Tag: drug policy

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December 2, 2013
12/02/2013
UN Drug Policy Divisions Aired

UN Drug Policy Divisions Aired

British publications have gotten their hands on a leaked UN document that reveals fundamental splits among nations as the international organization prepares for the UN General Assembly...
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November 26, 2013
11/26/2013
Drug Reform Funder Peter Lewis Dead at 80

Drug Reform Funder Peter Lewis Dead at 80

Peter B. Lewis, the billionaire head of Progressive Insurance and a leading funder of drug reform efforts in recent decades, died Saturday at his home in Coconut...
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November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Raids in Colorado Raise Questions About Federal Forbearance

Raids in Colorado Raise Questions About Federal Forbearance

Yesterday’s raids in Colorado were the largest dispensary crackdown in the state’s history. US Attorney John Walsh claims the raided dispensaries violated federal guidelines.
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November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Iowa City Meeting Discusses Medical Marijuana

Iowa City Meeting Discusses Medical Marijuana

Doctor Steven Jenison helped draft New Mexico’s medical marijuana law and spoke in his home state of Iowa about passing legislation there.
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November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
High Times: Weed Continues to Win Over Booze

High Times: Weed Continues to Win Over Booze

In response to the argument that legalizing marijuana will add to society’s problems, High Times points to New Zealand, where residents have been giving up the bottle...
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November 15, 2013
11/15/2013
Magazines From Right and Left Come Together on Legalization

Magazines From Right and Left Come Together on Legalization

Chris Soda from Drug Policy Alliance describes the growing support for marijuana legalization from all parties.
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November 15, 2013
11/15/2013
NORML PAC Endorses John Hanger for Governor of Pennsylvania

NORML PAC Endorses John Hanger for Governor of Pennsylvania

At press conferences held in Philadelphia and Harrisburg on Wednesday, and one in Pittsburgh today, NORML PAC announced its endorsement of Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate John Hanger. John...
By: NORML
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November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
How Valuable Legalizing Marijuana Could Be for America

How Valuable Legalizing Marijuana Could Be for America

PolicyMic explains how valuable legalizing marijuana could be for America, with an excellent infographic to demonstrate.
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November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
Survey: Unacceptable To Be Fired For Off-Job Marijuana Use

Survey: Unacceptable To Be Fired For Off-Job Marijuana Use

Nearly two-thirds of Americans disagree with workplace policies that allow employers to sanction an employee for his or her off-the-job consumption of cannabis, according to a just released...
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November 13, 2013
11/13/2013
Missouri Conference on Marijuana Law Reform This Saturday

Missouri Conference on Marijuana Law Reform This Saturday

Show-Me Cannabis and Missouri NORML will be hosting a statewide conference in downtown Kansas City on Saturday, November 16th. The one-day conference will include speakers presenting on local and national...
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November 13, 2013
11/13/2013
More Opposition to Medical Marijuana Amendment in Florida

More Opposition to Medical Marijuana Amendment in Florida

Last Friday, Florida House General Council Daniel Nordby was joined by Senate General Council George Levesque in filing a 50-page brief with the Supreme Court, in opposition...
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November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

The Marijuana Policy Project extended an invitation Friday to the new Maine affiliate of Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) to join forces to promote sensible marijuana...
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November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
CNN Video: Pot to Mint More Millionaires Than Microsoft?

CNN Video: Pot to Mint More Millionaires Than Microsoft?

CNN’s Don Lemon sat down to talk legalization with stakeholders on both sides of the debate: Steve DeAngelo, Kevin Sabet and Jamen Shively. This video clip features...
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November 6, 2013
11/06/2013
18 Milestones That Led to Marijuana Policy ‘Tipping Point’

18 Milestones That Led to Marijuana Policy ‘Tipping Point’

Huffington Post lists 18 moments that have led to the tipping point on marijuana policy.
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November 5, 2013
11/05/2013
Weed’s No Longer Political Kryptonite in New York

Weed’s No Longer Political Kryptonite in New York

Even in the buttoned-down Bloomberg era, New York has held on to its popular reputation for a live-and-let-live attitude. But this alluring image doesn’t jibe with reality...
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November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
The Next States to Legalize Marijuana

The Next States to Legalize Marijuana

After last weekend’s International Drug Reform Conference in Denver, a clear picture is emerging of which states are likely to be the first to follow Colorado and Washington down...
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November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
The Nation: Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana

The Nation: Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana

The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel recounts the disaster that is the drug war, giving several reasons to legalize marijuana.
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October 31, 2013
10/31/2013
Daily Beast: The Drug War Is Over (If Obama Wants It)

Daily Beast: The Drug War Is Over (If Obama Wants It)

Nick Gellespie of The Daily Beast explains that the drug war is over as a political issue, as most Americans now favor legalization.
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October 29, 2013
10/29/2013
First Videos From Reform Conference in Denver

First Videos From Reform Conference in Denver

Some initial videos from last week’s conference — more coming soon. They were shot by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union’s Drugreporter team, whose work we’ve featured here...
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October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
Marijuana Acceptance Varies Across Hemisphere

Marijuana Acceptance Varies Across Hemisphere

While marijuana acceptance is growing in Latin America as well as here in the US, there it is generally the leaders that favor legalization while the people...
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