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CANNABIS CULTURE – Hemp Icon Jack Herer has been struggling to recover from a debilitating heart attack since September – but an even bigger struggle has divided the ranks of his supporters, threatening his legacy and possibly his life.

A government study has found that Washington has been far behind in implementing the Merida Initiative, a USD 1.3 billion anti-drug security aid appropriated for Mexico.

On December 1, the City of Denver will start collecting city sales tax from every medical marijuana dispensary in the city. "Tax revenue agents will be meeting with all dispensaries, giving them the information," says Denver City Attorney David Fine.

While there is a constant buzz of cannabis law reform these days in America, largely at the local and state level, unfortunately these strong winds of change do not largely penetrate the Capital Beltway.

Albert Einstein declared, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” He wasn’t describing the federal government’s nearly century-long war on drugs but he might as well have been.

Why do we keep allowing our elected officials to so vigorously pursue failed drug war policies at the expense of our childrens' future?

A man given a life sentence after killing a police officer who broke down his door in a botched drug raid has been granted a new trial.
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