Medical Marijuana: Feds to Retry Ed Rosenthal in Futile Prosecution
Vindictive federal prosecutors are determined to go after Ed Rosenthal, even though they can't send him to prison and the judge told them not to.
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Information: NIDA Drug Library Closed Due to Budget Woes
The NIDA drug library has been closed for budget reasons. The historic collection of more than 12,000 journal volumes and 8,000 books will be dispersed.
Editorial: Things That Happen Over and Over
People are getting killed in reckless drug raids, and all the president can do is pardon some turkeys.
Medical Marijuana: First New Federal Prosecution in Three Years Underway in California
Federal authorities had not prosecuted a California medical marijuana patient or provider since the Ed Rosenthal trial blew up in their face three years ago, but that changed Wednesday.
Latin America: In Break With Campaign Promises, Peru's New Government Will Accelerate Coca Eradication
Peruvian President Alain Garcia campaigned on a promise to stop coca eradication. Now, he's changing his tune -- and his policies.
Medical Marijuana: No More Prison Threat for Renee Boje After Feds Accept Symbolic Plea
The federal case against medical marijuana refugee Renee Boje has ended not with a bang but with a whimper as, after eight years, the feds let her cop to a plea for possession of a 1/2 gram of pot.
Khat: Feds Arrest 62 in Crackdown on Mild East African Stimulant Herb
US federal authorities have rounded up 62 immigrants on charges of smuggling khat, a mild stimulant herb used for hundreds of years in East Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Their use of the Hawala financial network has generated weak speculation that there could be a terrorist link.
Medical Marijuana Patients and Supporters Rally
Medical Marijuana Patients and Supporters to Rally at Obama Event