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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

October 16, 2012
10/16/2012
Former Drug Czars Try Cannabis Scare Tactics on CO, OR and WA

Former Drug Czars Try Cannabis Scare Tactics on CO, OR and WA

Yesterday, former DEA and Office of National Drug Control Policy czars voiced a strong reminder to the DOJ that even if voters in Colorado, Oregon and Washington...
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October 16, 2012
10/16/2012
CO Marijuana Measure Sees Lead Shrink in New Poll

CO Marijuana Measure Sees Lead Shrink in New Poll

02:36am A SurveyUSA poll released Sunday shows Colorado’s marijuana legalization initiative, Amendment 64, still winning, but with a shrinking lead and with approval under 50%. A University of Denver poll released...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Yes On I-502 Rally at WA State Capitol Disrupted by ‘No’ Activists

Yes On I-502 Rally at WA State Capitol Disrupted by ‘No’ Activists

Demonstrating the contentiousness of the issue and the passion of activists on both sides, a Yes on Initiative 502 rally sponsored by New Approach Washington, at the...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Prohibition Must Stop: Botched Drug Raid Literally Burns 12-Year-Old Girl

Prohibition Must Stop: Botched Drug Raid Literally Burns 12-Year-Old Girl

Prohibition must stop. A 12-year-old girl suffered 2nd degree burns from a flash grenade thrown by Montana SWAT. The fact it was the wrong house makes it...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Anti-Marijuana Billboards Taken Down in Portland

Anti-Marijuana Billboards Taken Down in Portland

These utterly misleading anti-marijuana billboards have been taken down in Portland. Golf clap to Florida-based Drug Free America Foundation for funding this level of reefer madness misinformation.
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Obama Officials Stay Silent on Marijuana Initiatives

Obama Officials Stay Silent on Marijuana Initiatives

Despite the urging of drug enforcement experts, officials in Washington have not said how the federal government would deal with possible state marijuana laws in Oregon, Washington...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Montel Williams to Speak at AR Medical Marijuana Press Conference on Oct. 18

Montel Williams to Speak at AR Medical Marijuana Press Conference on Oct. 18

Daytime Emmy award-winner, Montel Williams, will speak in Little Rock on behalf of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act on October 18, 2012. Details on time and location will be released...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Gary Johnson Interview: “We’re on the Verge of Making Marijuana Legalization Happen”

Gary Johnson Interview: “We’re on the Verge of Making Marijuana Legalization Happen”

This past Thursday, on the night of the Vice Presidential debates, NORMLtv caught up with Libertarian Party presidential candidate, Governor Gary Johnson, and asked him questions regarding...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Aaron Sandusky Found Guilty: Judge, “California State Law Does Not Exist Here”

Aaron Sandusky Found Guilty: Judge, “California State Law Does Not Exist Here”

Aaron Sandusky was found guilty on two charges Friday: conspiracy to manufacture marijuana plants and of intent to distribute 1,000 marijuana plants. The judge prohibited California’s medical marijuana laws...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Melissa Etheridge Endorses Amendment 64 to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol

Melissa Etheridge Endorses Amendment 64 to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has just released a new radio ad in support of Colorado’s Amendment 64, which aims to regulate marijuana in a...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Amnesty Raps Mexico on Human Rights Abuses in Drug War

Amnesty Raps Mexico on Human Rights Abuses in Drug War

02:16am Mexico must take decisive action to rein in the systematic and widespread use of torture, ill-treatment, and other human rights abuses, which have increased dramatically...
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October 12, 2012
10/12/2012
Louisiana Man Dies in Car Crash Fleeing Drug Bust

Louisiana Man Dies in Car Crash Fleeing Drug Bust

05:00pm A Morgan City, Louisiana, man was killed Wednesday when he got into a fatal car crash while attempting to flee deputies doing a narcotics investigation....
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October 12, 2012
10/12/2012
241,000 Marijuana Arrests in Washington over 25 Years, Costing $300 Million

241,000 Marijuana Arrests in Washington over 25 Years, Costing $300 Million

The report on marijuana arrests in Washington state conservatively estimates those arrests cost $305,714,500 in police and court proceedings during the past 25 years, and $194,026,500 in the...
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October 12, 2012
10/12/2012
Can You Smell It? Marijuana Legalization Coming in 2012

Can You Smell It? Marijuana Legalization Coming in 2012

2012 Election is the Most Important in Marijuana Law Reform History This year could likely be the most significant in marijuana law reform history. In case you...
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October 12, 2012
10/12/2012
Seven Long Beach Medical Marijuana Sites Raided by Police, DEA

Seven Long Beach Medical Marijuana Sites Raided by Police, DEA

The Long Beach Police Department and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency raided seven medical marijuana dispensary sites Wednesday afternoon, making more than 40 arrests, according to police.
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October 12, 2012
10/12/2012
City of Oakland Fights Back Against Federal Medical Marijuana Asset Forfeiture Campaign

City of Oakland Fights Back Against Federal Medical Marijuana Asset Forfeiture Campaign

Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker and San Francisco law firm Morrison & Foerster announced yesterday that the City of Oakland filed a lawsuit in United States District...
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October 12, 2012
10/12/2012
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Right to Vote on Medical Marijuana

Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Right to Vote on Medical Marijuana

The Arkansas Supreme Court defended the wishes of more than 120,000 voters, and countless patients’ rights when it upheld Issue No. 5 on the ballot, a measure...
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October 12, 2012
10/12/2012
Two Books and a Video Offer for Donating to StoptheDrugWar.org

Two Books and a Video Offer for Donating to StoptheDrugWar.org

11:50am With marijuana legalization initiatives heading to the ballot, some with a good chance of passage, and with growing international support for a real debate on...
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October 11, 2012
10/11/2012
Oregon’s Measure 80 Faces an Uphill Battle

Oregon’s Measure 80 Faces an Uphill Battle

04:41pm Of the three marijuana legalization initiatives on the ballot this year, Oregon’s Measure 80, also known as the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, is the most radical....
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October 11, 2012
10/11/2012
Initiative Watch (2012.10.10)

Initiative Watch (2012.10.10)

08:06pm There’s less than a month to go, but some initiatives are more active than others. Arkansas Both the Arkansas Issue 5 campaign and the opposition...
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