California Cities React to Court Ruling Throwing Out Dispensary Ban
CANNABIS CULTURE - Cities in California are beginning to respond to an appeals court decision throwing out Los Angeles County's medical marijuana dispensaries ban.
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Was The White House Involved in Providing Guns to Mexican Drug Cartels?
CANNABIS CULTURE - US President Barack Obama has asserted "executive privilege" to protect Attorney General Eric Holder and deny Congress access to DOJ documents dealing with the Fast and Furious gun-walking operation, which put thousands of dangerous weapons in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. The moved provoked Republican lawmakers to question whether White House officials may have been involved in talks about "Fast and Furious".
In Bid to Quell Gang Violence, Policing Orthodoxy Changes Gears
Shortly after the bomb ripped through the prominent gangster’s motor home – a dramatic escalation from the hail of bullets British Columbians have come to expect from organized crime – police arranged sit-downs with street-level gangsters and their bosses. Gunfire is one thing, but bombings, authorities made clear at the meetings, would not be tolerated.
Dutch Courts Move to Ban Marijuana Cafés
A ruling in the Dutch courts means that foreigners heading to Amsterdam's famous marijuana cafés will soon will be banned from buying cannabis in a bid to end drug tourism to the Netherlands.
Ottawa’s 4/20 2012 Marijuana Rally on Parliament Hill
CANNABIS CULTURE - Six thousand people cheered as the Peace Tower clock hand moved to 4:20 PM on Parliament Hill in Ottawa this April 20th.
Vancouver Liberals Play Host to Panel on Marijuana Legalization
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Federal Liberal Riding Association of Vancouver East hosted an event on marijuana legalization last weekend featuring speakers critical of Canada's Drug War and new Conservative laws regarding cannabis.
Forty Years Ago This Week: National Commission On Marihuana Recommends Decriminalizing Cannabis
First and only federal commission on pot policy determined, "the criminal law is too harsh a tool" to apply to possession offenses: commission's recommendations still, if not more, applicable today.
Colombia to Enact Drug Decriminalization
The government of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is preparing legislation that will set "personal dose" amounts for drugs that will allow for their possession without the possibility of arrest or prosecution, the Bogota newspaper El Tiempo reported Tuesday. The decriminalization legislation could be presented as early this week, the newspaper said in its exclusive report.
Prominent Berkeley Marijuana Dispensary to Close Shop
One of California’s biggest medical marijuana establishments – embraced by local officials as a model business that donates to the poor and pays millions in taxes – has become the latest target in a statewide crackdown by federal prosecutors.
Mitch McConnell To Constituent: Marijuana Leads To Death
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told a constituent in favor of legalizing marijuana that he doesn't support the idea because drugs like pot lead to death.
