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Uruguay Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes Senate Committee
A bill that would make Uruguay the first country to create a legal marijuana commerce passed the Senate Health Commission Thursday.
Cannabis Cafes Coming to Berlin?
The Green Party mayor of Berlin's hip Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has won the support of the district council for
Radel Hypocrisy Charge Doesn't Withstand Scrutiny
[Update: I've posted an improved version of this editorial in the Chronicle.
Hemp Industries Association Conference Coming to DC Next Week!
The 20th Annual Hemp Industries Association Conference will convene in Washington, DC this Sunday and Monday, Sunday and Monday, November 17-18,
Video: How to Prevent Prescription Drug Overdoses
The next video from the International Drug Policy Reform Conference, by our friends from the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (who were
Uruguay May Legalize Marijuana Any Week Now (was Day Now)
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Update: We've heard that end of the month is more likely now.
Missouri Cannabis Conference This Weekend!
[inline:ShowMe-Cannabis.png align=right caption="ShowMe-Cannabis logo (show-mecannabis.com)"]Show-Me Cannabis and Missouri
Only Two More Days to Weigh in on Washington State Medical Marijuana
The Washington state Liquor Control Board announced last week that it was extending the deadline for public comment on proposed changes to the state's existing medical marijuana program until t
Don't Miss Mexican Human Rights/Drug War Activist Javier Sicilia in DC This Week
Mexico poet and human rights activist Javier Sicilia and the Caravan for Peace (Movement for Peace and Justice with Dignity) will be in the n
Conference Tour of Colorado Medical Marijuana Industry
Some attendees at last week's conference signed up for a tour looking inside Colorado's legal cannabis industry, led by River Rock Wellness general counsel Norton
California Study Suggests Marijuana a Substitute for Alcohol
[image:1 align:right]A New York Times article this week, Few Problems With Cannabis fo
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Marijuana Policy Going on Now
An interesting hearing on federal marijuana policy in the face of medical marijuana in 20 states and legal marijuana in two states was supposed to start a few minutes ago.
Youth Drug Use on Decline, Most Media Fail to Notice
[image:1 align:right]One of the two annual major drug use surveys in the US released its results this week, coinciding with National Recover
HUGE: Administration to Allow State Marijuana Legalization to Proceed
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Deputy Attorney General James Cole has issued "guidance" to federal prosecutors with respect to the state marijuana laws.
Senate Judiciary Holding Marijuana Hearing Next Month
[image:1 align:right caption:true]As promised, Judiciary Committee chairman Sen.
The Other Reason Bloomberg's Wrong About Stop and Frisk
[image:1 align:right]The other piece of big news today was a federal judge finding New York Police Department's "stop and frisk" program unconstitutional.
A Sentencing Reform Turning Point?
[image:1 align:right]For months now there have been signs that political will may be building for a change in direction in sentencing and prison policy.
HUGE: Sanjay Gupta Apologizes for Anti-Marijuana Stance, Slams DEA
[image:1 align:right]In a commentary on cnn.com this morning, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr.