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01.23.10
UK: Family blame cannabis for 23-year-old dad's death The Herald | 1/23/2010 |

A YOUNG dad-of-two from Plymouth took his own life after struggling to kick his cannabis habit, an inquest heard.

01.20.10

Bailey returns with a follow-up to his first piece on the efforts to consider marijuana decrim in Washington State.

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01.20.10

They say that the will of politicians often lags behind the sentiment of the public. Nowhere is this adage more clear than when it comes to marijuana law reform.

01.13.10

Thanks to Bailey for sharing this first-hand account…

01.09.10

The day before Christmas songwriter and musician Vic Chesnutt took his own life. I was hesitant to write a memorial to him because I was so disappointed and hurt that he’d decided, again, to try to commit suicide.

01.05.10

On Tuesday, January 12, members of the California Assembly will hold a historic vote on statewide marijuana policy.

12.25.09
RI: Senate to consider loosening marijuana laws Associated Press | 12/24/2009 |
12.03.09
Medical Marijuana Gets Historic First Legislative Hearing in Pennsylvania

Drug War Chronicle, Issue #611, 12/4/09

A Pennsylvania House committee in Harrisburg held the first hearing ever on medical marijuana in the Keystone State today.

11.27.09
from Drug War Chronicle, Issue #610, 11/27/09

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11.20.09

Last January I proclaimed in the The Hill’s Congress blog: “Marijuana law reform is no longer a political liability; it’s a political opportunity.” Ten months later it appears that an unprecedented number of state-elected officials are heeding the message. Here’s just a sample.

11.20.09
from Drug War Chronicle, Issue #609, 11/20/09

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11.15.09
U.K: Son of sacked drugs advisor David Nutt pictured 'smoking cannabis' on Facebook. Daily Mail Reporter | 11/15/09 |

10.28.09
CAL: Push to Legalize Marijuana Gains Ground in California Jessie McKinley| NThe New York Times | 10/27/09 |

- If AB390 passes, this might be a more common backyard setting.

10.27.09

California state lawmakers are scheduled to hear testimony tomorrow in support of taxing and regulating the commercial production and distribution of marijuana for adults age 21 and older.

[Paul Armentano 10/29 update: Archived video of the entire hearing is now available online here. The hearing is three hours long and archived in three separate parts.]

10.27.09
REGIONAL: ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER IMPLICATIONS OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA 10/27/09 | CBS5 |

A San Francisco assemblyman will chair a legislative hearing in Sacramento Wednesday on the potential ramifications of legalizing marijuana in California.

05.08.09

The most outrageous, loathsome and malicious raid on a medical marijuana collective that I have ever heard of has just happened and it is next to IE in Pomona. I have printed below what I was sent by the patients and advocates involved in the raid - this sounds like something out of San Bernardino, but the Pomona Police Department have made the SB cops look like guardian angels.  Read it and be shocked enough to do something about it. They are staging a protest Friday beginning at 8:30 a.m. in front of the Pomona Police Dept. at 490 W. Mission Blvd. Pomona, Ca. 91766.