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Chronicle Book Review: "The Marijuana Conviction"
We read a classic text in marijuana policy reform, and see just why it is a classic.
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New Hampshire House Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
A marijuana decriminalization has squeaked to victory in the New Hampshire House, but faces a veto threat from Gov. John Lynch (D).
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Irony Alert: Anti-Marijuana Newspaper Runs Ads for Pot Paraphernalia
Christian Science Monitor has a bit of a reputation for launching rabid attacks against the marijuana legalization movement, so you can imagine my surprise to find them advertising the high-end Volcano Vaporization System™ right next to an anti-legalization editorial.
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Pat Robertson Demands Marijuana Reform and Blames the Drug War on Liberals
Update: Robertson has now made it official -- he's for legalization of marijuana, and supports the Colorado and Washington initiatives: NYT
For the second time now, televangelist Pat Robertson has gone off on our drug laws in a big way. This time he has an entire segment on his Christian Broadcasting Network program attacking over-incarceration and generally saying cool stuff that you never thought you'd hear on a hardcore Christian cable channel (except the liberal-bashing, of course).
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Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Bill Gets Hearing
Marijuana legalization got a hearing in the Massachusetts legislature Tuesday. While even the bill's sponsor doubts it will pass, it helps pave the way for a legalization initiative in the future.
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Oregon Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Moving [FEATURE]
There are four marijuana legalization initiative campaigns under way in Oregon, but only two of them look to have a serious chance at making the ballot. One would be enough.
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LEAP Urges Canada to Reject Harsh Crime Bill
LEAP has intervened in the Canadian debate over the Tories' harsh crime bill. So far at least they're not listening, to LEAP or others, but the pressure mounts.
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Review Essay: The Border and Mexico's Drug Wars
The literature of the Mexican drug war and the border continues to expand. Here, we look at four recent titles.
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Video: 5 Reasons You Should Never Agree to a Police Search
Steve Silverman and I recently started a new YouTube show called How to Deal with Cops. This is my first episode, which goes over the major points from my Huffington Post piece last week.
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Opponents of Marijuana Legalization Finally Noticed They're Losing the Debate
[inline:marijuanaforsale.jpg align=right]I pointed out recently how silly it is for anyone to continue aggressively fighting back against marijuana legalization, given that the polls show public support increasing significantly every year. I've argued a few times now that our opponents' time would be better spent accepting that our laws have to change and joining the discussion of what legalization should look like.