Medical Marijuana Advocates Hail San Diego Mayor's Decision to Stop Crackdown on Dispensaries
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announced end to code enforcement attacks by the city, agreed to develop regulatory ordinance.
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First Drug War Death of the Year
Robert Early Gary, Jr., 31, of Tampa, Florida becomes the first person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement activities this year. The drug war...
Open Letter To Sasha and Malia Obama
How can Barack Obama continue to be in charge of a system that puts young men and women just like himself behind bars, often ruining their lives?
US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid
Four Western countries have formally objected to Bolivia's rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs because of coca leaf chewing...
Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe
A White House online petition telling Obama to listen to the voters of Colorado & Washington about the future of cannabis legalization, not the famously...
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Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US
Mexico, which has fought a long war against drug cartels that supply US users, is rethinking its marijuana policy after Colorado & Washington approved...
Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate
Fallout from the Obama Administration's aggressive federal enforcement in medical marijuana states has reached a fever pitch this month with three people...
Who Was Killed in America's Drug War Last Year?
America's 2012 Drug War Stats: 63 people died in the course of US domestic drug law enforcement operations, or one about every six days...
Medical Marijuana Groups File Brief in Support of Mendocino Legal Battle with Feds
Three medical marijuana groups have teamed up to support Mendocino County officials in their effort to fight a sweeping federal subpoena filed in October.
Book Review: Smoke Signals by Martin A. Lee
When I first got Smoke Signals to review, I have to admit, I let it sit for a while. I looked at the cover, the length and breadth of the notes...
Civil Forfeiture Laws: State Sanctioned Theft
Judge Dan Pelligrini in Pennsylvania has called Civil Forfeiture Laws State Sanctioned Theft
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Over a Dozen NYC Maternity Wards Regularly Test New Mothers for Marijuana
Over a dozen NYC maternity wards regularly test new mothers for drugs, then hand the results over to...
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....
Harborside and the Feds' Failed Medical Marijuana Communications
Harborside is in the news again today. Two weeks ago we noted the premiere (and largest) dispensary had won a battle in state court. Facing threats by...
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.
Video: Cop Gives Two Women Body Cavity Search for Pot on Public Highway, Using Same Glove
Who knew throwing a cigarette butt out of your car window would lead to a publicly humiliating body cavity search under the guise of 'the war on cannabis'?
Newark Mayor Cory Booker: Medical Marijuana? Heck Yes... But I Want to Go Beyond That
During a HuffPo Live interview, Newark Mayor & potential gubernatorial candidate Cory Booker made some very strong statements in favor of drug law reform...
Oakland Insists It Can Defend Medical Pot Club
The city of Oakland renewed demands to stay forfeiture proceedings against a local medical marijuana dispensary, as a matter of state's rights. Harborside..