US Military Presence in Costa Rica Rejected
Costa Rican opposition parties expressed their rejection to the entry of more soldiers, ships and helicopters from the US to Costa Rica, on a pretext to fight drug trafficking.
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U.S. Drug Czar Learns Wrong Lesson From Teen Drug Use Survey
Study makes it clear that clear that education and regulatory restrictions are more effective than prohibition and criminalization, but the drug czar draws the wrong conclusions.
Washington State Tries to Collect Marijuana Sales Tax
The Washington Department of Revenue has launched a statewide effort to collect sales tax from medical marijuana dispensaries - even as some prosecutors and the Health Department maintain such dispensaries are illegal.
Despite Pot Prohibition, Teen Marijuana Use Continues Slight Upward Trend
Marijuana use by 8th, 10th, and 12th graders increased slightly this year, according to figures released Tuesday by the annual Monitoring the Future survey of junior and senior high school students.
Senators Introduce Bill to Create Western Hemisphere Drug Commission
US Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Dick Lugar (R-IN) Wednesday introduced a bill that would create an independent commission to evaluate US policies and programs aimed at reducing the supply of and demand for illegal drugs in the Americas.
Police Seize Christmas ‘Presents’ Full of Marijuana
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - ’Twas three weeks before Christmas and in the East Shore, the weed was wrapped nicely, a major drug score. The buyer was waiting but police knew a lot, and busted two men with a trunk full of pot.
Democrats Shape New Jersey Marijuana Law
New Jersey Senate Democrats are pushing ahead with a challenge to the Christie administration's rules for the state's new medical marijuana program, despite a supposedly bipartisan compromise the governor announced earlier this month.
Marijuana-Legalization Push Gets Voice on Capitol Hill
The cannabis industry has flexed its muscles in 15 states where it's legal to smoke marijuana for medical purposes. Now the industry is ready to go to work in Washington.
Police Execute Puppies While Serving Warrant
This story is so sickening I was hesitant to post it. WARNING: this blog contains graphic content.
Marijuana Seed Company Sees Budding Business
Now that Centennial Seeds has established a presence in Colorado selling cannabis seeds to producers of medical marijuana, Ben Holmes wants to tackle supplying seeds to vendors in other states where medicinal use of the drug is legal.
