Petition to Legalize Pot Circulating in Oregon
Supporters of the state wide petition say measure would save taxpayers' money.
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Illegal Drugs Trade Now Worth £200 Billion
The worldwide illegal drugs trade is now worth an estimated £200 billion (~ $321 billion US) – bigger than the entire output of Denmark and Portugal.
Mississippi’s Drug Enforcement Tactics Amount to a ‘Reign of Terror’
Harsh sentencing policies and the use of confidential informants has created a racially discriminatory criminal justice system in Mississippi that harms innocent individuals and erodes the rule of law, according to a report released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi.
Every Member of Seattle’s Legislative Delegation Goes on the Record in Favor of Legalizing Pot
Sweet democracy on a stick. As of yesterday evening, every member of Seattle legislative delegation to Olympia—all ten representatives and all five senators from the 34th, 36th, 37th, 43rd, and 46th Districts—had gone on the record to say that they support taxing, regulating, and legalizing marijuana. They join every elected official at City Hall (the mayor, the city attorney, and all nine members of the city council) and King County Executive Dow Constantine.
Medical Marijuana Study Bill Passes Maryland House
By a vote of 105-29, the Maryland House of Delegates passed HB 291 today, a bill that would create an 18-member panel to advise the legislature on the best way to create a medical marijuana program in 2012.
First Federal Agency to Acknowledge Medical Marijuana Removes Anti-Tumor Information From Database
Just a few days after posting it to its website, The National Cancer Institue has replaced a sentence about marijuana’s direct anti-tumor effect with one stating that it is prescribed mainly to battle nausea, pain and insomnia among cancer patients.
Federal Agency Recognizes Marijuana’s Medical Benefit for People Living with Cancer
National Cancer Institute updates its website as 9-year old petition to reschedule marijuana gathers dust.
Could Medical Marijuana Get the Al Capone Treatment?
Could the IRS use the tax code to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries?
Head Shop Hosts Q&A with BC NDP Leadership Candidate Dana Larsen
CANNABIS CULTURE - BC NDP leadership candidate Dana Larsen is a pioneer of pot politics. He's the first political candidate from one of BC's two major provincial parties to call for the full legalization of marijuana. He's the first politician ever endorsed by legendary filmmaker Tommy Chong. And now he's the first mainstream candidate to campaign across British Columbia at marijuana dispensaries and head shops.
Election in Canada – It’s Time to Get Active!
CANNABIS CULTURE - As you're probably heard, we are now in the midst of a Federal Election in Canada! That means S-10 is now dead, and that we have a chance to defeat Stephen Harper!
