant. Hmmm, if a joint is somewhere between one-half gram and one gram, that comes to somewhere between 6,500 and 13,000 grams, or 15 to 30 pounds.