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Obama Must Explain His Broken Promise on Medical Marijuana, and Soon

I have a new piece at Huffington Post demanding answers for Obama's badly botched approach to medical marijuana. The situation has spiraled into total insanity, and whatever anyone actually did or did not expect from this administration no longer matters. What we got is unacceptable, and if the president can't defend these policies, then he lacks the credibility to carry them out.

Freedom Fighter of the Month

[inline:hightimesfreedomfighter.png align=right]I’ve been named Freedom Fighter of the Month in the November issue of High Times. I think this happened either because of that incident where we crashed the White House contact page, or because they ran out of other people to give it to. In any case, I think it’s pretty cool.

MSNBCâs Lawrence OâDonnell Slams Politicians for Opposing Marijuana Legalization

I’m sure I’ve never seen anything quite like this on MSNBC and it’s about time:

Dr. Drew on Marijuana: âLegalize it and Whateverâ

Here’s “Celebrity Addiction Specialist” Dr. Drew going out of his way to remind critics that he’s actually cool with legalizing marijuana (starts at 4:50):

UK Government Rejects Advisors' Decriminalization Call

Britain's governmental Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has once again called for the decriminalization of drug possession.

Mexico Drug War Update

Mexican President Calderon admitted this week that the state of Veracruz had been left to the cartels. Meanwhile, the killing continues without let up.

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A quiet week on the corrupt cops front this week, with only two reports.

The Feds Can't Stop Medical Marijuana, CA Activists Say [FEATURE]

Federal tactics seen in California lately have been tried before, but failed due to the sheer scale and robustness of the medical marijuana market.

DEA Hits More California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The DEA raided dispensaries in Sacramento and Stockton on Monday. One of the agents in the Sacramento raid is reported to have said they are shutting down all the dispensaries in the city.

Cop Admits Planting Drugs on Innocent People to Meet Arrest Quotas

[inline:newyorkmarijuanaarrests.png align=right]Hmm, maybe the reason so many people still support the war on drugs isn’t because they’re stupid jerks. Perhaps they just haven’t yet had the pleasure of getting spontaneously framed, arrested, and jailed for made-up cocaine crimes concocted by dirty drug cops.

I'm Back

Now seems as good a time as any to bring to a close my semi-unplanned and entirely unannounced blogging hiatus and get back to hating the drug war with as much vigor as my MacBook can process and my schedule permits.

Gallup Poll Finds Support for Marijuana Legalization at 50% for First Time

Support for marijuana legalization in the US continues to climb, with the Gallup Poll reporting Monday that a record high 50% of Americans now approve of freeing the weed.

California Doctors' Group Says Legalize Marijuana

California's largest doctors' group is calling for marijuana legalization.

Illinois Arrestee Swallows Drugs, Dies

In North Aurora, Illinois, man arrested by Chicago Police on drug charges Wednesday night died after apparently swallowing the drugs while in custody. Kevin Davis, 47, becomes the 40th person to die in US domestic drug law operations so far this year. Chronicle story here.