Legal Pot in California in 2010? “Oaksterdam” Provides the Model
Pot entrepreneur Richard Lee envisions a professional marijuana industry much like the one that exists in Amsterdam.
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Drug Suspect Turns Tables on NYPD With Videotape
When undercover detectives busted Jose and Maximo Colon last year for selling cocaine at a seedy club in Queens, there was a glaring problem: The brothers hadn't done anything wrong.
Congress Introduces ‘The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act’
In another effort to change federal policy on medical marijuana, Congressional Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced the "Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act," HR 2835, late yesterday.
Prison Term for a Seller of Medical Marijuana
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the owner of a marijuana dispensary to a year in prison, a sign that providers of medical marijuana still face the possibility of jail time despite the Obama administration’s promise not to prosecute them if they comply with state law.
Washington State Teen Accepts Penalty For Marijuana Speech
Ian Barry says he wasn't trying to be a martyr when he lit a marijuana joint this week at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, nor was he trying to pull a stunt.
Backers of Legal Pot Eye Ballot in California
With polls showing the legalization of marijuana gaining public support, and a state budget crisis fueling an ever-more-desperate search for revenue, backers of the first major statewide initiative to legalize marijuana for personal use - and allow counties to tax and regulate the drug - say they're preparing to get the matter on the November 2010 ballot.
Marc Emery’s Farewell Tour, Summer 2009
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Prince of Pot Marc Emery took a final tour across Canada before going to prison in BC to await extradition to the United States for selling marijuana seeds online. Go to www.NoExtradition.net for information about his fight against extradition and his chances of going to prison in the USA.
L.A. Closes Loophole For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Stunned by the spread of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, the City Council moved Tuesday to close a loophole that had encouraged their rapid growth.
Resolution Calls for End to Medical Marijuana Raids in California
Senator Mark Leno introduced a resolution late on Monday that urges the federal government to end medical marijuana raids in California.
Drones Join the War Against Drugs
The US military's army of robotic drones is 7,000 units strong - and now being prepared for the drug war.
