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What will legal marijuana look like in Washington?

Here are the Initial Draft Rules promulgated by the state Liquor Control Board.

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No Thank You

Some bizarre news today:

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Perspectives on the Denver "420" Disruption

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Yesterday's historic "420" rally in Denver, the first since Co

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Congressman Predicts Current Congress Will Legalize Hemp

[image:1 align:right caption:true]I attended a forum on marijuana legalization at The Brookings Insti

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Illinois House of Representatives Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Word just came out that the Illinois House has passed medical marijuana legislation, after several tries. Now it has to go to the Senate.

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Sens. Leahy and Paul Introduce Bill to Undo Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced S.

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NYPD Marijuana Arrests Scandal Blows Up Again

[image:1 align:right caption:true]A front page story on The Huffington Post reported on

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Mark Kleiman Wins Washington Marijuana Legalization Implementation Contract

Prominent policy analyst and UCLA professor Mark Kleiman has

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Is the International Narcotics Control Board Ignoring Human Rights?

A recent report by the UN special rapporteur on torture charged that compulsory drug treatment centers in some countries, particularly Vie

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Drug War Symposium, Cardozo Law, NYC 3/13

I am presenting at a symposium sponsored by the Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal, "

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HCLU Interview with Former EU Drugs Commissioner Carel Edwards

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Our friends at the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union have a fascinating interv

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HuffPost Live on Mexican Drug War and Security, 11:30am EST TODAY

I am participating on a HuffPost Live panel starting at 11:30am EST this morning

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The Next Seven States to Legalize Marijuana?

[inline:rolling-stone-marijuana-states-map-200px.jpg align=right caption="The Rolling Stone map marks medical marijuana states with a leaf/red cross icon, medical marijuana states they judge a

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Legalization and the UN Drug Treaties -- A Minor Obstacle at Worst

I have criticized the ease with which some media outlets and even some reformers have accepted the

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Senate Judiciary Committee to Take Up Legalization Next Year

[inline:pat-leahy.jpg align=right caption="Pat Leahy"]Huge news this morning: Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has sent a

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Cato Policy Analysis and Forum on State Legalization and Preemption

[inline:cato-institute.jpg align=right caption="Cato Institute (cato.org)"]The libertarian Cato Institute has published a Policy Analysis, "

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