Trucker Shoots Self Before Roadside Pot Bust
A trucker carrying a load of weed north through Texas apparently shot himself rather than face arrest after being pulled over with more than 600 pounds. That's drug war fatality number 42 for the year.
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Chicago to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession?
A proposal to decriminalize the possession of up to 10 grams of pot is headed before the Chicago city council next week.
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Is President Obama Responsible for the Latest Attacks on Medical Marijuana?
[inline:medicalmarijuanawheelchair.png align=right]As controversy over the federal government’s escalating nationwide assault on medical marijuana continues to swell, some federal officials are trying to shield the President from the political fallout.
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Canada Mandatory Minimum Crime Bill Set to Pass [FEATURE]
It looks like Canada's Conservative government is finally going to get the ugly crime bill it has long wanted. That will mean mandatory minimums for growing as few as six marijuana plants.
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Mexico Drug War Update
Somebody attacked Mexican army troops in Monterrey with a car last week, and that's just the tip of the iceberg in the ongoing wave of prohibition-related violence in Mexico.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Texas DA gets greedy, and so do a California narc, a California prison worker, a Washington state evidence clerk, and a Washington, DC, police officer.
What a difference a couple of years makes. (Image: Phil Smith)
Obama Met With San Francisco Medical Marijuana Protest [FEATURE]
The Obama administration's increasingly hostile approach to medical marijuana distribution in California brought out protestors by the hundreds as the president went to San Francisco for a fundraiser.
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Whatâs it like to smoke herb with Rick Santorum?
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Huffington Post has a nifty little slideshow looking at the Republican presidential candidate’s positions and past statements on marijuana. Short version: Gary Johnson and Ron Paul support freedom and common sense, the rest are generally in favor of arresting lots of people.
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Prop 19 Backers Eye 2012 Medical Marijuana Initiative
There could be a California initiative to bring statewide regulation to medical marijuana next year, organizers said Tuesday.