Posted on: Apr 21, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Demonstrators in Oakland Friday put the campaign on notice that the administration is losing friends in California with its attacks on medical marijuana.
Posted on: Apr 7, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Those federal dollars are better spent on programs that actually help people, and people are concerned about this having a deleterious impact on the state's economy.
Posted on: Apr 2, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
The country's first "cannabis college" is raided and taped off by federal marshalls; the DEA and IRS continue their "ongoing investigation" as marijuana supporters mobilize.
Posted on: Mar 31, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
The United States have spent billions on coca plant busts; if passed, the bill would eliminate the threat of prison for illicit crop production in Colombia.
Posted on: Mar 14, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
The move comes amid growing pressure in the region to discuss legalization and its alternatives, and weeks before Santos will discuss legalization at the Summit of the Americas.
Posted on: Mar 7, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Only two of the four seem to have any chance of success this year, but if one or both makes the ballot, the Pacific Northwest could soon be a hot spot for marijuana law reform.
Posted on: Feb 24, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
This week, prescription-only bills were killed in Oklahoma and withdrawn in Kentucky, and unhappy police and prosecutors are blaming the over-the-counter industry.
Posted on: Feb 19, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
As part of a deal to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits through 2012, Congress will allow states to drug test people applying for those benefits.
Posted on: Feb 17, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
The proposed budget is remarkable for how closely it hews to previous years, especially in regard to the allocation of resources for treatment and law enforcement.
Posted on: Feb 14, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
State legislatures have convened or are convening all around the country, and once again this year, marijuana decriminalization or legalization are hot topics at the statehouse.
Posted on: Feb 13, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
If the bill passes, Washington will be the first state to legalize the possession and commerce of marijuana, sending the state on a collision course with the federal government.
Posted on: Feb 6, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
The campaign was found to have an unusually high number of invalid signatures, and now has 15 days to collect enough valid signatures to cover the shortfall.
Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Provoked by federal raids and Republican attempts to eradicate medical pot, activists are rolling out a campaign for a constitutional amendment to legalize pot in Big Sky County.
Posted on: Feb 2, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
The popular image of street gang violence in the US as being "drug-related" is largely mistaken, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.
Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
A coalition of advocates has filed a statewide medical marijuana regulation initiative aimed at ending the years-long confusion over what is and what is not allowed.
Posted on: Jan 18, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Statehouse politicians across the country are already racing to see who can be next to introduce a bill that would require drug testing of people receiving public benefits.
Posted on: Jan 13, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Colorado US Attorney sent letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries and their landlords across Colorado warning them to shut down in 45 days, or lose their property.
Posted on: Jan 9, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
After Rachel Hoffman was busted and agreed to become a snitch in 2008, Tallahassee police sent her out into a dangerous new world, until a "buy-bust" sting took her life.
Posted on: Jan 3, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle
With some 350,000 signatures handed in -- enough to account for duplicate and invalid signatures -- the campaign to legalize and regulate pot should make the ballot.
Posted on: Dec 19, 2011, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Amnesty International has called on Iran to stop executing people for drug offenses, saying the Islamic Republic has embarked on "a killing spree of staggering proportions."
Posted on: Dec 5, 2011, Source: Drug War Chronicle
The DEA has moved hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug money across boarders, but high-risk anti-trafficking operations may not be as efficient as they aim to be.
Posted on: Nov 30, 2011, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Gov. Lincoln Chafee and Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire Wednesday called on the federal government to reschedule marijuana as a drug with accepted medical use.
Posted on: Nov 28, 2011, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Gingrich's position on the drug war is so extreme he wants to emulate Singapore, where corporal punishment for minor offenses and the death penalty for drugs are policy.
Posted on: Nov 22, 2011, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Obama granted pardons to five people, three with marijuana-related convictions, and commuted the sentence of a woman doing more than 20 years on a crack charge.
Posted on: Nov 11, 2011, Source: Drug War Chronicle
Experts discuss the status of medical marijuana; a Republican presidential candidate vows to free pot prisoners; and cops speak out against prohibition.
