Medical Marijuana Advocates Bring Attention to DEA Confirmation Hearings
Acting DEA head Michele Leonhart, a Bush-holdover, led aggressive campaign against medical marijuana.
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Drug Czar: California Pot Law Could Spark Court Action
Federal officials haven't ruled out taking legal action if California voters approve a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state, President Barack Obama's drug czar said Wednesday.
Marijuana Legalization Supporters Fire Back at Attorney General Holder
CANNABIS CULTURE - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder declared war on marijuana legalization in California on Friday by promising to "vigorously enforce" Federal drug laws if Proposition 19 passes. Now, supporters of drug law reform are firing back.
Holder Says U.S. Would Enforce Ban on Pot in California
The Department of Justice says it intends to prosecute marijuana laws in California aggressively even if state voters approve an initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot to legalize the drug.
Obama May Soon be Forced to Embrace Marijuana Legalization
The President is opposed to legalizing marijuana. He's said so himself, and that's not likely to change without a fight. But the fight is on. Amidst mounting evidence that democrats can benefit from warming up to legalization, a new political calculus appears to be taking hold.
Obama in Critical Condition: MDS
Obama seems to be taking his cues from the failed Presidency of Jimmy Carter. During his campaign Carter said that no law should be more harmful than what it is trying to regulate and that he favored the re-legalization of marijuana. Then he re-started Nixon's Drug War and lashed out at his naive supporters.
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.
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.
Ex-DEA Administrators Call on Obama to Sue if CA Voters Legalize Pot
As California voters gear up for a November 2 vote on Proposition 19, a ballot measure that would legalize the growth, possession and distribution of marijuana, nine former administrators of the Drug Enforcement Administration have issued a preemptive call to the White House: If Prop 19 passes, they say, President Obama should sue.
U.S. May Drastically Boost Funding to Aid Mexico’s War on Drug Gangs
The Obama administration is considering a substantial spending increase on the Mexican drug war, the latest sign of its growing concern about the rampant violence incited by narcotics cartels in Mexico.
