Houston Police Silent on Marijuana Prisoner’s Death
A woman serving a short sentence in a Houston, Texas, jail for possession of marijuana died in custody over the weekend, and officers are not saying how or why.
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Don’t Spend Taxes on Alleged Pot Seed Dealer
Washington state is facing some tough decisions on which taxes to raise or which services to cut. Yet residents should be extremely frustrated by Attorney General Rob McKenna’s push to extradite a Canadian activist to Seattle, where residents will have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to prosecute and imprison him, money which could be better spent on teachers or keeping taxes low.
Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers
Mexican drug cartels recruit young men from both countries and operate their smuggling and murder-for-hire rings on both sides of the border.
The War Against the ‘War on Drugs’
As California goes, so goes the nation. If that old adage still holds true, then the nation may soon see a gradual backpedaling from the criminal justice policies that have led to wholesale incarceration in recent decades.
Budget Omits Grants For School Drug Programs
The Obama administration wants to end grants for school drug programs they say are "poorly designed" and "profoundly flawed".
Marc Emery Will Run BC Marijuana Party From US Prison
VANCOUVER - Marc Emery will stay on as president of the B.C. Marijuana Party while in a U.S. prison.
Lawmakers Call For An End To Federal Marijuana Prosecutions
A group of Democratic and Republican members of congress will reintroduce a bill to eliminate federal penalties for minor marijuana offenses.
Suppressed Report Raises Questions About Drug Policy
A 1991 World Health Organization report that condemned the failed Drug War and was buried because of US pressure has been leaked to the press.
Congressman Proposes 25 Years In Prison For Pot
NORML's Paul Armentano on Mark Kirk, the US congressman who has proposed legislation to sentence first-time 'koosh' marijuana offenders to up to 25 years in prison
Momentum Builds For Broad Debate on Legalizing Pot
The savage drug war in Mexico. Crumbling state budgets. Weariness with current drug policy. The election of a president who said, "Yes — I inhaled."
