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CANNABIS CULTURE - Pot activist David Malmo-Levine, founder of the Vancouver Herb School, has been slugging it out with Canadian authorities and fighting for plant freedoms in a B.C. courtroom. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - NDP Leader Jack Layton and his party are calling on the Conservative government to stop the extradition of activist Marc Emery. full story
The Bush administration sold the PATRIOT Act's expansion of law enforcement powers, including "sneak and peek" searches in which the target of the search is never notified that his home has been searched, as necessary to defend the citizens of the US from terrorist attacks, but that's not how federal law enforcement has used its sweeping new powers. full story- Yesterday, my associate at the office where I work complained to me that I always rant and rave about Obama and his MDS (Marijuana Deficiency Syndrome)- implying that I was getting redundant. full story
- The US government has long fought against the right of people living in pain to access an adequate supply of pain medications. It targets doctors who prescribe these pills. And, now, it focuses its aim on those who would dare to question this pogrom. full story
- Senate delay on drug bill risks lives: justice minister full story
Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances California regulators say cause cancer. full story
Canadians who have permission from the federal government to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes are now facing impending restrictions about where they can light up. full story
Two "party" drugs linked to the death of young people will be banned under plans unveiled by the Home Office. full story
The military may strictly forbid marijuana use by its soldiers, but the federal government has decided to pay for medical cannabis for some veterans. full story
About 30 cannabis-vending coffee shops in the south of the Netherlands announced Tuesday they would become private members' clubs at the start of next year to keep out foreign drug tourists. full story
Bill C-15 is a government Bill calling for mandatory minimum sentencing for drug crimes, including the possession of one marijuana plant if it is deemed to be for the purpose of trafficking. Libby Davies and the NDP oppose this Bill. full story
Some states are moving to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes in response to the Obama administration's decision to limit prosecutions of sick people or caregivers who use or dispense the drug. full story
Bill C-15, the proposed drug legislation by the Conservative Party of Canada, would impose mandatory minimum jail sentences for marijuana. Tell your Member of Parliament to Vote No On C-15!. WhyProhibition.ca now has a form emailer for MPs. Click here to send an email to Members of Parliament opposing Bill C-15. full story- The province's minister of government services says Ottawa needs to make medical marijuana laws more clear full story
As Mexico descends into brutality and lawlessness, the government itself has become a tool of the drug lords full story
Aside from the intrinsic dangers and injustices of arguing for immunity for high-level government officials who commit felonies (such as illegal eavesdropping, obstruction of justice, torture and other war crimes), it's the total selectivity of the rationale underlying that case which makes it so corrupt. full story
Edward H. Jurith, the longtime lead lawyer for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), has been named the interim director of the agency by President Barack Obama. full story- Wisconsin Rep. Jeff Wood arrested on charges of drunken driving and marijuana possession full story
Alcohol use - and abuse - dwarfs marijuana use among all age groups; Statement from Steve Fox, executive director, Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) full story
