Archive for June, 2010
Portugal legalizes drugs, crime/usage falls
June 30, 2010
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State NAACP backs marijuana legalization initiative
L.A. Times: Saying that prohibition takes a heavy toll on minorities, leaders of the NAACP’s California chapter announced Monday that they are backing passage of a marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot. The war on drugs is a failure and disproportionately targets young men and women of color, particularly African-American males, said Alice Huffman, [...]
June 29, 2010
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Rejection of Wisconsin medical marijuana bill was a profile in cowardice
Jason Glaspie did everything he could. The former Marine, a veteran of the first Iraq war, has endured numerous treatments for brain and spinal cancer that left him disabled and often in terrible pain. One thing that alleviates his suffering is smoking marijuana. And so when it looked as though Wisconsin might join the 14 [...]
June 25, 2010
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Big Pharma-Backed Marijuana Spray As Medicine? Approved in United Kingdom
By Paul Armentano British health regulators have approved the sale and marketing of Sativex, an oral spray consisting of natural cannabis extracts (primarily the plant cannabinoids THC and cannabidiol aka CBD) as a treatment for symptoms of multiple sclerosis. (MS) The spray, which has been legally available to patients in Canada since 2005, went on [...]
June 25, 2010
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Las Vegas: Cop Killing of Father-To-Be In Pot Raid Reemphasizes Need For Marijuana Legalization
By Paul Armentano On Friday the government’s war on marijuana consumers claimed yet another victim. In Las Vegas, Nevada, metro police shot and killed a 21-year-old father-to-be while serving a search warrant for marijuana. Phil Smith at StoptheDrugWar.org has detailed coverage here. A 21-year-old father-to-be was killed last Friday night by a Las Vegas Police [...]
June 17, 2010
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Hemp for Victory!
This past week, hemp advocates and aficionados nationwide engaged in educational and awareness building exercises during their annual “Hemp History Week”. The aim was to enlighten the public’s perception of hemp by demonstrating its versatility in several facets of everyday life and drawing attention to its pivotal role in American agriculture up until the mid-20th [...]
June 8, 2010
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Washington State Favors Marijuana Legalization 52% to 35%
A poll released last week by The Washington Poll, a quarterly, nonpartisan effort by the University of Washington, shows that Washington State residents support an initiative that would legalize the possession and use of marijuana. According to the poll of 1,252 registered voters conducted last month, 52% in Washington State support “removing state civil and [...]
June 8, 2010
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Not just a high
In science’s struggle to keep up with life on the streets, smoking cannabis for medical purposes stands as Exhibit A. Medical use of cannabis has taken on momentum of its own, surging ahead of scientists’ ability to measure the drug’s benefits. The pace has been a little too quick for some, who see medicinal joints [...]
June 8, 2010
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