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Pop Star Joss Stone Under Attack for Marijuana Comment

Mason Tvert | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Marijuana Legalization, United Kingdom, Marijuana, Joss Stone, Alcohol, Gordon Brown, Cannabis, Medical Research Counsel, Medical Marijuana, David Nutt, Safer, Entertainment News
Mason Tvert

Stone is not alone in her belief that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol. She has some pretty solid back-up among the UK's scientific community.

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Breckenridge Marijuana Legalization Could Inspire Other Ski Towns

Aspen Daily News | Brent Gardner-Smith | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Adult Possession, Sensible Durango, Colorado, Marijuana Legalization, Durango, Breckenridge, Aspen, Denver News

While Pitkin County and Aspen have long had a reputation for a casual approach to drug enforcement, it may be Durango that is the next Colorado ski to...

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High Time!

Shan Wells | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Breckenridge, Marijuana, George Will, Medical Marijuana, Drugs, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Cartoon, 2009 Elections, Legalize Marijuana, Drug Legalization, Weed, Colorado, Denver, Denver News
Shan Wells

When even old George Will thinks Mary Jane is riding the Freedom Express, you know that national legalization can't be too far away.

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Breckenridge Pushes To Legalize Marijuana

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver

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BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the ...

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A Seedling of Sanity Takes Root in the War On Drugs

Rich Robinson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Medical Marijuana, Justice Department, Medicine, Marijuana, Pot, Marijuana Legalization, War on Drugs, Legalize Marijuana, Politics News
Rich Robinson

It is time to cast aside all of the misinformation and propaganda about what marijuana is and what it is not. At least we are on the right path.

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Push To Legalize Marijuana Gains Ground In California

nytimes.com | JESSE McKINLEY | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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These are heady times for advocates of legalized marijuana in California -- and only in small part because of the newly relaxed approach of the federa...

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Medical Marijuana In Colorado Headed For A Legislative Battle

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Marijuana-Dispensaries, Marijuana Legalization, Colorado, Chris Romer, Colorado Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Denver News

Saying the will of the voters isn't being followed, state Sen. Chris Romer plans to introduce a medical-marijuana bill next year clarifying regulation...

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Marijuana Critic Hired By Colorado Newspaper

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media

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DENVER — The store has a television lounge and a pool table, and snacks and acupuncture are free for customers who drop up to $130 an ounce on 1...

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Afghanistan: The Original Quagmire

James Campion | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Korea, Iraq War, Afghanistan Withdrawal, Iraq, Afghanistan, Marijuana Legalization, Vietnam, Obama Campaign Promises, Politics News
James Campion

The United States must leave Afghanistan now. Not in eleven months or after careful discussion and continued study to determine an undisclosed time, but now.

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Here Is Your Chance to Help End the Failed War on Drugs

Anthony Papa | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prison Reform, New Mexico, Marijuana, Drug War, Medical Marijuana, Treatment, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Ondcp, Cocaine, Politics News
Anthony Papa

Our nation's drug policy should be based on reason, compassion, health and human rights, but to do so will take a great deal of strategizing and organizing.

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Pot Wars: A Bipartisan Failure

Jessica Corry | Posted 09.25.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tom Tancredo, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Regulation, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Drug Policy, Hillary Clinton, Colorado, Prohibition, Denver News
Jessica Corry

Democrats calculate they will have nothing to gain by legalizing. Republicans fear angering a socially conservative base of voters all too eager to forget its beer-bonging college days.

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Mexico and Argentina Move to Decriminalize Marijuana and Other Drugs

Tony Newman | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

Read More: Drug Policy Alliance, Latin America, Mexico Drug War, Ethan Nadelmann, Marijuana, Argentina, Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Heroin, Legalization, Mexico Drug Wars, Cocaine, World News
Tony Newman

In the last week both Mexico and Argentina made international news by passing a law and making a major Supreme Court ruling calling for low-level drug offenders to receive treatment instead of jail.

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Save our Forests: Legalize Pot

Paul Korda | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

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Paul Korda

We are witnessing a widening of the War on Drugs. The enemy -- organized crime, particularly the Mexican Drug Cartel -- is following a Scorched Earth Policy, literally.

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The Five Stages of Grief over Obama's Drug Policies

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gil Kerlikowske, Needle Exchange Program, Medical Marijuana, Stanton Peele, Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar, Ethan Nadelmann, Political News, Harm Reduction, Obama Administration, Marijuana Legalization, Drug Policy, Politics News
Stanton Peele

Obama is not committed enough to drug policy reform to incur the symbolism taking any steps towards liberalization would send.

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Obama Won't Support Legalizing Marijuana, Says Drug Czar

Fresno Bee | CRAIG KOHLRUSS / the FRESNO BEE | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

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The federal government is not going to pull back on its efforts to curtail marijuana farming operations, Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House'...

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California Sprouts 'Green Rush' From Marijuana

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN and LISA LEFF | Posted 08.18.2009 | Business

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SAN FRANCISCO — A drug deal plays out, California-style: A conservatively dressed courier drives a company-leased Smart Car to an apartment on a...

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41 Percent Say: Legalize Pot

CBS News | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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A CBS News Poll released today finds that 41 percent of Americans think the use of marijuana should be made legal....

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California TV Stations "Just Say No" to Drug Policy Ad

Anthony Citrano | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, California, Breaking Media News, Media News, Media, Marijuana, Drug Policy, Aclu, Corporate Media, Marijuana Legalization, AB 390, Political News, Politics, California Politics, Breaking Politics News, Media News
Anthony Citrano

Marijuana decriminalization is getting fresh attention due to broad public support of the new AB 390 bill, but only a handful of media outlets, including CNN and CNBC, will air pro-legalization ads.

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Legalize Marijuana? Perish the Thought, Says Drug Czar -- Banish the Herb...and the Verb!

Norm Stamper | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Science, Chief Daryl Gates, Drug War, Marijuana Legalization, U.S. Drug Policy, Kerlikowske, Drug Czar, President Obama, Lapd, Politics News
Norm Stamper

The new Drug Czar: "The discussion about legalization is not a part of the president's vocabulary under any circumstances and it's not a part of mine."

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Marijuana Legalization: Momentum Building For Broad Debate: AP

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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NEW YORK — The savage drug war in Mexico. Crumbling state budgets. Weariness with current drug policy. The election of a president who said, "Ye...

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Wednesday's Late Night Round-Up: Bristol Palin, Legalizing Marijuana, And Byron York's Views On Race (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 06.07.2009 | Comedy

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Jimmy Kimmel talked about Bristol Palin's appearance on the "Today Show" last night and then presented his plan for teen abstinence: Making your kid p...

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Ryan Grim

Majority Of Americans Want Pot Legalized: Zogby Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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A majority of Americans, in a poll released Wednesday, say it "makes sense to tax and regulate" marijuana. The Zogby poll, commissioned by the conserv...

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ABC/WaPo Poll: For First Time, More Americans Back Gay Marriage Than Not

ABC News | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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Support for gay marriage, legalizing illegal immigrants and decriminalizing marijuana all are at new highs. Three-quarters of Americans favor federal ...

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Ryan Grim

U.S. Pot Legalization Should Be Discussed: Mexican Ambassador

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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As the bodies pile up on the Mexican battlefield, where rival drug cartels war against each other and the Mexican military, the government there is in...

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Taking the Pro-Pot Position (Because Somebody Has To)

Dan Sweeney | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marijuana Legalization, Obama Online Town Hall, Marijuana, Barack Obama, Drug War, Obama Drug Policy, War on Drugs, Legalize Marijuana, Obama Marijuana, Politics News
Dan Sweeney

Ganja may cause the giggles, but legalization shouldn't be a laughing matter. And it certainly shouldn't be treated as cavalierly as it has by the current administration.

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