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International Journal on Human Rights and Drug Policy

The inaugural issue of the new International Journal on Human Rights and Drug Policy is now available in full online. The first issue starts off with an incredible editorial: ‘Deliver us from evil’? – The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, … Continue reading

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Fourth Amendment not valid if police say they thought they heard something.

The latest from the Supremes (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a Kentucky man who was arrested after police burst into his apartment without a search warrant because they smelled marijuana and feared he was trying to … Continue reading

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71 bullets

I wonder how many Marines have had to face down 71 bullets at once aimed personally at them in mere seconds? William Norman Grigg does a potent job of telling the story of the death of Jose Guerena by SWAT … Continue reading

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Cannabis and the Environment

This is nice to see… At Health News Digest: Would Legalizing Pot be Good for the Environment? (The answer is “yes”) It’s a short article, but it hits the high points. Fact is, not only would legalizing pot be good … Continue reading

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Pot Smokers are smarter than Sophie Scott

Pot smokers still see it as harmless: study – By national medical reporter Sophie Scott A national survey has found many people see cannabis as a soft drug, with nearly half underestimating the harmful impacts it may have. May have? … Continue reading

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Progress in New York

There’s no doubt that the amount of attention being paid to marijuana arrests in New York is making a difference. Bill would reduce charge for pot possession ALBANY — In a rare show of bipartisanship and upstate-downstate agreement, freshman state … Continue reading

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Pot Gardens and Strategies

Fred Gardner writes Obama Never Promised You a Pot Garden Drug-policy-reform advocates are complaining bitterly that they have been double-crossed by Barack Obama. “What’s Behind the Obama Administration’s About Face Regarding Medical Marijuana?” asked Paul Armentano of NORML in the … Continue reading

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Another state off the list

Indiana Overturning a common law dating back to the English Magna Carta of 1215, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes. In a 3-2 decision, Justice Steven David … Continue reading

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Oh, no! Drugs make people… want Democracy?

Link Adopting what might be called the Qaddafi defense, the head of Bahrain’s military claimed that the country’s brutal crackdown on dissent was entirely justified because the kingdom’s security forces had been confronted by young protesters under the influence of … Continue reading

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10th amendment challenge

Via Toke of the Town… Raided medical marijuana providers sue U.S. government Two medical marijuana providers have accused the U.S. government of civil rights violations in what may be the first lawsuit of its kind in response to a federal … Continue reading

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