Santa Monica Extends Ban on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The Council voted unanimously, and without discussion, to extend a 45-day moratorium on permits allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in Santa Monica.
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Three Ballot Measures Would OK Pot Beyond Medicine
Marijuana legalization is back on the ballot this year. California voters defeated a legalization proposal in 2010, but now similar measures have cropped up in three more Western states.
California Appeals Court Reverses Compassion Club Operator’s Conviction
Chalk up a victory for lawful medical marijuana patients today in California. If you get busted running a collective, you should be able to raise a medical marijuana defense in court.
Uruguay Plans to Legalize Marijuana Under State Monopoly
The president of Uruguay, José Mujica, has announced plans to legalise the production and sale of marijuana under a state monopoly, triggering a lively controversy in Montevideo.
States Consider Moving Beyond Medical Marijuana
Now that medical marijuana is permitted in about one-third of the nation, advocates hope to move beyond therapeutic uses with ballot questions in three states that could legalize pot for recreational use.
With 60,000 Dead, Mexicans Wonder Why Drug War Doesn’t Rate in Presidential Debate
Much of Latin America was dismayed that they got only a glancing mention in Romney and Obama's final presidential debate.
Disabled Veteran’s Appeal Could Change US Medical Marijuana Policy
Michael Krawitz was denied treatments after the VA learned of his prescription but advocates see promise in a recent hearing
Arkansas State Representative Supports Medical Marijuana Measure
A state legislator who co-chairs the Joint Budget Committee says she supports a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas.
UK Commission Calls For Decriminalization of Drug Possession, Marijuana Cultivation
A United Kingdom commission made up of leading scientists, academics, law enforcement officers and other experts is recommending decriminalization of drug possession in small quantities and of cultivation of marijuana.
Colorado Tax Enforcer Tells ’60 Minutes’: Weed Beat the Recession in Denver
In a 13-minute segment broadcast Sunday night, CBS’s “60 Minutes” explored Colorado’s budding medical marijuana industry, and heard from a former drug cop turned tax enforcer who insisted that the industry has helped Denver beat the recession.
