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05.19.10
USA: New Drug Policy needs a few fixes
New Drug Policy needs a few fixes
5-19-2010 | Philly Daily News

05.14.10
Another resignation at the UK’s Advisory Council on Drugs

Over the past 6 months the UK’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)—an independent expert body that advises government on drug-related issues—has hardly been out of the headlines.

05.10.10
CA: Could Marijuana Save California?
CA: Could Marijuana Save California?

The Guardian / 9 May 2010 / Ed Vulliamy

05.04.10
D.C: D.C. Council legalizes medicinal marijuana today

D.C: D.C. Council legalizes medicinal marijuana today
 Washing.Biz | 5/4/2010| Michael Neibauer

05.04.10
EU: A Dutch City Bans Foriegners in Shops - European court will now decide if legal

EU: EU: A Dutch city has banned foreigners from coffee shops - European court will now decide if legal
Nrc.nl | 5/3/2010 | Paul van der Steen

04.27.10
OR: Marijuana goes mainstream in Southern Oregon
OR: Marijuana goes mainstream in Southern Oregon
OregonBusiness / Ben Jacklet / 04,27,2010

04.07.10
UK: Galileo 2010
UK: Galileo 2010
HuffingtonPost / by Micheal Carmicheal / 04,07,2010

04.06.10
MD: Medical Marijuana Bill Likely Won't Pass

MD: Medical Marijuana Bill Likely Won't Pass
Baltimore News | 4/5/2010 |

House Opposition Calling For Study On Issue

ANNAPOLIS -- A bill allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana appears all but dead at the state House, despite widespread bipartisan support in each chamber and the backing of numerous medical associations.

04.01.10
HA: Hawaii Kills Medical marijuana Dispensary measure
HI: Hawaii Kills Medical Marijuana Dispensary Measure
Associated Press / April 1, 2010 / Mark Niesse

HONOLULU -- A proposal to create medical marijuana dispensaries in Hawaii has gone up in smoke.

04.01.10
HI: Hawaii kills medical marijuana dispensary measure
HI: Hawaii kills medical marijuana dispensary measure
WashibtonPost/By MARK NIESSE/04,01,2010

03.05.10
R.I: R.I. Senate panel studying marijuana laws at impasse

R.I: R.I. Senate panel studying marijuana laws at impasse
Projo | 3/5/10 | Katherine Gregg

02.13.10
CO: Panel OK's Idea To Ease Pot Penalty
NH: Panel OK's Idea To Ease Pot Penalty
The Union Leader | 2/12/2010 |

Concord, N.H. -- A bill to reduce penalties for having small amounts of marijuana won a 16-2 vote in a House committee Thursday.

02.03.10
USA: D.A.R.E. Generation Wants Marijuana Legalized

USA: D.A.R.E. Generation Wants Marijuana Legalized
Los Angeles Times | 2/3/2010 | Jonathan Perri

02.02.10
Should Medical Marijuana be Legal for Under-18’s?

Quite a while ago now we asked if any of you had used marijuana as a treatment for insomnia and, as usual, we had loads of responses.  The one that touched us most, though, arrived fairly recently; with full consent of the writer, we re

01.24.10
AZ: In Drug War, Tribe Feels Invaded by Both Sides
In Drug War, Tribe Feels Invaded by Both Sides
The New York Times | 1/24/2010 | Eric Eckholm

SELLS, Ariz. — An eerie hush settles in at sundown on the Tohono O’odham Nation, which straddles 75 miles of border with Mexico.

01.23.10
USA: Marijuana in the classroom? Sometimes it's legal
Marijuana in the classroom? Sometimes it's legal
The Christian Science Monitor | 1/23/2010 | Brad Knickerbocker

Medical marijuana legally prescribed to young people is showing up in classrooms. This is putting teachers and principals in a new and challenging position.

01.20.10
NJ: Pot Dealers Fret Over NJ Medical Marijuana
Pot Dealers Fret Over NJ Medical Marijuana
1-20-10 | Sabrina Jaszi | Gothamist

01.20.10
NY: New Jersey MM Bill Such A Drag! New York Dealers Fear Cut In Their Profit
NY: New Jersey Medical Marijuana Bill Such A Drag! New York Pot Dealers Fear Cut In Their Profit

01.19.10
DC: D.C. Council bill proposes up to 5 medical marijuana dispensaries
D.C. Council bill proposes up to 5 medical marijuana dispensaries
1/19/10 | The Washington Post | Tim Craig

The District would have up to five medical marijuana dispensaries where seriously ill patients could go to obtain the drug from a licensed vendor under a bill proposed Tuesday by D.C. Council member David A. Catania.

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01.19.10
MI: Tightening Controls on Medical Marijuana
Tightening Controls on Medical Marijuana
1/19/10 | Michigan Radio | Laura Weber

A state Senate panel has begun taking testimony on bills that would tighten regulations around the use of medical marijuana.

01.15.10
UK: Rival to government drug advisory panel launched

UK: Sacked adviser launches drugs panel
BBC News | 1/15/2010 |


An independent group designed to give "politically neutral" information about the risks of drugs is being launched.

01.14.10
New UK Government’s drug adviser Les Iversen seems to have a selective memory

Another crazy news story from the UK. As you might have read on this blog, David Nutt was sacked because of him criticizing the Government’s decision to reclassify cannabis as a Class B substance..

01.13.10
UK: Government’s new drug adviser Les Iversen wanted cannabis legalised

UK: Government’s new drug adviser Les Iversen wanted cannabis legalised
The Times | 1/13/2010 | Richard Ford


Les Iversen, the new chairman of the

01.07.10
Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws on KOLO 01/06/2010
12.21.09
USA: Why Is Marijuana Illegal?
USA.: Why is Marijuana Illegal?

Drugwarrant.com / Staff / December 19, 2009

7000-8000 B.C. First woven fabric believed to be from hemp.
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Jamestown Colony, Virginia passes law requiring farmers to grow hemp.
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