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- Again, the RCMP are issuing warning without actually having any facts. full story
Sacked government drugs adviser Prof David Nutt has called for a Royal Commission to investigate whether cannabis should be decriminalised. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Founder of the Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy speaks to the Canadian Senate about the dangers of Bill C-15 and mandatory minimum sentences. full story
Health, law enforcement officials bemoan greater public tolerance of drug. full story
Two-part debate between retired Orange County Judge James P. Gray and David Evans, an author and advisor to the Drug Free America Foundation. full story
Anti-pot propaganda drives most people to drink alcohol instead. But booze is far more dangerous than marijuana. full story
A new front is opening in the war on drugs, with the internet emerging as an option to buy a plethora of hallucinogenics and synthetic drugs, according to the EU's drugs watchdog, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). full story
Mexico City prosecutors say corpse of Hector 'Black' Saldaña not discovered until three hours after Mauricio Fernandez declared him dead. full story- There is absolutely no evidence that ending prohibition will increase usage. full story
Many residents of some of Rio de Janeiro's worst slums are fleeing their homes to escape a drug war that has left part of the Brazilian city in ruins, and killed a dozen people. full story
The best solution to our environmental problems is to end prohibition. There is no other viable option short of the immediate end to military conflict that will have the same positive impact on the ecosystem. full story- The battle between myth and reason was the heart of the Renaissance, which ushered in the Age of Reason. full story
- This is a great piece from a very respectable and influential person. full story
Law enforcement organizations remain the primary force working against sensible marijuana law reform. full story- This is an unspeakably tragic story. As a parent, it is the kind of story that makes me fearful of the world that my children will inherit. full story
Marijuana arrests in the United States declined in 2008 -- the first such drop since 2002 -- according to figures released by the FBI today. full story
Enforcement of marijuana laws disproportionately affects young African Americans - even though their usage rates are lower than whites'. full story- So the BBC does a trash piece on Vancouver and hilarity ensues. full story
Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government's grueling battle against drug traffickers. full story
Add to the ever-growing list of arguments in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana this: Legalizing pot may save one of our most precious natural treasures - our national forests. full story
The award-winning Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham, UK will play host to cannabis activists and protestors calling for an end to drug prohibition on Aug 9, 2009. full story
Tough marijuana laws are driving millions of Americans to a more dangerous mood-altering substance, alcohol. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The people of Nepal held an anti-prohibition rally in the capital Kathmandu on June 26, 2009. Organized by a young man named Sujan, the rally was made up of 30 cars, decorated with pro-legalization and anti-prohibition signs. full story
The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime released a report yesterday calling for the decriminalization of casual and addict drug use and personal cannabis production. full story- The winner of the award for Perfect Description of the Reason Behind Marijuana Prohibition and the Nazi Holocaust and Every Other Historical Barbarism goes to Toronto narc Paul McIntyre speaking last week on CTV news about the nightly raids on pot gardeners: “We’re paid to go out every night to keep arresting these guys.” full story
