Want MMJ? Give Me Your Gun!
The Illinois Department of Public Health has proposed a rule that would prohibit anyone with a medical marijuana authorization from also having a gun...
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Marijuana Possession Arrests Outpace Violent Crime Arrests
Marijuana possession arrests currently outpace violent-crime arrests. In 2011 there were just over 660,000 marijuana arrests vs. about 530,000 violent crime
Mexico Cannabis Legalization on the Bubble
Mexico, the next Latin American country on the brink of legalization. Mexico City bustles with fluid nightlife. In the Zona Rosa, gay, bisexual and straight
Broken Laws Shatter Happy Home: The Alexandria Hill Story
The story of Alexandria Hill, a two year old from Texas, is absolutely heartbreaking, but I think it is story that needs to be told. Does cannabis use...
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In Prison for Marijuana Possession, Texas Woman Becomes Victim of “Rape Camp”
Arrested for possession of marijuana, a woman is placed in a Texas county jail while awaiting her day in court; once there she is repeatedly brutalized and savaged by three guards. Eventually…
Marijuana Prohibition Puts Industry Women at Risk
As more women are drawn to Humboldt County’s cannabis trade & off-grid lifestyle, a local battered-women’s shelter has noticed a growing trend of violent...
Perspectives on the Denver 420 Disruption
Yesterday's historic "420" rally in Denver, the first since Colorado voted to legalize marijuana last fall, was marred and cut short by violence.
Chronicle Review Essay: What Next for Mexico?
Felipe Calderon has finished his term as president of Mexico and he leaves office known as the man who plunged his country into a drug war....
The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012
In some ways 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes.
Cannabis Makes Inmates Behave Says Danish Study
When prisoners are allowed to smoke weed prison guards have an easier job. Cannabis makes them behave...
Study: Those Arrested for Minor Pot Offenses Unlikely to Subsequently Commit Violent Crimes
Arresting and prosecuting low level marijuana offenders in New York City has little or no impact on law enforcement efforts to reduce violent crime...
Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart
Of all the fascinating reactions I've seen to Colorado and Washington's successful marijuana legalization initiatives, this is by far the most extraordinary
Citing Marijuana Legalization Vote, Latin Leaders Call for Policy Review
Last Tuesday's legalization votes are reverberating not just across the country, but across the hemisphere. 5 conservative Latin American heads of state...
Another Reason for Mexico to End Its Drug War
Along with catalyzing devastating violence that has claimed 60,000 lives thus far, there's another good reason for Mexico to end its ill-fated drug war...
Marijuana Votes Have Mexicans Talking Legalization
With US public support for marijuana legalization now at the 50% mark, and state legalization efforts now starting to come to fruition, Mexicans...
Video: Retired Police Captain Demolishes the War On Drugs
LEAP co-founder and retired police captain, Peter Christ, appears on WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, NY and takes on all aspects of our disastrous War on Drugs.
Amnesty Raps Mexico on Human Rights Abuses in Drug War
Amnesty International said in a new report that Mexico must take decisive action to rein in systematic and widespread use of torture, ill-treatment, and...
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Phoenix Medical Marijuana Grower Who Was Shot and Stabbed Runs a "Compassion Club"
Martin Ridgway, the medical marijuana grower who was shot and stabbed inside his Surprise home yesterday during a robbery, was actually running a "compassion club" out of his house.