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The millennium of marijuana may be about to begin. full story- Re: U.S. Support for Legalizing Marijuana Reaches New High full story
Proponents of legislation to legalize medical use of marijuana in New York were encouraged Monday by the announcement of a shift in federal policy first promised by President Barack Obama in his presidential campaign. full story
Gallup's October Crime poll finds 44% of Americans in favor of making marijuana legal and 54% opposed. U.S. public support for legalizing marijuana was fixed in the 25% range from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, but acceptance jumped to 31% in 2000 and has continued to grow throughout this decade. full story
As economic cutbacks continue to slice up our social infrastructure, it's time to look more seriously at the futility of paying vast sums to keep pot illegal. full story
A regulated, taxed marijuana trade could help bolster the state’s economy, advocates for legal marijuana said today at a Revenue Committee hearing. full story
Jack Herer is recovering from a heart attack, but his mission to bring hemp into the spotlight as an answer for multiple problems, continues. full story
On the one hand, marijuana is practically legal—more mainstream, accessorized, and taken for granted than ever before. On the other, kids are getting busted in the city in record numbers. Guess which kids. full story
Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government over U.S. drug policy. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE – Is marijuana decriminalization a step in the right direction or a crafty trick to widen the net of the Drug Warriors? full story
That proposed ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in California for people 21 and older - and let local government tax the sales - has a good chance of passing. full story
Legalizing marijuana in the United States would weaken Mexico's powerful drug cartels, panelists at a War on Drugs conference said Tuesday. full story
An estimated 30,000 people were crowded onto the Boston Common at the peak moment of the 20th annual Boston Freedom Rally on September 19th 2009. full story
The recently approved new "drug" law in Mexico is not a step toward decriminalization, but rather toward mandatory sentencing, says Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - A debate over legal marijuana has been raging in Denmark this summer because of an unpleasant gang war. full story
Canada's Prince of Pot, Marc Emery, has less than a month of freedom remaining before he heads to the US border to be handcuffed and escorted to federal court in Seattle, where he will accept a plea bargain and probable five-year prison sentence for selling marijuana seeds over the Internet. full story
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's is asking people to Twitter their best ideas about how to fix the state's economy to Myidea4ca.com. #1 on the list: LEGALIZE MARIJUANA! full story
Despite decriminalizing possession decades ago, New York remains the marijuana arrest capital of the world. full story
Attitude shift with Mexico's choice to decriminalize pot, but only legalization will end the violence of drug cartels. full story
The Argentina Supreme Court ruled Tuesday it is unconstitutional to punish an adult for private use of marijuana as long as it doesn't harm anyone else. full story
Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government's grueling battle against drug traffickers. full story- Fellow letter writer and friend Don Siebold had the following letter published in the Anniston Star on Friday. full story
The award-winning Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham, UK will play host to cannabis activists and protestors calling for an end to drug prohibition on Aug 9, 2009. full story
If you drive a BMW or a Mercedes Benz, or wear Armani jeans or Patagonia shirts, you could be consuming hemp. full story- I had the following letter published in the Anniston Star today. full story
