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Drug War Defenders Beg Obama to Help Prevent Pot Legalization

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This Christian Science Monitor editorial positively reeks of desperation. You've got to give the prohibitionists at CSM some credit for seeing the writing on the wall, but their silver-bullet strategy for beating back the movement for marijuana legalization is a little less than intimidating:

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Angry Jurors Refuse to Convict in Marijuana Case

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As Americans grow increasingly disgusted by the waste and injustice of the War on Drugs, it seems inevitable that we'll reach a point at which the public no longer accepts the embarrassing excesses of prohibition. That's exactly what just happened in Montana, and it's a story that ought to terrify the drug war establishment.

Bob Ainsworth breaks ranks with drug prohibition. (image courtesy Wikimedia)
Bob Ainsworth breaks ranks with drug prohibition. (image courtesy Wikimedia)

Former British Drug Czar Says Legalize It All

The debate over British drug policy heats up again as a Labor stalwart who served as drug czar and defense minister calls for legalization.

Missoula District Court: Jury Pool in Marijuana Case Stages 'Mutiny'

A funny thing happened on the way to a trial in Missoula County District Court. Jurors – well, potential jurors – staged a revolt. They took the law into their own hands, as it were, and made it clear they weren’t about to convict anybody for having a couple of buds of marijuana.
Can windmills and the Rijksmuseum pack 'em in like the coffee shops? (wikimedia.org)
Can windmills and the Rijksmuseum pack 'em in like the coffee shops? (wikimedia.org)

EU Court Okays Dutch Coffee Shop Ban for Foreigners

A ruling by the European Court of Justice paves the way for the Netherlands to ban foreigners from buying weed in the country's famous coffee shops. Is Amsterdam about to become Amsterdone?
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