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05.20.10
America Must Wean Law Enforcement From Their Marijuana Arrest Addiction

George1By George Rohrbacher, Member, NORML Board of Directors

05.19.10
Marijuana May Extend Life Expectancy Of Lou Gehrig’s Disease Patients, Study Says

[Editor's note: This post is excerpted from this week's forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML's media advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up for NORML's free e-zine here.]

05.18.10
NORML: Marijuana Prohibition Corrupts;Absolute Marij. Prohibition Corrupts Absolutely
NORML: Marijuana Prohibition Corrupts; Absolute Marijuana Prohibition Corrupts Absolutely
NORML / 17 May 2010 / Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

05.17.10
Marijuana Prohibition Corrupts; Absolute Marijuana Prohibition Corrupts Absolutely

One of the indirect though no less serious consequences of marijuana prohibition is the mischaracterization of clinical research in order to support the federal government’s bankrupt policy.

05.13.10
USA: Obama Drug Policy Calls for Drugged Driving Charges for Unimpaired Marijuana Use

USA: Obama Drug Policy Calls for Drugged Driving Charges for Unimpaired Marijuana Use
NORML | 5/13/2010 | Russ Belleville

Encourage States To Adopt Per Se Drug Impairment Laws [ONDCP]

05.13.10
USA: Opinion From Norml: New High Tech Police Tool To Detecy Marijuana Use
USA: Opinion From Norml: New Hi-Tech Police Tool To Detect Marijuana Use

Opposing Views / 12 August 2009/ Staff

05.12.10
Medical Marijuana and HIV/AIDS

What is HIV/Aids

If you are HIV positive, or know somebody who is, the following explanation of HIV/Aids is old news but, for completeness, it has to be included. Please bear with us.

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome:

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

The Guardian / 9 May 2010 / Ed Vulliamy

05.10.10
FREE MARC EMERY

The other day a fellow whom I know asked me what I thought was the most important work marijuana activists can do to further the cause. He clarified that he didn't just mean politics, but that he was speaking about the whole movement in general.I thought about this for awhile and a number of people who have been active in marijuana politics came to mind. Two in particular, Jack Herer and Marc Emery.

05.10.10
IL: Patients continue push to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois
Patients continue push to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois
5-10-2010 | Dean Olsen | GateHouse News Service

05.10.10
Police kills man’s dogs in front of his kids during marijuana raid

What kind of a sick world do we live in if a man can see his dogs killed in front of his family by the police for a small quantity of weed?
Jonathan E. Whitworth found his house raided by the police because investigators believed Whitworth was in possession of a large amount of marijuana and was considered a distributor. The Police raided his house at around 20:30 and shot his two dogs while his family was present. The only thing they found was a grinder, a pipe and a small amount of marijuana.

05.08.10
A Mother’s Day Dream

Why Moms Want Marijuana Legalized

05.07.10
A Mary Jane Mother’s Day

By: Serra J. Frank – Moms for Marijuana

05.07.10
CO: C.T.S., LLC Opens Licensed Bakery To Produce Medical Marijuana Edibles
CO: Compassionate Therapeutic Solutions, LLC Opens Licensed Bakery To Produce Medical Marijuana Edibles
Forbes / 7 May 2010 / Staff

05.07.10
Medical Marijuana Doctors State-by-State

It can’t have escaped your notice that we’re in the process of building up a very comprehensive directory of people you will need to contact if you want to legally use cannabis for medical purposes.  There exists, if you like, an

05.06.10
Milestone in DC, but Changes Are Needed

The campaign for safe access passed a bittersweet milestone on Tuesday, when the District Council adopted regulations for medical cannabis in Washington, DC.

05.05.10
AUS: Long-Time Cannabis Use Associated With Psychosis
AUS: Long-Time Cannabis Use Associated With Psychosis
ScienceDaily/ 2 Mar 2010 / Staff

A new study finds that young adults who have used cannabis or marijuana for a longer period of time appear more likely to have hallucinations or delusions or to meet criteria for psychosis.

05.05.10
NM: Changes In Medical Marijuana Program Nixed
NM: Changes In Medical Marijuana Program Nixed
Current-Argus-AP / 5 May / Staff

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

05.03.10
CA: San Francisco's Marijuana Arrest Totals Getting Higher
CA: San Fancisco's Marijuana Arrests Totals Getting Higher
SFweekly.com / 3 May 2010 / Chris Roberts

05.03.10
OR: Green Free Announces Care-Growers Cup
OR: Oregon Green Free Announces Care-Growers Cup Winners
Salem news .com / 27 Apr 2010 / Staff

05.02.10
CA: Marijuana In Shincare
CA: Marijuana In Skincare

05.02.10
Marijuana Prohibition Is Alive And Well in Florida

Despite this amazing era of increased cannabis awareness and acceptability in America, there are still strong pockets of political resistance. One of the most important states that needs to exit the era of Reefer Madness post haste is the political bellwether Florida. Of America’s political behemoths–CA, IL, OH, TX, PA and NY–Florida is the state that has least embraced cannabis law reforms, defers way too much to law enforcement’s self-interests and it’s political leadership–Democrat and Republican–are lockstep prohibitionists.

05.01.10
AFG: Afghanistan Now World's Top Cannabis Source: U.N.
AFG: Afghanistan Now World's Top Cannabis Source: U.N.
Reuters / 31 Mar 2010 / Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - Long the world's largest producer of opium, the raw ingredient of heroin, Afghanistan has now become the top supplier of cannabis, with large-scale cultivation in half of its provinces, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

05.01.10
Can: California's Marijuana Industry Bitch Slaps BCs
CAN: California's Marijuana Industry Bitch Slaps BC's
In Vansterdam, pot growers are taking note of California's referendum and speculating on its economic impact on BC's biggest cash crop.