Last month the United States reached a milestone in the debate over cannabis’ place in our society. For the first time since it began asking the question, the Gallup polling organization recorded 50% support for legalizing marijuana sales to adults. That number has been a long time in the making, […]
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Missouri ballot measures proposed to legalize marijuana
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. • Advocates can begin collecting signatures for two proposed Missouri ballot measures that would legalize marijuana. The secretary of state’s office said Monday the initiative petitions have been approved for circulation to get them on the 2012 ballot. […]
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Hemp Activists and “Truthers” Unite
Posted by Camron Wiltshire on November 5, 2011 HempVia the Bob Tuskin Radio Show: After 11 years, the Florida Hemp Fest is back with a new twist. Dennis “Murli” Watkins, who served four months of jail time for orchestrating a “doobie toss” at the event in 1994, is bringing back […]
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The Drug Czar Just Says No to Marijuana Legalization
By Jacob Sullum As Mike Riggs noted this morning, the Obama administration last Friday night finally got around to addressing the “We the People” online petitions urging repeal of marijuana prohibition. First it had to deal with the clamor for excising “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance (a cause […]
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Coalition Calls for Marijuana Legalization and Regulation to Reduce Gang Violence
Coalition of BC Law Enforcement, Health and Academic Experts Call for Marijuana Legalization and Regulation to Reduce Gang Violence New Polls Shows 87% of British Columbians Link Gang Violence to Organized Crime’s Control of Marijuana Trade October 27, 2011 [Vancouver, Canada] – In the wake of high-profile gang violence related […]
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Marijuana Arrests
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-10-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-10-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3581 Question of the Week: How many people were arrested for marijuana last year? Every September, the FBI releases its annual “Crime in the […]
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marijuana-arrests.com
An Online Library About Marijuana Possession Arrests, Race And Police Policy In New York City And Beyond U.S. government studies consistently find that young whites use marijuana at higher rates than young blacks or Latinos. Yet, in large cities and counties throughout the United States, young blacks and Latinos are […]
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What was the Rainbow Farm?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 9-11-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network in loving memory of all victims of the tragic events that converged on 9-11-01. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3534 Question of the Week: What was the Rainbow Farm? Paraphrasing a […]
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Parents Using Pot
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 8-20-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 8-20-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3512 Question of the Week: How many parents use marijuana? The U.S. Census estimates that families in households with minor children – married and […]