Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-19-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-19-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2984 Question of the Week: Is alcohol a dangerous drug? Let’s look at some statistics. A 2009 report from the National Center for Health […]
Cannabis & Hemp , Drug Policy , Question of the Week
Hemp History
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-17-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-17-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2982 Question of the Week: What is hemp’s history in United States? A 2000 report from the United States Department of Agriculture recounted, “The […]
Cannabis & Hemp , Drug Policy
US OR: Crime, Medical Marijuana Initiatives Qualify for Ballot
Pubdate: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 Source: Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/YNoZGytL Copyright: 2010 Statesman Journal Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/QEzJupzz Author: Peter Wong, Statesman Journal Cited: http://www.coalitionforpatientsrights2010.com/ Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?253 (Cannabis – Medicinal – U.S.) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/dispensaries CRIME, MEDICAL MARIJUANA INITIATIVES QUALIFY FOR BALLOT Both Receive Enough Signatures for Voters’consideration Nov. 2 Oregonians […]
Drug Policy , Letter of the Week
Web: Letter Of The Week – Prohibition of Drugs Sows Violence
Newshawk: Published Letters Awards www.mapinc.org/lteaward.htm LETTER OF THE WEEK PROHIBITION OF DRUGS SOWS VIOLENCE The story about the havoc wrought by Craig Petties (June 27 and July 4 special report, “Blood trade”) was tragic, but it could have been avoided. Violence is the predictable and tragic consequence of drug prohibition. […]
Drug Policy
Grow-Op Photos Lead To No Charges
By CBC News RMCP in North Vancouver say they have busted an outdoor marijuana grow-op, but despite having photographic evidence of the suspects amongst the plants, they won’t be able to press charges. Police say they first got a tip that three men appeared to be unloading marijuana seedlings from […]
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Medical Marijuana Law in Michigan Runs into Workplace Rule
Newshawk: Please Read the Case Facts: www.mapinc.org/alert/0440.html Pubdate: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 Source: Detroit Free Press (MI) Page: 5A Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/yNyaXYiQ Copyright: 2010 Detroit Free Press Contact: http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/opinion04/50926009 Author: Gina Damron, Free Press Staff Writer Cited: Michigan Department of Civil Rights http://mapinc.org/url/ANG6iOJL Referenced: Casias v. Wal-Mart http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/casias_complaint_6_24_10.pdf Referenced: Michigan’s law […]
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Flash-Bang Grenades Ignite Legal Battles in Michigan
Pubdate: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 Source: Detroit Free Press (MI) Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/I43VcA8L Copyright: 2010 Detroit Free Press Contact: http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/opinion04/50926009 Website: http://www.freep.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/125 Author: L.L. Brasier, Free Press Staff Writer Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/raids.htm (Drug Raids) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?246 (Policing – United States) FLASH-BANG GRENADES IGNITE LEGAL BATTLES IN MICHIGAN, AIYANA STANLEY-JONES CASE […]
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Opium, heroin, and Afghanistan
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-29-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-29-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2956 Question of the Week: What’s the relationship among opium, heroin, and Afghanistan? Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South–Central Asia, bordered by Pakistan, […]
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US: Out in the Open: Raves and Ecstasy
Newshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/awards/ Pubdate: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 Source: Wall Street Journal (US) Page: A3 Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/6Xv8yAjo Copyright: 2010 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Contact: wsj.ltrs@wsj.com Author: Jean Guerrero OUT IN THE OPEN: RAVES AND ECSTASY LOS ANGELES-Twenty years after their heyday as an underground phenomenon, the drug-fueled dance parties known […]