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September 21, 2012
09/21/2012
Swiss Move to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

Swiss Move to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

012, 05:48pm Switzerland is on the verge of decriminalizing the possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana after the lower house of Parliament  agreed on Thursday to...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Initiative Watch (2012.09.19)

Initiative Watch (2012.09.19)

07:49pm Three marijuana legalization initiatives, two medical marijuana initiatives, and one sentencing reform initiative are on state ballots this year. We’ll be running a feature story...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Tens of Thousands Join MassCANN/NORML on Boston Common for 23rd Annual Freedom Rally

Tens of Thousands Join MassCANN/NORML on Boston Common for 23rd Annual Freedom Rally

This past weekend, tens of thousands of marijuana reform advocates joined MassCANN/NORML on the Boston Common for the 23rd Annual Boston Freedom Rally. This year’s event was...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.09.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.09.19)

07:36pm Last issue, we reported that the DEA had taken the week off. Well, they’re back, and so is the push-back. Let’s get to it: National...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Colorado’s Amendment 64 Heads for the Home Stretch

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Heads for the Home Stretch

5:59 PM With only a few weeks left until election day, Colorado’s Amendment 64 “tax and regulate marijuana” initiative is well-positioned to win on November 6, and its...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Chronicle Video Review: Lynching Charlie Lynch

Chronicle Video Review: Lynching Charlie Lynch

5:48 PM Lynching Charlie Lynch: A Film by Rick Ray (2012, Rick Rays Films, 1:40, $29.95 DVD) Of all the various fronts of the war on drugs,...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.18)

04:28pm A Virginia prison guard smuggles heroin, a Pennsylvania cop steals and uses it, and a New Jersey cop pays off a prostitute with it, and...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Oregon Marijuana Initiative Trailing Slightly in Poll

Oregon Marijuana Initiative Trailing Slightly in Poll

02:40pm The campaign behind an initiative that would legalize marijuana in Oregon has an uphill battle ahead, according to a new SurveyUSA poll. That poll has the...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
California Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill Signed Into Law

California Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill Signed Into Law

03:06pm California Gov. Jerry Brown Monday signed into law Assembly Bill 472, the “911 Good Samaritan Bill,” aimed at reducing fatal drug overdoses by removing the threat of...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Massachusetts’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 3, Maintains Strong Lead

Massachusetts’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 3, Maintains Strong Lead

Suffolk University, in conjuncture with 7NEWS, just released new polling data for Massachusetts’ medical marijuana initiative, Question 3. The new survey of 600 likely Massachusetts voters had...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Rolling in the Weed Van

Rolling in the Weed Van

– 01:30PM You can’t miss a van covered in pictures of weed nuggets, lollipops, and smiling gals in bikinis. Look closer and you’ll wonder, “Wait… Are they...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
Bolivia, Venezuela Reject U.S. Drug Criticism

Bolivia, Venezuela Reject U.S. Drug Criticism

03:44pm Last Thursday, the White House released its annual determination of major drug trafficking or producing countries, singling out Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Measure Polls 51 Percent

Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Measure Polls 51 Percent

04:55pm The latest poll, released Saturday by SurveyUSA for the Denver Post, has Colorado’s marijuana legalization initiative at 51%, with 40% opposed and 8% undecided. The initiative, Amendment...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
Pepperdine University Denies Student Internship at MPP

Pepperdine University Denies Student Internship at MPP

Last week, the deans of Seaver College internship program at Pepperdine University officially refused to approve the application of sophomore political science major Victoria Stanzione to intern...
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September 17, 2012
09/17/2012
Senior Citizens and Cannabis Patient Advocates Brave San Diego Federal Courthouse

Senior Citizens and Cannabis Patient Advocates Brave San Diego Federal Courthouse

by Terrie Best, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Over 60 senior citizens put the Edward Schwartz Federal Courthouse on its ear by forming a long line...
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September 17, 2012
09/17/2012
Massachusetts Crime Lab Scandal Endangers 34,000 Drug Cases

Massachusetts Crime Lab Scandal Endangers 34,000 Drug Cases

05:27pm Some 34,000 eastern Massachusetts drug cases could go up in smoke in the wake of a still unfolding scandal around a state laboratory analyst who...
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September 17, 2012
09/17/2012
Most Statewide Marijuana Initiatives Lead Solidly In Polls

Most Statewide Marijuana Initiatives Lead Solidly In Polls

Four of the six statewide marijuana initiatives appearing on the November 2012 ballot are solidly favored among likely voters. Voters in six states – Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Montana, Oregon,...
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September 14, 2012
09/14/2012
Drug Sentences Driving Federal Prison Population Growth, Government Report Finds

Drug Sentences Driving Federal Prison Population Growth, Government Report Finds

04:58pm In a report released Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that growth in the federal prison population is outstripping the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) rated capacity...
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September 14, 2012
09/14/2012
Drug Policy in the 2012 Elections II: The Parties and the Presidential Race

Drug Policy in the 2012 Elections II: The Parties and the Presidential Race

11:27pm As the 2012 election campaign enters its final weeks, all eyes are turning to the top of the ticket. While, according to the latest polls and electoral college...
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September 13, 2012
09/13/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.09.12)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.09.12)

05:48pm No DEA raids or federal threat letters to report this week, but the battles over medical marijuana continue on many fronts. Let’s get to it:...
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