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With Tuesday's election, Maine becomes the fifth state to allow dispensaries where marijuana can be distributed to medical patients. full story
Justice Department officials this morning endorsed for the first time proposed legislation that would eliminate vast sentencing disparities for possession of powdered versus rock cocaine, an inequality that civil rights groups say has disproportionately affected poor and minority defendants. full story
The Obama administration is giving mixed signals on its pot policies despite a tidal shift in social views on legalizing marijuana. full story- The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that provincial governments can seize cash, homes, and property suspected to be proceeds of crime full story
- Conservatives want more of the same outdated drug laws at the root of Canada's blood-soaked gang war full story
Cannabis has been reclassified in England and Wales by the government from a Class C to a Class B drug, carrying a higher maximum jail sentence for possession. full story- Ian Hunter goes to B.C. Supreme Court to challenge marijuana laws. Two articles from the Victoria Time Colonist. full story
- A Saanich home was seized by the federal government Friday, two days after the Controlled Drugs and Substances act went into effect. full story
Alcohol use - and abuse - dwarfs marijuana use among all age groups; Statement from Steve Fox, executive director, Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) full story- An elderly woman was killed during a police pot raid and interrigation, despite the police being warned of her condition. full story
- In British Columbia, David Malmo-Levine of the Harm Reduction Club finally had his day in court for charges of trafficking. Malmo-Levine sold marijuana to anyone who wanted it, under the condition that they take a pledge to use it responsibly. full story
