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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]

05.10.10
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

05.09.10
Who is responsible for the dead dog in Missouri?

By now, the entire internet knows about the SWAT raid in Missouri that ended up with a dead dog. It woke up a lot of people, and angered a lot more who were already awake.

05.08.10
CO: Medical Marijuana Business Is On Fire
CO: Medical Marijuana Business Is On Fire

One-ounce bags of medicinal marijuana are displayed at the Berkeley Patients Group in Berkeley, Calif.

05.04.10
Former Police Superintendent Phil Cline calls Chicago cops stupid

Referring to a medical marijuana bill in Illinois…

“The passing of this bill is going to lead to more crime and drug use. Street gangs will open marijuana dispensaries and they’ll use the profits for selling that marijuana to buy guns and drugs and bail out fellow gang members,” said Phil Cline, former Chicago police superintendent.

05.04.10
NORML’s Weekly Legislative Update

NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up is your one-stop guide to pending marijuana law reform legislation around the country, along with tips for influencing the policies of your state.

04.27.10
Cannabis news around the country

bullet image Illinois Medical Marijuana law close to a vote

04.27.10
IL: Downstate County Sheriffs Make Confusing Arguments Against Legalizing Marijuana
IL: Downstate County Sheriffs Make Confusing Arguments Against Legalizing Marijuana
HuffingtonPost / 04,26,2010

04.26.10
Southern Illinois weighs in on marijuana legalization

Title of the piece at The Southern: Local authorties: Marijuana should not be legalized

And what is the reasoning from those “authorties”?

“I’m against it,” said Perry County Sheriff Keith Kellerman. “They’re going to continue to use drugs, so why legalize it?”

That has got to be one of the most amazing pieces of reasoning I’ve ever heard.

04.22.10
Did I mention that you shouldn’t consent to searches?

I had a great time last night speaking to the Illinois State University chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. We had a wonderful discussion, and then watched 10 Rules for Dealing with Police
And, of course, one of the most important things you learn in that video (which I’ve been preaching for years) is “I don’t consent to searches” — a very important phrase that isn’t just for those with something to hide.
Remember that the innocent do not benefit from searches either.

04.20.10
Victory! ONDCP Information Quality Petition

I received this letter in my mailbox today in response to my petition:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
Washington, DC
April 15, 2010
Mr. Peter Guither
909 W. Market Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
Dear Mr. Guither:

04.16.10
DC: Appeal to DOJ: Furlough Marijuana Offenders Before Violent Convicts
DC: Appeal to DOJ: Furlough Marijuana Offenders Before Violent Convicts
OpposingViews / Michael Flood McNulty / 04,13,2010

04.12.10
IL: Illinois House Could Legalize Medical Marijuana With One Vote

IL: Illinois House Could Legalize Medical Marijuana With One Vote
The Huffington Post | 04/12/2010 |

Illinois is one House vote away from becoming the 15th state to legalize medical marijuana.

04.12.10
Wa: Economic Downturn Helps Marijuana Legalization Push Goes Nationwide
WA: ECONOMIC DOWNTURN HELPS MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION PUSH GOES NATIONWIDE
BellinghamHerald / Dick Polman / 04,10,2010

04.10.10
MD: Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
MD: Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
OpposingViews /MPP / 04,10,2010

04.06.10
PA: When broke, tax the toke?
PA: When broke, tax the toke?
Philadelphiainquirer / by Dick Polman / 04,04,2010

03.30.10
IL: Drug-dealing trial of Gallatin County sheriff continued
IL: Drug-dealing trial of Gallatin County sheriff continued
 Drug-dealing trial of Gallatin County sheriff continued » Evansville Courier & Press By Len Wells/03,30,2010

03.12.10
The Carnival of Renewal

It has been more than a year since Obama has been in office and the best thing that can be said about his administration so far is its been a mixed bag of goals, policies, and effectiveness.

03.07.10
USA: K2 incense/spice products and marijuana...

USA: K2 incense/spice products and marijuana...
Marijuana.com Headline News | 3/7/10 | Ganjika

"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause
of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for

03.05.10
IL: Cops And UPS Bust Pot Shippers
IL: Cops and UPS Bust Pot Shippers
Boys in brown help boys in blue

03.04.10
MO: Fake Weed, Real Drug: K2 Causing Hallucinations In Teens

"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded."

Abraham Lincoln (1809-65), U.S. President.
Speech, 18 Dec. 1840, to Illinois House of Representatives
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03.02.10
MI: Sheriff calls marijuana smoking club 'a joke'

MI: Sheriff calls marijuana smoking club 'a joke'
Lansing State Journal | 2/27/2010 | Scott Davis

WILLIAMSTON - It's not exactly the fictional bar from TV's "Cheers."

02.25.10
IL: Illinois Dealer Faces 20-year Sentence; State Police Catch Two Men With 4,400 Lbs

IL: Illinois Dealer Faces 20-year Sentence; State Police Catch Two Men With 4,400 Lbs
Daily RFT | 2/24/10 | Keagan Hamilton

02.25.10
IL: Southwestern Ill. man admits plotting to deal hundreds of pounds of marijuana

IL: Southwestern Ill. man admits plotting to deal hundreds of pounds of marijuana
AP | 2/25/2010 |

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.— A southwestern Illinois man who authorities say plotted to deal more than 220 pounds of marijuana has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing the drug.

02.24.10
CO: Rogues Gone Wild

CO: Sirota: Rogues Gone Wild

Summit Daily | 2/22/2010 | David Sirota

“I am in control here in the White House.” — Secretary of State Alexander Haig, 1981