Gov. Rick Scott’s Drug Testing Policy Stirs Suspicion
One of the more popular services at Solantic, the urgent care chain co-founded by Florida Gov. Rick Scott, is drug testing, according to Solantic CEO Karen Bowling.
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San Diego Considers Tougher Rules for Pot Shops
California's second largest city is considering regulating its more than 80 medical marijuana clinics caught in a legal cloud that some say has left the dispensaries vulnerable to raids and arrests.
Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in California: An Interview With Steve Kubby
CANNABIS CULTURE - What is the best model for marijuana legalization in California? Activist Steve Kubby, one of the key players in the legalization of medical marijuana in California, speaks to Cannabis Culture about the "Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012", his new ballot initiative to legalize pot in the Golden State.
Mexico Drug War Displaces 230,000 and Half Find Refuge in the U.S., Says Report
About 230,000 people have been displaced in Mexico because of drug violence, and about half of them may have taken refuge in the United States, a new report says.
Prison Blog #32 (Newsletter #8)
Randy Clarke from New Westminster, BC performed Johnny Cash’s song “Folsom Prison Blues” for me in the prison music room, using one of the three guitars they have there. However, it’s been adapted for this prison, and is now called “Folkston Prison Blues” – you can listen to it online!
THCF’s Paul Stanford Arrested Al Capone Style
Oregon businessman and cannabis freedom fighter tries to set the record straight on "tax fraud" arrest.
Fields of Cannabis in Old Brooklyn
Revisting a long-forgotten war on drugs: librarian unearths texts pertaining to Brooklyn's long lost botanical history
Doctor’s Note Would Allow Marylanders to Smoke Pot
Supporters of legalizing marijuana for medical uses put forward a new approach in the Senate this morning, voting on a proposal that would allow sick people to use their illness as a defense if arrested for smoking pot.
Two More Killed in US Drug Enforcement Incidents
Police officers in Houston and Tulsa last week shot and killed two men in separate drug enforcement-related incidents last week. The victims become the 18th and 19th to be killed in US domestic drug law enforcement incidents so far this year.
Former Fugitive Jailed After 30 Years at Large Speaks Out From Remand Centre
Ian Jackson MacDonald, jailed after being caught on 30-year-old marijuana smuggling charges, maintains his innocence and has cleared the name of Former Winnipeg MLA Bob Wilson, who served seven years in prison for related charges.
