You don’t see this every day President Obama signs into law the Fair Sentencing Act relaxing sentences for drug crimes. This will narrow the disparity between sentences for crimes involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. As President Obama loosens one drug policy, the senate is advancing a bill that would […]
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CN ON: Editorial: Smoking Marijuana Far From Harmless
This editorial is begging for letters-to-the-editor. Pubdate: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2010 Canoe Limited Partnership Contact: feedback@ott.sunpub.com Website: http://www.ottawasun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/329 URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n637/a06.html The debate about legalizing marijuana goes around every few years like a joint in frat house on a Friday night. This […]
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US CA: OPED: Risk of Stoned Drivers Minimal With Prop. 19
Here’s a nice rebuttal from Dale Gieringer of California NORML to a recent column in the Sacramento Bee which raised an alarm over Proposition 19 causing carnage on California’s highways. Pubdate: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 Source: Sacramento Bee (CA) Copyright: 2010 The Sacramento Bee Website: http://www.sacbee.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/376 Author: Dale […]
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Could Pot Drive Turnout In Key Elections?
By Ryan Grim Putting the question of marijuana legalization on state ballots in 2012 may be one of the most effective ways for a dispirited Democratic Party to get reluctant voters out to the polls. The wild card in the coming midterms and in 2012 will be the “surge” voters […]
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US CA: Web: Will California Legalize Pot?
Pubdate: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Source: AlterNet (US Web) Copyright: 2010 Independent Media Institute Website: http://www.alternet.org/ Author: Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet Note: Daniela Perdomo is a staff writer and editor at AlterNet Cited: Proposition 19 http://www.taxcannabis.org/ Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Proposition+19 WILL CALIFORNIA LEGALIZE POT? With Only a Few Months to Go Until the […]
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These Buds Are for You
Legal marijuana would be a boon for California consumers. By Jacob Sullum A group called Public Safety First warns that “the pre-tax price of marijuana could substantially decline” and “consumption of marijuana would increase” if Californians vote to legalize the drug in November. Well, yes, that’s sort of the idea. […]
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US: V.A. Easing Rules for Users of Medical Marijuana
Pubdate: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 Source: New York Times (NY) Page: A1, Front Page Contact: letters@nytimes.com Author: Dan Frosch Cited: Veterans for Medical Marijuana Access http://www.veteransformedicalmarijuana.org/ Referenced: The letter to Mr. Krawitz http://drugsense.org/url/qWkiEgE5 V.A. EASING RULES FOR USERS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA DENVER — The Department of Veterans Affairs will formally […]
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The Beatles Call For The Legalisation Of Marijuana
9.00am, Monday 24 July 1967 (43 years ago) A full-page advertisement appeared in The Times newspaper on this day, signed by 64 of the most prominent members of British society, which called for the legalisation of marijuana. Among the signatories were The Beatles and Brian Epstein. The advertisement was instigated […]
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Comedic Immunity
A Canadian newspaper chain has taken exception to Cheech and Chong criticizing Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his regressive cannabis policies. CHEECH AND CHONG, JUST SAY SO LONG It’s not an exhaustive list, but here are some things Canada needs, followed by something that this country does not need. Canada […]