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Mexico Senate OKs bill to legalize drug possesion
Seeded on Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:33 PM EDT (Reuters)
MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate approved a bill on Tuesday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of narcotics for personal use, in order to free resources to fight violent drug cartels.
115 bills were passed in Texas Senate in about an hour, with only 2 or 3 senators present.
Seeded on Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:22 PM EDT (The Austin American-Statesman)
The joy of Texas politics...
John Walters Says Drug Legalization Policies Never Last
Seeded on Fri Mar 6, 2009 10:45 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
By JOHN P. WALTERS
Ending the War on Drugs -- In These Times
Seeded on Wed Mar 4, 2009 12:06 AM EST (inthesetimes.com)
President Obama faces a heap of crises: a major economic recession, crumbling national infrastructure, and ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Buried in that heap is another war, one less present in public discourse but no less toxic: the drug war.
American Drug War: The Last White Hope - War on Drugs
Seeded on Tue Mar 3, 2009 9:01 PM EST (americandrugwar.com)
The War on Drugs has become the longest and most costly war in American history, the question has become, how much more can the country endure? Inspired by the death of four family members from "legal drugs" Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to discover why the Drug War has be …
NORML's Weekly Legislative Round Up
Seeded on Tue Mar 3, 2009 1:14 AM EST (blog.norml.org)
Each week, more states are moving forward to reduce or eliminate criminal penalties for marijuana offenses. If you have not yet gotten active in your state, now is most definitely the time to start. Here's this week's latest summary of how you can get involved!
If you're alive, you're probably addicted to something. What are you addicted to?
Seeded on Mon Mar 2, 2009 8:46 PM EST (blogher.com)
So many addictions, so little time. What are you addicted to? Smoking? Coffee? Chocolate? Soda? Sugar? Food? Exercise? Blogging? I haven't based this on any scientific study, but it's my observation that... If you're alive, you're probably addicted to something.
Heroin helps
Seeded on Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:33 PM EST (montrealmirror.com)
Contrary to some fears, but as expected by most experts, the area surrounding the Plateau clinic distributing free heroin to addicts for a scientific study has not led to increased crime or stray drug paraphernalia littering the ground, according to a Université de Montréal stu …
Japan Shocked By Marijuana Scandals
Seeded on Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:27 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Japan appears to be in the midst of a marijuana epidemic of unprecedented proportions.
Mexican president: We're not losing drug war
Seeded on Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:19 PM EST (msnbc.com)
President Felipe Calderon said Thursday he wants to defeat the world's most powerful drug gangs before his term ends in 2012, disputing U.S.
U.S. Attorney General Says Justice Department Will No Longer Interfere With States' Medical Pot Policies
Seeded on Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:32 PM EST (blog.norml.org)
Score one for the good guys!
A Drink a Day Raises Women's Risk of Cancer, Study Indicates
Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:13 PM EST (The Washington Post)
For years, many women have been buoyed by the news about one of life's guilty pleasures: That nightly glass of wine may not only take the edge off a day but also improve their health. Now it turns out that sipping pinot noir might not be such a good idea after all.
As We See It: Should pot be legalized?
Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:35 PM EST (Santa Cruz Sentinel Local)
Is marijuana as dangerous as alcohol? Based on the statistics about auto accidents, domestic violence and other anti-social behavior, the answer clearly is "no." It's worth considering making it legal.
Booze Bust Nets 1,382 Beer Cans On Boat
Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:46 AM EST (FOXNews.com)
Brunei's customs officers arrested two men who tried to smuggle 1,382 cans of contraband beer by boat into the Muslim-majority country, a news report said Wednesday.
Ex-Atlanta Cops Sentenced in Deadly Botched Drug Raid
Seeded on Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:51 PM EST (FOXNews.com)
Three former Atlanta police officers who each pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in connection with the death of an elderly woman during a botched drug raid were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison.
That "Other Stuff" in Marijuana
Seeded on Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:01 PM EST (blog.mpp.org)
One of the arguments regularly raised against medical marijuana is that THC is available in pill form, so — according to the Drug Enforcement Administration and other opponents — patients don't need that nasty weed, which has all sorts of other stuff in it.
Mexico's Drug Cartels May Have Become Too Powerful to Control
Seeded on Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:13 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)
With drug-fueled violence and corruption escalating sharply, many fear drug cartels have grown too powerful for Mexico to control. Why things are getting worse, and what it means for the United States.
Drug violence spins Mexico toward 'civil war'
Seeded on Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:05 AM EST (CNN)
A shootout in a border city that leaves five alleged drug traffickers sprawled dead on the street and seven police wounded. A police chief and his bodyguards gunned down outside his house in another border city.
Medical Marijuana in Israel and Germany
Seeded on Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:25 PM EST (blog.mpp.org)
Many people are at least vaguely aware that government-sanctioned medical marijuana programs exist in Canada and the Netherlands. But few Americans are aware that another of America's strongest allies, Israel, also has a national medical marijuana program.
DEA has 106 planes, so why did it charter private jet for chief?
Seeded on Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:41 AM EST (mcclatchydc.com)
The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration spent more than $123,000 to charter a private jet to fly to Bogota, Colombia, last fall instead of taking one of the agency's 106 planes.
Resurgence of meth labs in Arizona feared
Seeded on Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:40 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)
Arizona's efforts to eradicate meth production, largely through local ordinances restricting sales of drugs containing pseudoephedrine, have proved successful over the past five years.
UPDATE 3-Mexicans protest army campaign against drug cartels
Seeded on Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:26 PM EST (Reuters)
Hundreds of Mexicans blocked roads and bridges into the United States on Tuesday in a protest of army operations against drug gangs that officials said was organized by drug traffickers.
Study Suggests MPP Was Right: Lying to Kids Doesn't Work
Seeded on Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:30 AM EST (blog.mpp.org)
One point upon which MPP agrees with federal officials is that kids shouldn't use marijuana recreationally. But we've criticized exaggerated ad campaigns from the drug czar's office on the grounds that lying to kids is likely to backfire.
God's gift or federal offense?
Seeded on Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:01 AM EST (montrosepress.com)
Marijuana is an illegal drug, by federal definition. But medical marijuana, says patient and caregiver William Hewitt of Montrose, is "God's gift."
Rick Steves lights up marijuana conversation
Seeded on Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:00 AM EST (pnwlocalnews.com)
When television host and travel writer Rick Steves produced a televised "infomercial" out of his own pocket last year, he thought — much like travel — he could get viewers thinking about one of the issues he's passionate about: Decriminalizing marijuana.
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