Marijuana Tracking on the Way in Colorado
Colorado wants to set up a first-in-the-nation tracking system of medical marijuana purchases to deter people from buying vast amounts of pot and selling it on the black market.
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CNN: Sooner or Later, Marijuana Will Be Legal
Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance, writes in an op-ed for CNN that marijuana legalization will happen. "It's just a question of how many lives and tax dollars will be wasted before it does."
Prop 19 Opponents Terrified by Centuries-Old Tradition of Local Ordinances
I’ve noticed a consistent but baseless distortion being spread by opponents of California’s Proposition 19, which would legalize, regulate and tax cannabis. They complain that Prop 19 is poorly crafted and/or would produce an unenforceable “patchwork” of regulation.
Drugs and Conservatives Should Go Together
Legalization would not only promote specific policy objectives that are near and dear to conservative hearts, it is also consistent with core principles that conservatives endorse in other contexts.
Federal Official Won’t Have Voters Deciding Drug Policy
“How can we imagine that a dangerous, illegal drug like marijuana should be voted on by the people? That’s not how we do medicine in this country.” Those words, spoken by a federal drug-control official, are emblematic of the contempt Washington has for the common man.
Portugal Drug Decriminalization ‘A Resounding Success’: Will Britain Respond? No.
Time magazine reports that Europe’s most liberal drug policy has been a huge success. Not, as you might think, those hippie Dutch, but Portugal, where possession of all drugs for personal use was decriminalised in 2001.
California’s Marijuana Initiative: A Problem for Obama?
If California voters decide to legalize marijuana throughout the state, President Obama will have a decision on his hands.
TODAY: No on S-10! Canada-Wide Rallies Against Conservative Drug Laws
CANNABIS CULTURE - Say no to Bill S-10 and mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana! Join other Canadians on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 at your local Member of Parliament's office to protest destructive Conservative drug laws.
Chaos Erupts Over Prop 19 at California Cannabis Expo
CANNABIS CULTURE - A debate over California's Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana in the state, was disrupted by critics of the bill who heckled scheduled speakers and interrupted proceedings at the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo in San Francisco.
Officer Shoots Pregnant Woman During Drug Raid in Washington State
A pregnant, unarmed woman was shot during a drug raid in Spokane on Friday morning and she remained hospitalized late last night as investigators pieced together what happened in the county's third officer-involved shooting in four weeks.
