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Canada Marijuana Arrests Jump Dramatically
Marijuana arrests jumped in Canada last year, and activists want to know why.
Medical Marijuana
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Medical Marijuana Group Appeals DEA Rescheduling Decision
Americans for Safe Access is appealing in the federal courts the DEA's decision to keep marijuana Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act.
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NJ Governor Gives Okay to Medical Marijuana Program [FEATURE]
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie today shrugged off federal threats and promised to move ahead "immediately" with the state's long-delayed medical marijuana program.
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ALERT: Stop the Feds' Medical Marijuana Crackdown
President Obama has backtracked on a campaign promise to respect state medical marijuana laws. Please use our web site to tell him you're unhappy about that.
You could grow 100 square feet's worth of these if a Missouri initiative becomes law. (photo by the author)
Missouri Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Filed
Marijuana initiative fever is breaking out all over! Now you can add Missouri to the list.
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The 2011 National Drug Control Strategy: Drug Policy on Autopilot [FEATURE]
The drug czar has released the 2011 National Drug Control Strategy, and there's little new there but a renewed attack on medical marijuana and legalization. Otherwise, it's pretty much business as usual.
Unless Sensible Washington comes back next year, it will be up to New Approach Washington (image from New Approach WA)
Washington Marijuana Legalization Initiative Falls Short
One Washington state marijuana legalization initiative is dead, but another, less radical, one is just getting underway.
Marijuana has no accepted medical use, the DEA claims. (image via wikimedia.org
DEA Denies Marijuana Rescheduling Petition
In a through-the-looking-glass move, the DEA has denied a petition to reschedule marijuana, arguing it has no accepted medical use.
New Threats from the Feds Won't Stop Medical Marijuana
Obama's betrayal of our movement is certainly an ugly thing to behold, but it's not the first time medical marijuana has faced uncertainty, and it won't be the last. I have a new piece at Huffington Post discussing DOJ's latest threats and where we go from here.
President Obama is losing friends in the medical marijuana community. (image from whitehouse.gov)
Administration Medical Marijuana Memo Causes Dismay, Anger [FEATURE]
The Obama Justice Department's "clarification" of its approach to medical marijuana is causing reactions ranging from dismay and disgust to confusion among advocates. Battle lines are being drawn.