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April 24, 2013

Supreme Court Rules No Automatic Deportation for Minor Marijuana Possession

A 26-year-old Jamaican who has resided in the US since he was three should not automatically be deported for being caught with a small amount of marijuana, the US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The case was Moncrieffe v. Holder.

April 23, 2013

Snoop’s Pot-Filled 4/20 Party Shut Down By Police

Between this and the tragic events in Denver yesterday, we guess no stoners had a happy 4/20 holiday!

April 22, 2013

Perspectives on the Denver “420” Disruption

Yesterday's historic "420" rally in Denver, the first since Colorado voted to legalize marijuana last fall, was marred and cut short by violence.

April 22, 2013

Pot Is Safer Than Booze: So Why Is Celebrating 4/20 a Crime, While It’s OK to Get Wasted on St. Paddy’s Day?

I spent last St. Patrick’s Day at the marijuana policy reform group NORML’s conference in Philadelphia.

Hemp

April 20, 2013

Congress Predicts Current Congress Will Legalize Hemp

I attended a forum on marijuana legalization at The Brookings Institution Monday, where Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), one of a handful of Congressional champions of marijuana law reform, was one of the speakers.

Medical

April 19, 2013

Oregon Senate OKs Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana for PTSD

The Oregon Senate has passed a bill that would allow people with post-traumatic stress disorder to get a medical marijuana card.

Medical

April 19, 2013

Why It’s So Hard For Scientists To Study Medical Marijuana

The nation's research-grade cannabis is controlled by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, whose mission to curb use is at odds with that of researchers looking to study pot's therapeutic properties.

Medical

April 18, 2013

Illinois House of Representatives Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

Word just came out that the Illinois House has passed medical marijuana legislation, after several tries. Now it has to go to the Senate. Phil wrote about this and other medical marijuana news in his weekly update.

Medical

April 18, 2013

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Researcher’s Bid to Grow Medical Marijuana

The US First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston Monday sided with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in rejecting University of Massachusetts-Amherst scientist Dr. Lyle Craker's appeal of the agency's decision to deny him a license to grow medical marijuana for research purposes.

April 17, 2013

Mexican Government Softens Drug War Language As Cartels Spread To Europe

In an attempt to convince the public that it's not a drug war, the Mexican government is trying to put a new linguistic spin on the country's ongoing conflict with the nation's drug cartels.

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Supreme Court Rules No Automatic Deportation for Minor Marijuana Possession

Snoop’s Pot-Filled 4/20 Party Shut Down By Police

Perspectives on the Denver “420” Disruption

Pot Is Safer Than Booze: So Why Is Celebrating 4/20 a Crime, While It’s OK to Get Wasted on St. Paddy’s Day?

Congress Predicts Current Congress Will Legalize Hemp

Oregon Senate OKs Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana for PTSD

Why It’s So Hard For Scientists To Study Medical Marijuana

Illinois House of Representatives Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Researcher’s Bid to Grow Medical Marijuana

Mexican Government Softens Drug War Language As Cartels Spread To Europe