New York City: Pot Arrests For 2009 Second Highest Total Ever
City police made over 46,000 arrests in 2009 for marijuana possession in public, the second highest annual arrest total in the city's history, up over 4,600 percent from 1990.
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Pot Breaks the Age Barrier
The legalization of marijuana in California might be a bigger issue for boomers than for others.
Afghanistan Now World’s Top Source of Marijuana
Long the world's largest producer of opium, the raw ingredient of heroin, Afghanistan has now become the top supplier of cannabis, with large-scale cultivation in half of its provinces, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Half of New York Voters Support Medical Marijuana
A new poll reports half of New York voters support legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Alabama Prison Numbers on Rise…AGAIN
The Birmingham News is reporting that while the number of state prison inmates declined nationally the number increased in Alabama...mostly due to non-violent drug offenses.
Sniffing Trumps Weed for 12-Year-Olds
More 12-year-olds in the U.S. get high by sniffing inhalants than by using marijuana, cocaine or hallucinogens combined, a new government report finds.
Tell Obama To Change Marijuana Laws
CANNABIS CULTURE - Just like last year, marijuana legalization has been voted up to the top of Change.org's "Ideas for Change in America" list.
Prohibition Fails to Reduce Teen Pot Use
Supposed increases in marijuana use by teens, if statistics from a new poll are correct, show that drug prohibition isn't working.
Cannabinoid Studies Released
CANNABIS CULTURE - The state-funded California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research announced that its studies have shown marijuana to have therapeutic value in a report released on February 17.
New Study Confirms Marijuana as an Effective Painkiller
CANNABIS CULTURE - A new California state-sponsored study has found that medical cannabis can reduce pain for patients suffering from HIV/Aids, multiple sclerosis, and cancer.
