Decriminalization of Drugs in Greece
The Greek government has made proposals to decrimanalise drugs in a bill put forward by the Justice Minister Miltiadis Papaioannou to the committee on social affairs.
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Tories Judge Evidence of Falling Crime Rates Inadmissible
As we have seen many times before, evidence doesn’t count when it comes to the Harper government and crime policy. Emotion apparently does.
If You Think Supporting Marijuana Legalization Is Political Suicide, You’re Wrong
One of the most deeply imbedded ideas in our political culture is the notion that the public supports harsh drug laws and will punish politicians who deviate from the tough-on-drugs script. Unfortunately, that's precisely why a lot of good ideas never make it out of the conference room. It goes something like this:
Cannabis Kultusz: Hungary’s Marijuana Magazine
CANNABIS CULTURE - Cannabis Culture talks pot politics and publishing with the editors of Hungarian marijuana magazine Cannabis Kultusz.
Future of Medical Marijuana in Israel up for Gov’t Debate
Government expected to decide on establishing a state agency which will be responsible for authorizing, processing requests for medical cannabis.
Amsterdam’s ‘No Toking’ Signs Set to Become More of a Collector’s Item After Legal Setback
After an only-in-the-Netherlands legal reverse, the city of Amsterdam said Wednesday it will likely have to stub out the “no toking” signs it introduced in a crackdown on marijuana-smoking youth.
White House Admits Marijuana Has ‘Some’ Medical Value
Just days after the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) insisted that there is no medical value to marijuana, the White House appeared to contradict the position, saying in a report that there may actually be "some" medical value to "individual components of the cannabis plant" after all.
Cannabis Culture News LIVE: NDP vs. Conservatives – Drug War Politics in Canada
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. On today's show: Canada's Official Opposition Party, the NDP, is going toe-to-toe with the governing Conservatives with the adoption of a new drug resolution at the NDP National Convention. Nicole Seguin of End Prohibition joins the show in-studio to talk about the politics of the Canadian Drug War.
Former U.S. Attorney McKay Backs Effort to Legalize Pot in Washington
Former U.S. Attorney John McKay, a prosecutor who worked to put Canadian activist Marc Emery behind bars in the U.S. for selling marijuana seeds, is now part of a coalition launching an initiative that would legalize marijuana in Washington state.
NDP Convention Denounces Drug War
CANNABIS CULTURE - New Democrats voted at their convention to support Vancouver's supervised injection site, and called for a drug policy based on "a non-criminal, regulatory approach to substance use."
