Pressure Mounts for Marijuana Reform in Bermuda
A meeting organized by One Bermuda Alliance's youth wing, the Future Bermuda Alliance, to discuss marijuana reform, drew a hundred residents and supporters.
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Study: £1.25 Billion Annually Taxing Marijuana in England
The Institute for Social and Economic Research, with the University of Essex, concluded a cost benefit analysis of taxing marijuana in England and Wales.
Will Uruguay Be The First To End Marijuana Prohibition?
The Uruguayan Senate is expected to pass the bill, which would make Uruguay the first country to end marijuana prohibition on a national level.
Bolivia, Venezuela Reject US Drug Criticism
"The United States is trying to ignore our government's sovereign policies," Alejandro Keleris, the head of Venezuela's national anti-drug office, said.
United Kingdom MMJ Patient Openly Passes Customs With Cannabis
A United Kingdom medical cannabis patient recently brought 18 tubs, containing 5 grams of cannabis each, home from a trip to Amsterdam. Openly declaring
Global Student Paper Competition Taking on Drug Policies
This encourages students to think critically about the war on drugs, the implications of current drug policies on security, health, justice and human rights
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Cannabis Legalization Being Discussed In India
Not only is cannabis legalization being discussed in India, the government has already received reports detailing regions producing the highest quality bud.
Chronicle Book Review: "Our Lost Border" and "The Fight to Save Juarez"
Neither of these books even pretends to be an anti-prohibitionist manifesto. They both help us achieve a richer understanding of what is going on.
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Policy Mic: This Should Be Obama's Next Step To Legalization
Jessie Bullock points out a valid plan for Obama to secure the legal marijuana industry without running afoul of the treaties that lock in the drug war.
Mexico's New Drug War Looks Like the Old Drug War
The number dead in Mexico's drug war since Calderon called in the military six years ago is now somewhere north of 80,000, tens of thousands disappeared.
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DOJ Memo Could Help Legalize Pot in Other Countries
Ethan Nadelmann, about efforts in Jamaica to legalize pot: "I was expecting a yellow light, but this light looks a lot more greenish than I had expected."
India Police to Spray Maoist Rebels' Marijuana Crops
Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa said Friday they planned to use aerial spraying to eradicate marijuana crops cultivated by Maoists rebels.
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Hopes High For Dunedin 'South Pacific Cannabis Capital' Plan
New Zealand reform groups Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party and Otago Norml are hoping to make the city of Dunedin the cannabis capital of the south pacific.
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Legalization Event This Saturday in Birmingham, England
This Saturday, August 31 at 1 PM, Birmingham's Cannon Hill Park will be home to a campaign effort for cannabis legalization.
Canadian Police Chiefs Want Tickets for Marijuana Possession
Canada's police chiefs are ready to quit arresting people for marijuana possession.
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Billboards Raising Awareness, Support for Sensible BC
Three billboards have popped up to raise awareness and recruit supporters for a Sensible BC petition to decriminalize and legalize cannabis in the province.
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Is Albania Europe’s New Marijuana Capital?
Lazarat is a village in Albania, and one police no longer visit. 90% of the village's people grow an estimated 500 tons of marijuana during the season.
Will Fox and Shively Mark the End of Cannabis Artisanship?
With Vicente Fox and Jamen Shively at the helm of the legalization brigade, the corporatization of cannabis may become something more than speculation.