UN Drug Policy in the Dark Ages
Two recently-released reports show that global drug policy is in the dark ages, and that the UN shares the blame for it.
Jeremiah Vandermeer
Strapped Police Run on Fumes, and Federal Pot-Fighting Cash
Marijuana may not be the county's most pressing crime problem, but "it's where the money is" for police.
Marijuana Law Reform Is a Civil Rights Issue
This is not a war on the drug lords and violent cartels, this is a war that disproportionately affects young men and women and the latest tool for imposing Jim Crow justice on poor African-Americans.
Medical-Marijuana Advocates Seek Society’s Approval
The newest research leaves little doubt that marijuana has promise in alleviating symptoms of some ailments.
Pot Versus Alcohol: Experts Say Booze Is the Bigger Danger
For more than three decades, America's marijuana policies have been based upon rhetoric. Perhaps it's time to begin listening to what the experts have to say.
New LAPD Team’s Aggressive War on Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries
A new Los Angeles Police Department team is spearheading an aggressive push to shut down dispensaries that are illegal under a city ordinance that took effect four weeks ago.
Cannabis Day 2010: Police Show Respect For Vancouver’s Cannabis Community
CANNABIS CULTURE - Every year on the first of July, thousands of ardent marijuana-lovers gather in downtown Vancouver for Cannabis Day; a patriotic, pot-infused celebration that has over time developed into an open marketplace for THC-laden treats of all types.
Marijuana Activist Barry Cooper Arrested at Texas State Capitol
Marijuana activist Barry Cooper turned himself in to authorities Friday morning … and he did it with an expected showman’s flare.
Five Pounds of Marijuana Smoked at G-420 Protest in Toronto
CANNABIS CULTURE - On June 26, members of the Toronto cannabis community held a smoke-in in downtown Toronto, in the midst of the G20 economic summit; the largest police buildup in Canadian History.
Russian Drugs Tsar Seeks Tougher Laws
Russia should criminalize drug use, confiscate land used for the cultivation of cannabis and close the Central Asian border in order to combat drug trafficking, the head of the Federal Drug Control Service, Viktor Ivanov, said Wednesday.
