Tag: United States

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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

Four Western countries—the US, Britain, Italy, and Sweden—have formally objected to Bolivia’s rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs with a reservation that allows for...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico’s new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, opposes marijuana legalization, but he also told CNN recently that the news from Washington and Colorado “could bring us to rethinking the...
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December 26, 2012
12/26/2012
World Marijuana Laws: Where To Smoke Weed

World Marijuana Laws: Where To Smoke Weed

Recreational marijuana use has long been the subject of heated debate, and laws regulating cannabis consumption vary greatly from country to country.
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December 18, 2012
12/18/2012
US Has 330,000 Drug Offenders in Prison

US Has 330,000 Drug Offenders in Prison

04:55pm The number of people in prison in America declined last year for the second year in a row, according to a new report from the Bureau...
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December 12, 2012
12/12/2012
Marijuana Shot Over Border Fence With Cannon Seized

Marijuana Shot Over Border Fence With Cannon Seized

At least the failed war on cannabis provides never-ending ingenuity to chuckle at: US Border Patrol agents found marijuana inside soup cans inside of larger cans and sealed on...
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December 7, 2012
12/07/2012
Sir Richard Branson: War on Drugs a Trillion-Dollar Failure

Sir Richard Branson: War on Drugs a Trillion-Dollar Failure

Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group and a member of the Global Drug Commission poses the simple question on drug prohibition; What do we have to...
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December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
Quinnipiac Pollster Calls Marijuana Legalization “Just a Matter of Time”

Quinnipiac Pollster Calls Marijuana Legalization “Just a Matter of Time”

08:46pm The third different poll in less than a week to report a majority favoring marijuana legalization was released Wednesday, with the pollster saying the results...
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December 3, 2012
12/03/2012
CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High

CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High

02:59pm A CBS News poll released this week has support for marijuana legalization at an all-time high, with as many Americans now saying it should be legal as...
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November 30, 2012
11/30/2012
Marijuana Legalization Favored in US, Canada

Marijuana Legalization Favored in US, Canada

03:14pm A new Angus-Reid Public Opinion poll has majorities favoring marijuana legalization in both Canada and the US. According to the poll, 57% of Canadians and 54% of...
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November 22, 2012
11/22/2012
Weedist is Thankful For…

Weedist is Thankful For…

Happy Thanksgiving Have a smoke, snack on some edibles, or hit the vaporizer and reflect with us on the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday. Many of us...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

02:12pm A deputy from Mexico’s left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Thursday introduced a bill (not yet posted) to legalize the use, cultivation, and sale of marijuana....
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
UN Drug Watchdog “Concerned” with Marijuana Legalization Votes

UN Drug Watchdog “Concerned” with Marijuana Legalization Votes

01:31pm The president of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Thursday voiced “grave concern” about the votes legalizing marijuana in the US states of Colorado and...
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November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart

Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart

01:08pm Of all the fascinating reactions I’ve seen to Colorado and Washington’s successful marijuana legalization initiatives, this is by far the most extraordinary. MEXICO CITY —...
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November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
82 Percent of Americans Think the U.S. Is Losing the War on Drugs

82 Percent of Americans Think the U.S. Is Losing the War on Drugs

Only 7% of American adults think the U.S. is winning the war on drugs, says a new Rasmussen telephone poll, while 82% say the U.S. is losing...
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November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
Citing Marijuana Legalization Vote, Latin Leaders Call for Policy Review

Citing Marijuana Legalization Vote, Latin Leaders Call for Policy Review

03:06pm Last Tuesday’s legalization votes are reverberating not just across the country, but across the hemisphere. Five conservative Latin American heads of state said in a joint...
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Marijuana Votes Have Mexicans Talking Legalization

Marijuana Votes Have Mexicans Talking Legalization

04:18pm With US public support for marijuana legalization now at the 50% mark, and state legalization efforts now starting to come to fruition, people are naturally...
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November 2, 2012
11/02/2012
Legalization Would be a Direct Attack on Cartel Bankrolls

Legalization Would be a Direct Attack on Cartel Bankrolls

According to a study by a respected Mexican Think Tank, the legalization of recreational marijuana, which we will hopefully see after next week, could reduce cartel profits by...
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October 5, 2012
10/05/2012
Tom Hayden to NORML: US Needs Peace Movement to End Drug War

Tom Hayden to NORML: US Needs Peace Movement to End Drug War

02:18am Harkening back to his days as a student antiwar activist in the 1960s, but also drawing heavily on the example of the contemporary Caravan for Peace (with...
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October 4, 2012
10/04/2012
Sir Richard Branson Labels US Drug Policy ‘Racist’

Sir Richard Branson Labels US Drug Policy ‘Racist’

Sir Richard Branson has labeled US drug policy as racist, stating that its a “war on black people” which results in the jailing of too many African Americans.
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September 27, 2012
09/27/2012
Latin Americans at UN Seek Drug Policy Debate

Latin Americans at UN Seek Drug Policy Debate

06:51pm Wednesday’s United Nations General Assembly session saw not one, not two, but three Latin American heads of state call on it to promote debate on...
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