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How to Score Political Points by Stopping Marijuana Arrests
[inline:marijuanaplants.jpg align=right]Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel shows how you can please almost every political constituency by not arresting people for marijuana possession.
Rhode Island Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I) signed marijuana decriminalization into law Tuesday.
Chicago Mayor Says Decriminalize Marijuana
Chicago looks set to pass a marijuana decriminalization ordinance later this month after Mayor Rahm Emanuel endorsed the effort.
Second Medical Marijuana Patient Denied Transplant at LA Hospital
For the second time in a year, Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles has denied a life-saving organ transplant to a patient solely because of his or her medical marijuana use.
Medical Marijuana Update
After a brief hiatus, the DEA wrecking ball was back at work in California this week.
Obama and Eric Holder Are Still Lying About the Medical Marijuana Raids
[inline:medicalmarijuanawheelchair1.jpg align=right]On Thursday, Eric Holder lied to Congress about DOJ's escalating attacks against medical marijuana:Mr. Holder said federal officials are not going after those who are staying within the confines of their states' medical marijuana laws, but said some have "come up with ways in which they are taking advantage of these state laws.""We limit our enforcement efforts to those individuals, organizations that are acting out of conformity with state law," Mr. Holder told a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing. [Washington Times]
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Bad deputy! We have three cases of misbehaving sheriff's deputies this week, plus the mandatory crooked prison guard.
A Festival of Lies: Perjury in a Michigan Cocaine Case [FEATURE]
A trial over a big cocaine bust in Michigan ended up taking out a judge, a prosecutor, and a pair of cops as they constructed a conspiracy of lies to help win their case.
NYPD Police Officer Indicted in Ramarley Graham Killing
There may be justice yet for Ramarley Graham, the Bronx teenager killed by police in his own bathroom as he tried to flush a baggie of weed.
Did You Know? Drug Offender Numbers in Prison, Jail, Probation and Parole
DrugWarFacts.org, a publication of Common Sense for Drug Policy, is an in-depth compilation of key facts, stats and quotes on the full range of drug policy issues, excerpted from expert publication
Marijuana Legalization Polling High in Colorado
A new Rasmussen poll shows the Colorado initiative to legalize and regulate marijuana like alcohol is well-positioned to win in November.
Update and Video Footage from Bronner Protest
According to Dr. Bronner's, David Bronner is going to be in jail overnight (ouch), and is being charged with disorderly conduct, blocking a public way, and attempted distribution of marijuana.
Kenya to Distribute Needles to Injection Drug Users
In an effort to reduce the spread of HIV, Hepatitis C, and other blood-borne disease, authorities in Kenya will start distributing needles to injection drug users next month.
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Job Corps Worker Drug Tests
A federal appeals court has thrown out a Job Corps worker drug testing program, saying the government had not provided any reason to grant an exception to the Fourth Amendment's ban on warrantl
Interview: David Bronner and the White House Hemp Civil Disobedience
Drug War Chronicle interviewed David Bronner, president of Dr.
Dr. Bronner's Head Arrested in White House Hemp Civil Disobedience Action
David Bronner, president of Dr.
Hemp Civil Disobedience at the White House NOW
David Bronner, president of the widely-known Dr.
Marijuana Discord on the French Left
France's Socialists don't want to legalize marijuana, but their likely coalition junior partners, the Greens, do. It's a start.
AG Holder Accused of Lying on Medical Marijuana Crackdown [FEATURE]
Attorney General Holder told the House Judiciary Committee Thursday that Justice is only targeting dispensaries not in compliance with state laws. Medical marijuana advocates called him a liar.
Bill O'Reilly Opposes Marijuana Decrim Because it Might Reduce Racial Profiling
This week's exciting news that Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg are backing an effort to end New York City's mindless marijuana arrest crusade didn't exactly result in a round of applause at the FOX News studios. Here's Bill O'Reilly babbling about it.