Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
New Orleans Cop Indicted in Drug Raid Killing

New Orleans Cop Indicted in Drug Raid Killing

012, 03:23pm In an unusual step, the New Orleans police officer who shot and killed an unarmed young man during a March drug raid aimed at small-time...
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
Independents Driving Pro-Legalization Sentiment in Colorado

Independents Driving Pro-Legalization Sentiment in Colorado

The recent Public Policy Polling survey shows that Colorado’s pot-legalizing Amendment 64 is (unusually for marijuana initiatives) gaining support there and is due “almost entirely” to the...
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
Change.org | Remove Cannabis from Federal Schedules Completely

Change.org | Remove Cannabis from Federal Schedules Completely

Change.org has a new petition: President Barrack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder: Remove cannabis from Federal schedules completely.
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
County Commissioner Guilty of Manufacturing and Conspiracy

County Commissioner Guilty of Manufacturing and Conspiracy

Guillermo “Willie” Gandara Jr. was the County Commissioner in El Paso county, a former mayor and hopeful candidate for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives....
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
Dutch Cannabis Card Boosts Illegal Drug Trade in Maastricht

Dutch Cannabis Card Boosts Illegal Drug Trade in Maastricht

The Dutch city of Maastricht, subject to the new law since May in the southern Netherlands that restricts cannabis sales to Dutch residents only, has seen a...
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
Has Congress Defied Federal Law On Medical Marijuana?

Has Congress Defied Federal Law On Medical Marijuana?

“When examining these two conflicting ideologies, what else can be assumed but that the U.S. Congress defied federal law by approving a legal medical marijuana program in...
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
US-Mexican Caravan for (Drug War) Peace Gets Underway

US-Mexican Caravan for (Drug War) Peace Gets Underway

10:05am On Sunday, dozens of Mexican activists led by poet Javier Sicilia crossed into the US at San Diego to begin a weeks-long Caravan for Peace and...
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
Hempfest Video: Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Vote Yes I-502

Hempfest Video: Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Vote Yes I-502

Marijuana legalization advocate and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn spoke at Hempfest 2012, following up on his great speech from last year. It’s a short sub 3 minute...
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
Video: Seattle Hempfest 2012 – The Great I-502 Debate

Video: Seattle Hempfest 2012 – The Great I-502 Debate

Don E. Wirtshafter moderates the most anticipated panel of Seattle Hempfest 2012, The Great I-502 Debate. Initiative 502 is on the Washington State ballot and would legalize personal possession...
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August 17, 2012
08/17/2012
Another Jury Revolts Against Marijuana Laws, “They felt marijuana should be legalized.”

Another Jury Revolts Against Marijuana Laws, “They felt marijuana should be legalized.”

10:42pm Jacob Sullum shares this incredible story from a defense attorney in Kansas. I had a jury trial this morning on level 3 possession with intent MJ, level...
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August 17, 2012
08/17/2012
Michigan Medical Marijuana Board Could Be Ready This Fall

Michigan Medical Marijuana Board Could Be Ready This Fall

The state agency responsible for the Michigan medical marijuana program says it is now in the final stages of assembling a review panel with the power to...
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August 17, 2012
08/17/2012
Facing Orders to Close, Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensary Owners Vow to Overturn Ban

Facing Orders to Close, Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensary Owners Vow to Overturn Ban

Despite threats of fines and jail time, some Los Angeles marijuana dispensary owners have vowed to stay open. They say they are working hard to qualify a ballot measure...
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August 17, 2012
08/17/2012
Three More Drug War Deaths

Three More Drug War Deaths

05:49pm Three more people have died in drug war-related incidents in recent days, including a Puerto Rican police officer. They are the 40th, 41st, and 42nd persons...
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August 17, 2012
08/17/2012
Huge Grow Busted in Colorado 7,000 – 9,000 Plants Seized

Huge Grow Busted in Colorado 7,000 – 9,000 Plants Seized

Between 7,000 and 9,000 plants were seized in Pueblo County when a huge grow was raided on Wednesday, August 15. The huge grow was situated outdoors in...
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August 17, 2012
08/17/2012
The 2012 HIGH TIMES Guide to Higher Education

The 2012 HIGH TIMES Guide to Higher Education

The 2012 HIGH TIMES Guide to Higher Education is out, which provides an annual ranking of America’s top institutions of higher education when it comes to marijuana activism.
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August 17, 2012
08/17/2012
Medical Marijuana Should Make Arkansas Ballot

Medical Marijuana Should Make Arkansas Ballot

04:59pm An Arkansas initiative to legalize medical marijuana appears likely to qualify for the November ballot, after proponents handed in an additional 74,000 signatures Monday. The...
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August 16, 2012
08/16/2012
Safe Access Alliance Dissolves, Day After Disastrous Press Conference

Safe Access Alliance Dissolves, Day After Disastrous Press Conference

The anti Initiative 502 group Safe Access Alliance dissolved yesterday (good riddance), just one day after firing spokesperson Philip Dawdy for a disastrous press conference.
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August 16, 2012
08/16/2012
Harborside Health Center Patients Talk About Buying Marijuana on the Street

Harborside Health Center Patients Talk About Buying Marijuana on the Street

Here’s a video of several Harborside Health Center patients who are not in the best of health, voicing their serious concerns about where they will be able to...
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August 16, 2012
08/16/2012
Marijuana Groups Backing Denver Outdoor Ad Ban Won’t Disclose Membership

Marijuana Groups Backing Denver Outdoor Ad Ban Won’t Disclose Membership

Vocal supporters of the Denver outdoor ad ban bill included representatives of the Medical Marijuana Industry Group (MMIG) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local...
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August 16, 2012
08/16/2012
Man Steals Pot from Police Because ‘It Smelled So Good’

Man Steals Pot from Police Because ‘It Smelled So Good’

David Allan Thompson was arrested in Pennsylvania on Saturday for allegedly stealing a bag of marijuana from a police station because, “I just couldn’t help myself. That bud smelled...
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