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Recent Updates & Additions

  • Medical Marijuana: New Jersey becomes fourteenth state to allow legal access to medical marijuana
  • Medical Marijuana: Rhode Island Moves One Step Closer to Establishing its First Dispensary (08/24/09)
  • Mexico: Mexico Decriminalizes "Personal Use" Amounts of Drugs (08/21/09)
  • Heroin Maintenance Treatment: Canadian Study Finds Active Ingredient in Heroin More Effective than Methadone in Helping Addicts Recover (08/20/09)
  • Medical Marijuana: FBI Raids Medical Marijuana Doctor Referral Service and Dispensary, Nabbing Confidential Patient Records in the Process (08/17/09)
  • Mexico: Obama Administration Submits Favorable Report to Congress Regarding Mexico's Drug War Human Rights Record (08/17/09)
  • Hemp: Oregon Governor Gives Industrial Hemp Bill His Signature (08/13/09)
  • Medical Marijuana: Federal and Local Law Enforcement Team Up to Raid LA Dispensaries (08/12/09)
  • Mexico: Obama and Harper Pledge Continued Support for Calderon's Drug War at North American Leaders Summit (08/11/09)
  • Mandatory Minimums: Washington State Moves to Eradicate "Three-Strikes" Mandatory Sentencing Laws (08/11/09)
  • Latin America: First Annual Latin American Conference on Drug Policy Indicates Latin America's Increasing Shift Toward Drug Legalization (08/11/09)
  • Afghanistan: Pentagon Adds Drug Traffickers to Hitlist Despite International Concerns Over Legality (08/10/09)
  • Federal Drug Control Strategy: Senate Confirms Treatment Expert as Deputy Director of ONDCP (08/09/08)
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  • Mandatory Minimums: "Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act" Passes House Judiciary Committee (07/30/09)
  • Mexico: Mexican Officials Urge Calderon to Change Course in Drug War (07/28/09)
  • ONDCP Watch: Obama Administration Anti-Drug Budget Continues to Prioritize Interdiction Over Treatment (07/27/09)
  • Harm Reduction: House Passes Appropriations Bill With Needle Exchange Funding Ban Repeal In Tact (07/25/09)
  • Higher Education Act Reform: House Education and Labor Committee Removes Financial Aid Penalties for Students Convicted of Drug Possession (07/22/09)
  • Mandatory Minimums: House Subcommittee Unanimously Approves the "Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009" (07/22/09)
  • ONDCP Watch: Drug Czar Restates Federal Opposition to Marijuana Legalization at Ironically Focused Speaking Engagement (07/22/09)
  • Anti-Drug Ads: House Appropriations Committee Reduces ONDCP Ad Budget (07/10/09)
  • Afghanistan: US Announces New Approach to Drug War in Afghanistan (06/27/09)
  • CSDP Launches YouTube Account: Check out our new YouTube channel, CSDPTube!
  • Drug Crazy: How We Got Into This Mess and How We Can Get Out: The book by Mike Gray that helped spark a social and political revolution, now available online
  • New PSA: Would you rather die for a myth or live through medical research?
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The drug war lies on a foundation of myth. Learn the truth. Get the facts. Updated regularly, Drug War Facts is the premier information source on drug policies, offering up-to-date information with full citations to aid in further research. Individual sections as well as full edition available at DrugWarFacts.org. Most recently updated Nov. 5, 2008.

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Download the 6th edition of Drug War Facts (note: this is a 1Meg file). Also available in print.)

Drug War Distortions

Countering The Lies:
Marijuana and mental illness? Does more prison equal less crime? Is the 'Gateway Theory' true? Are marijuana users going to emergency rooms in record numbers? Do syringe exchanges encourage drug use? Several favorite drug warrior assertions are investigated, explained and refuted in Drug War Distortions.

Pot And The President

Crime. Hard drugs. An unpopular war abroad. And so an American president declares war on marijuana. The past really does repeat itself. Nixon's Drug War has lessons for the present.

The Drug Truth Network broadcasts from the studios of KPFT in Houston, TX, to more than 69 affiliate stations in the US and Canada. DTN's flagship program, Cultural Baggage, airs every Wednesday at 11:30am Central time. DrugTruth's Century of Lies is broadcast Tuesdays at 11:30am Central time. In addition, DTN produces daily 3-minute newsfeeds, the 4:20 Drug War News. Past shows are available in the DTN archive. Learn the truth about the war on drugs, check out the Drug Truth Network.

Subscribe to the Cultural Baggage, the Century of Lies, and the 4:20 News podcasts. Point your podcast software to these URLs:
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Common Sense RSS News Feeds & DrugTruth Podcasts

Common Sense for Drug Policy now offers an RSS news feed. Keep up to date with news and information about drug control policy by subscribing to this free service.

CSDP and the DrugTruth Network are also collaborating to provide podcasts of the DTN's Cultural Baggage program, a half-hour news program focusing on the drug war. To learn how to subscribe to these services, click here.

DVD: Protestant, Catholic and Jewish Clergy Speak Out Against the War on Drugs

10 minute DVD: "Protestant, Catholic and Jewish Clergy Speak Out Against The War On Drugs." This important new documentary is also available on DVD directly from the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

One of the fastest-growing organizations working for drug legalization today is Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Learn more about LEAP and why they're now fighting to end the drug war. Check out the new LEAP video produced by CSDP chair Mike Gray. In the words of retired anchorman Walter Cronkite: "Anyone concerned about the failure of our $69 billion-a-year War on Drugs should watch this 12-minute program. You will meet front line, ranking police officers who give us a devastating report on why it cannot work. It is a must-see for any journalist or public official dealing with this issue." Learn more about LEAP's views and work by watching this short video, produced by Mike Gray and available for viewing below as well as on CSDPTube.

"Chronic Pain & Opioids: Debunking The Myths"

Chronic pain is a progressive disease of the nervous system. Chronic pain victims often benefit from supplementation with pharmaceutical opioids. Read more about this often-misunderstood and misreported subject in "Chronic Pain & Opioids: Debunking the Myths," by Frank B. Fisher, MD. Copies are also available in PDF.

Vital Information For Families

One of the most important online addiction resources available today: Addict in the Family by Dr. Andrew Byrne. Use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs cuts across all political, social and economic lines. Learn what to do if you discover you have an addict in the family. Also, read a review of 'Addict' from the Drug War Chronicle by clicking here.

NarcoTerror -- The Convergence Of Prohibition And Terrorism

Experts claim that terror groups are funded predominantly by opium profits. However, efforts to curtail those profits and thus undercut such groups' power are frequently inconsistent, ineffective, and damaging to innocent citizens not involved in terrorist activities. Moreover, were the drugs from which insurgent groups profit legal and regulated, we could take away from them a major funding source. Click here to find out more.

Check out this Common Sense public service ad which asks, "Is the funding of terrorism another unintended consequence of drug prohibition?" and this ad, "Now That We're In A Real War..."

Recommended Reading: The Reformer's Bookshelf

Recommended Reading: Here are some great books on drug policy which should be part of anyone's library.

The Experts Directory

The Directory of Drug Policy Experts was created by the Partnership for Responsible Drug Information (PRDI). Recognizing its value, Common Sense secured permission from PRDI to post the Directory on its site and to periodically update it. By consenting to be listed, the experts do not imply any endorsement of CSDP or its positions or proposals. In turn, individuals are listed herein based solely on the basis of their expertise. To check out the Directory, click here.

Eight Steps To Effective Drug Control: Reformers Present Ideas For New Federal Drug Strategy

We can no longer afford to pour $20 billion annually into a discredited drug strategy that has made our country less healthy and less safe. Experience and research in the USA and around the world shows that there are effective alternatives. This isn't just about saving money -- it's about protecting kids, saving families and preserving our long cherished American values. (Also for convenience, a PDF copy of "Eight Steps" can be downloaded by clicking here. And you can download a PDF of the CSDP news release on the Eight Step plan by clicking here.

New Research

Common Sense for Drug Policy highlights research not highly publicized elsewhere and comments on official or governmental research, which is often full of misinformation and statistical spin. Read about recently released research findings and get links to source materials here. Also check out CSDP's research section for additional materials.



Marijuana is medicine for millions of patients around the US. Federal opposition persists in spite of successful medical marijuana programs in several states. States, cities moving to allow medical use by those in need. Click here for the latest news and information about medical marijuana. Having doubts about cannabis' medicinal qualities? Take a look at what these California retirees have to say about the drug that changed their lives (viewable below as well as on ):

US Drug War In South America

While the US drug war in Mexico receives the bulk of mainstream media attention these days, other Latin American countries are also participating in and affected by the US war on drugs. Click here for more about the US drug war in South America.

Drug War In Asia

Click here for the latest news about the US drug war in Asia.

Official Corruption

Official Corruption: an inevitable byproduct of the war on drugs? That's been the experience of many US cities as well as globally. Click here for more info.

US drug 'war' in Mexico results in many real casualties as Mexican citizens literally caught in crossfire. Officials in police, military, even president's office implicated in drug-trafficking, corruption, and violence. Click here for more about the US drug war in Mexico.

Canadian Drug Policy Reform

Canadians urge their government to avoid undertaking a US-style 'drug war.' Should the US stop pushing counterproductive polices and start learning from its northern neighbor?

Millions of people within the US and around the world use marijuana, or cannabis. The drug - even when smoked - is far less dangerous than alcohol, yet it remains prohibited in the United States. Learn more about marijuana and marijuana-related policies by clicking here.
Also visit Drug War Facts: Marijuana for more information.

Initiatives Move Drug Policy Reform Forward

Citizens, fed up with inaction, are enacting reforms to drug control policies by direct vote. Several states and localities have already passed ballot measures legalizing medical marijuana, setting rational drug enforcement priorities, and mandating treatment instead of incarceration. Click here to find out more.

Drug policy reform continues to generate controversy but moves slowly ahead in United Kingdom. Click here for the latest news about UK drug reform.

Harm Reduction

Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that reduce negative consequences of drug use, incorporating a spectrum of strategies from safer use and managed use to abstinence. Some aspects of harm reduction such as needle exchanges, safe injection sites, and heroin maintenance can generate controversy yet are effective drug control strategies. Click here for more info. Also, check out this CSDP public service ad, US Meddling In Global AIDS Crisis: "A Triumph of Ideology Over Science."

International Drug Policy Reform

Policies in many European nations move toward reform, harm reduction and decriminalization. Drug warrior nations find repressive policies backfire. Read about drug policy reform efforts as well as detrimental policies under way internationally here. Also check out Drug War Facts: International Policies & Trends.

Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Heroin Addiction Treatment

In the US, methadone clinics face heightened restrictions in several states, localities in spite of their record of success. Internationally, countries discuss expansion of access to methadone, buprenorphine and heroin maintenance. Meanwhile research shows that access to opiate agonist therapy helps reduces HIV transmission among injection drug users. Click here for more news about heroin and methadone maintenance treatment.

Methamphetamine

Federal, state authorities move against some domestic methamphetamine production and trafficking yet laws seem to be backfiring as use remains high and imported product floods market. Click here for more news about methamphetamine in the US. Also, check out Drug War Facts: Methamphetamine for more background info.

Check out this PDF of CSDP's meth-related PSA, Is It Sound Policy To Jail Expectant Mothers?

Overzealous Enforcement & Fatal Errors

Police raids on the wrong properties, innocent citizens victimized by overzealous enforcement, suspects shot by over-eager agents, innocent citizens denounced by paid informants, lives lost or threatened because of official mistakes; these stories demand a second look. Click here to find out more.

Syringe exchanges and safe injection facilities work to reduce spread of HIV/AIDS. Click here for the latest news and information about syringe exchanges.

Pain management: where healthcare and drug control policies intersect. Check out ManagingPain.org, the Common Sense project specifically addressing pain management, diversion, and related issues.

Families, Students Organize Against Repressive Anti-Drug Measures

The drug war brings with it consequences that affect not only drug users and dealers but also - and perhaps most significantly - families, the poor, students, and other disenfrancished or disempowered communities. Follow the link for news and information about the impact of the drug war on families, students, and youth. Also, check out Drug War Facts: Families.

ONDCP Watch

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (or ONDCP) sets the agenda for U.S. anti-drug efforts both foreign and domestic. Its director, colloquially dubbed the "drug czar," acts as an advisor to the President and the public on drug-related matters, but ONDCP so frequently lies, wastes money, and hides facts from its constituents that the Office has become difficult to trust. Click here for news & information about the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the federal drug strategy.

Reformers point out there are effective alternatives in an 8-point plan to control drug abuse and the drug markets. A PDF copy of "Eight Steps" can be downloaded by clicking here.

Cities & Counties Organizing Against The Drug War

From Syracuse, NY to King County, WA, citizens are organizing against the war on drugs by forming broad coalitions and getting local governments involved in exploring alternatives.

Mandatory Minimums

Mandatory minimum sentences condemn many nonviolent drug offenders to unjustly long prison sentences. Without rehabilitation and treatment for offenders, and prisons become breeding grounds of resentment and crime. Moreover, mandatory minimum sentences more broadly impact communities of color, undermining faith in law enforcement. While reformers are making headway, we're only at the tip of the iceberg. Click here for the latest news about mandatory minimum sentences.

See Drug War Facts: Mandatory Minimums and Drug War Facts: Prisons for more information. Also, check out this Common Sense public service advertisement on prison crowding and mandatory sentencing.

Afghan Drug War

As the Obama administration ramps up the US war on the world's top heroin-producing country, narcotics take center stage in both the news and strategic debates.

Treatment Alternatives To Incarceration

Treatment alternatives to incarceration include intensive probation, drug courts, and the Prop36/DTEF model. Rehabilitation and treatment initiatives are gaining popularity as prison populations swell, and research proves these programs more effective than simple incarceration. Click here for more.

Higher Education Act Reform

The punitive drug provision of the Higher Education Act currently denies federal aid to college students convicted of drug crimes while currently enrolled at an institution of higher education. Previously, the law applied to all persons with previous drug convictions. Support grows yearly for legislation to repeal the HEA drug provision.

Check out Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform for more info and to get active on this issue.

Profiling & Racial Bias In The War On Drugs

Far too often, the drug war targets communities of color. From Tulia, TX, to New York, in Georgia and Kentucky and everywhere in between, a few in authority create a huge problem for society by clamping down hard on the already-disenfranchised. Local communities, churches and activists organize protests and demand action. Click here for news and information on racially biased drug control policies and practices.

Reform Of New York's Rockefeller Laws

Baby steps toward reform: New York reforms Rockefeller Laws, yet bad policies continue to plague New York state's legal system & citizens. Broad coalition for reform includes activists, families of inmates, hip hop culture figures, and many others.

Focus On Ecstasy

Although ecstasy no longer garners the same degree of media coverage it once enjoyed, its proponents continue to advocate for safer, more effective approaches to ecstasy control and pioneering researches discover new therapeutic uses for the so-called "party" drug. Click here to find out more.

Hemp News

Hemp, the non-psychoactive form of cannabis, can be used to create such everyday products as rope, food, clothing, soap, cosmetics and more. However, the US Drug Enforcement Agency currently recognizes no differences between hemp and marijuana. States, hemp advocates, and even federal representatives are working to highlight that distinction and change restrictive hemp laws.
Find out more by clicking here .

Research proves ONDCP's ad campaigns consistently fail to have any positive impact and may, in fact, be counterproductive. Luckily, the ad campaign's budget was recently cut, but we must still keep our eyes on the agency's anti-drug efforts on TV, film, and in print.

UN Drug Policy News, Research and Reports

UN moves slowly toward embracing harm reduction policies and gives a nod to reform activists in 2009 report.
For more UN reports, news, and information, click here.

DARE Revamps Program

Research confirms DARE is a failure. Proven alternatives are available. DARE program leaders concede critics are right, DARE is a failure, and unveil new program.

For additional information, check out the Winter 2002 issue of ReconsiDer Quarterly. Also, read this paper by Rodney Skager, Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California-Los Angeles, titled "On Reinventing Drug Education, Especially for Adolescents," , prepared for the 2nd International Conference on Drugs & Young People, April 4-6, 2001 in Melbourne, Australia. Another article of interest is this piece by Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse (MAMA) founder Sandee Burbank, "Dare To Tell Your Kids The Truth - Quandaries Of A Thinking Parent." Also, check out Drug War Facts: Adolescents / Education & Prevention of Substance Abuse for more information.

Comparing Addictive Qualities of Popular Drugs

Top Stories on the Web

"Walmart fires Michigan man for medical marijuana use," ABC News, March 17, 2010

"R. Gil Kerlikowske speaks on his job as nation's drug czar," Washington (DC) Post, March 17, 2010

"Family fighting drug policy loses round," Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, March 17, 2010

"Boulder to vote on extending medical pot rules," Aurora (CO) Sentinel, March 17, 2010

"Reforming drug treatment in the US: It's two steps forward, one step back," HuffingtonPost.com, March 17, 2010

"Student group to rally for marijuana legalization, say university police make arrests for medicinal use," LAist.com, March 11, 2010

"WA governor signs drug overdose prosecution bill," AP / Seattle (WA) Times, March 11, 2010

"Local pot club supplier made purported $200K a year," SF (CA) Weekly, March 11, 2010

"'Drugged driving,' whether drugs are illegal or prescription, is a growing threat, officials say," NY (NY) Daily News, March 11, 2010

"US Customs: Mexican cartels corrupt border agents," AP / NY (NY) Times, March 11, 2010

"Inhalant abuse a deadly middle-school concern," US News & World Report, March 11, 2010

"Dispensaries part of Maine medical pot plan," AP / Boston (MA) Herald, March 11, 2010

"Slowly, states are lessening limits on marijuana," USA Today, March 9, 2010

"Pot dispensary bill faces action," The Barre Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, March 9, 2010

"Nation's sole marijuana farm focuses on limiting abuse," USA Today, March 9, 2010

"Bringing in the green," The Daily Californian (UC–Berkeley), March 9, 2010

"Medical marijuana protest at Capitol today – even though advocate says lawmakers haven't been listening," Westword (Denver, CO), March 4, 2010

"Injection site safe: Director," Peterborough (Ontario, Canada) Examiner, March 4, 2010

"Complaint lodged over local officer's gag order," Victoria (BC, Canada) Times Colonist, March 4, 2010

"Pacific Grove injunction prohibits marijuana dispensary sales," Monterey County (CA) Herald, March 4, 2010

"Drug forum at city hall tonight," Victoria (BC, Canada) Times Colonist, March 3, 2010

"House votes today on marijuana use," AP / Keene (NH) Sentinel, March 3, 2010

"Medical marijuana advocates sue Los Angeles," LA (CA) Times, March 3, 2010

"Bad science and bad policy," New York (NY) Times, March 3, 2010

"Afghan heroin traffic increasing," Moscow (Russia) Times, March 3, 2010

"Medical marijuana advocates will wait for next session, new governor," MinnPost.com (Minneapolis, MN), March 3, 2010

"In drug war, failed old ideas never die," Reuters, Feb. 26, 2010

"Colorado senator wants tax on medical marijuana," Denver (CO) Post, Feb. 26, 2010

"Medical marijuana advocates ask LA prosecutor to drop lawsuits," LA (CA) Times, Feb. 24, 2010

"Panel will study medical marijuana," Des Moines (IA) Register, Feb. 24, 2010

"Abuse of 'date-rape drugs' on the rise, UN anti-narcotics panel finds," UN News Centre, Feb. 24, 2010

"Baby-boomers leading the way to marijuana legalisation, report shows," The Times (London, England), Feb. 24, 2010

"Backers want fewer restrictions on DC medical marijuana," Washington (DC) Examiner, Feb. 24, 2010

"Berkeley wants to tax medical marijuana," San Jose (CA) Mercury News, Feb. 18, 2010

"Pharmacy Board supports medical marijuana," Des Moines (IA) Register, Feb. 18, 2010

"Iowa Poll: Iowans give thumbs up to medical marijuana," Des Moines (IA) Register, Feb. 16, 2010

"Medical marijuana decision expected tomorrow," Iowa Independent, Feb. 16, 2010

"Mexican bishops criticize drug war strategy," AP, Feb. 16, 2010

"Mississippi's marijuana: legal pot farm at Ole Miss," The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS), Feb. 16, 2010

"Drug smugglers' creativity grows," San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, Feb. 15, 2010

"Call for clarity in medical marijuana industry stretches across sectors," The Ft. Collins (CO) Coloradoan, Feb. 15, 2010

"Local officials say medical marijuana supply grown locally, DEA disagrees," The Ft. Collins (CO) Coloradoan, Feb. 15, 2010

"Medical marijuana bill doesn't give employees free rein," The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Feb. 15, 2010

"'March of Anger' in Mexico against military's drug war," AFP, Feb. 15, 2010

"Border towns across Rio, worlds apart in drug war," New York (NY) Times, Feb. 13, 2010

"Obama's drug war budget looks a lot like Bush's," AlterNet, Feb. 12, 2010

"Canada seeks to appeal Vancouver drug site decision," Reuters, Feb. 10, 2010

"More counselors needed for alcohol abuse," UPI, Feb. 10, 2010

"The failed war on drugs in Latin America: Could decriminalization be the answer?" Der Spiegel (Germany), Feb. 10, 2010

"Battling drugs in the Americas: 'The military is not suited to pursue criminals'," Der Spiegel (Germany), Feb. 10, 2010

"Efforts to curb Afghan opium crop fail this year – UN," Reuters, Feb. 10, 2010

"School of Pot: A syllabus for cannabis," LA (CA) Weekly, Feb. 9, 2010

"Russia, US to Step Up Drug Fight," Associated Press, Feb. 4, 2010

"Guns and Poppies," Agence France Press, Feb. 4, 2010

"Campaign to Decriminalize Marijuana Comes to State House," Providence Journal, Feb. 3, 2010

"Lawmakers: Dispensaries Stay, But As Nonprofits," Denver Post, Feb. 3, 2010

"President Calderon Blamed for Birthday Party Bloodbath," VERTEXNews, Feb. 3, 2010

"Medical-marijuana bill gets senate OK with amendments," Denver (CO) Post, Jan. 30, 2010

"NM House panel shelves tax on medical marijuana," AP / CNBC, Jan. 30, 2010

"Two paths emerge for full legalization of marijuana in California," LA (CA) Weekly, Jan. 29, 2010

"Latin America rejects old US approach in drugs war," Reuters, Jan. 29, 2010

"Anti-drugs chief calls heroin a national problem," Moscow (Russia) Times, Jan. 29, 2010

"Medical marijuana lab raided by DEA during introduction of Senator Chris Romer's doctor-patient bill," Westword (Denver, CO), Jan. 28, 2010

"Supporting joint action," The Diamondback (College Park, MD), Jan. 28, 2010

"Senator: Medical marijuana might not come up this session," Minnesota Daily (UM – Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN), Jan. 28, 2010

"LA City Council finally passes medical marijuana ordinance," LA (CA) Times, Jan. 27, 2010

"Medical marijuana measure tailored," The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD), Jan. 27, 2010

"LA City Council set to approve pot ordinance," AP / Washington (DC) Post, Jan. 26, 2010

"The marijuana cancer cure cult," AlterNet, Jan. 26, 2010

"Report gives latest numbers on America's state of health," New York (NY) Times, Jan. 26, 2010

"Jewish groups throw support behind medical marijuana laws," Forward, Jan. 25, 2010

"Sheriff's arrests led to no drug cases in '09," The Times-Tribune (Corbin, KY), Jan. 25, 2010

"Tending 'the grow'," In These Times, Jan. 25, 2010

"Medical marijuana may become legal in District," GW Hatchet (George Washington Univ. – DC), Jan. 25, 2010

"Hundreds head to event in hopes of getting state-issued medical marijuana card," Billings (MT) Gazette, Jan. 25, 2010

"Afghan drug lords look West via new routes," Reuters, Jan. 25, 2010

"Legal pot, for the sick," Bergen (NJ) Record, Jan. 24, 2010

"Virginia should legalize marijuana," The Daily Press (Newport News, VA), Jan. 24, 2010

"Proposed bill would shield people reporting overdoses," New York (NY) Times, Jan. 24, 2010

"New Jersey preparing to implement medical marijuana law," Press of Atlantic City (NJ), Jan. 23, 2010

"Mich. legislators tinker with voter-approved laws," AP / Chicago (IL) Tribune, Jan. 23, 2010

"Federal probe of drugs under way," Florida Today (Melbourne, FL), Jan. 23, 2010

"Marijuana in the classroom? Sometimes it's legal," Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 23, 2010

"Berkeley pot dispensary's planned move angers developer," Contra Costa (CA) Times, Jan. 23, 2010

"Former Bronco Droughns being investigated by DEA for growing marijuana in his house," National Football Post, Jan. 22, 2001

"Calif. high court strikes down medical pot limits," AP / Washington (DC) Post, Jan. 21, 2010

"Virginia Delegate Morgan seeks to decriminalize marijuana," Washington (DC) Post, Jan. 21, 2010

"Wash. House committee votes down marijuana bills," AP / Seattle (WA) Times, Jan. 21, 2010

"Legislature fires up first medical-pot bill of 2010," Denver (CO) Business Journal, Jan. 20, 2010

"Signatures to be filed for medical marijuana vote," AP / Rapid City (SD) Journal, Jan. 20, 2010

"LA City Council gives preliminary approval to pot ordinance requiring 1,000-foot buffer zones," LA (CA) Times, Jan. 19, 2010

"Corzine signs law to legalize medical marijuana," Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, Jan. 19, 2010

"OK marijuana for medical use," Sheboygan (WI) Press, Jan. 19, 2010

"Researchers find study of medical marijuana discouraged," New York (NY) Times, Jan. 19, 2010

"Words influence stigma of mental health," UPI, Jan. 19, 2010

"No one's told drug-war soldier about peace breaking out," Denver (CO) Post, Jan. 17, 2010

"Medical marijuana task force helps craft new law," Bangor (ME) Daily News, Jan. 16, 2010

"Mexico army hands control to police in drug war city," Reuters, Jan. 16, 2010

"The pot dispensary wars," Denver (CO) Post, Jan. 16, 2010

"Marijuana-legalization efforts gain steam," Wall Street Journal, Jan. 16, 2010

"Mexican crime reporter killed in apparent drug hit," Reuters / Washington (DC) Post, Jan. 16, 2010

"BC judges rule against Ottawa in safe injection fight," The National Post (Don Mills, Ontario, Canada), Jan. 15, 2010

"Legislators await first bill to regulate medical marijuana," Denver (CO) Post, Jan. 15, 2010

"A doctor's case for legal pot," Wall Street Journal, Jan. 15, 2010

"Poll: Majority in Washington favor legalizing pot," Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 14, 2010

"Tenn. lawmaker applauded by pro-pot activists," AP / Washington (DC) Post, Jan. 14, 2010

"Marijuana advocates want change in WA drug laws," AP / Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 14, 2010

"New Fla. prescription tracking law has glitches, leaves 'drug czar' scrambling for cash," AP / LA (CA) Times, Jan. 13, 2010

"Bolivia banks on 'Coca Colla', fizzy coca-leaf drink," The Independent (London, England), Jan. 13, 2010

"LA Council rejects home buffer zone for pot shops," LA (CA) Weekly, Jan. 13, 2010

"Corzine signs law easing mandatory drug terms," Burlington County Times (Willingboro, NJ), Jan. 13, 2010

"LA City Council tries again today to adopt a medical marijuana ordinance," LA (CA) Times, Jan. 13, 2010

"Plan to put growing pot on SF ballot," San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Jan. 13, 2010

"Committee approves Calif. pot legalization bill," AP / Washington (DC) Post, Jan. 13, 2010

"California edges toward legalization of pot," Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 12, 2010

"Medical marijuana bill sent to Corzine," Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, Jan. 12, 2010

"NJ lawmakers approve bill legalizing medical marijuana," Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, Jan. 11, 2010

"Denver enacts tough new medical pot rules," KDVR-TV Denver (CO), Jan. 11, 2010

"Wash. activists file initiative to legalize pot," Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 11, 2010

"New medical-pot bill to restrict providers," The Denver (CO) Post, Jan. 11, 2010

"Marijuana supporters ready for likely vote in November," Ventura County (CA) Star, Jan. 11, 2010

"Beyond drug law reform: We need a new Wickersham Commission," Baltimore (MD) Sun, Jan. 11, 2010

"Medicinal marijuana gets a last shot today," Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, Jan. 11, 2010

"Legalizing and taxing marijuana would benefit society," San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, Jan. 10, 2010

"Judge orders CHP to return 60 pounds of marijuana," LA (CA) Times, Jan. 9, 2010

"Medicaid won't pay for medical marijuana," Burlington (VT) Free Press, Jan. 9, 2010

"Emotions come out in anti-dispensary organizer's meeting," Ft. Collins (CO) Coloradoan, Jan. 9, 2010

"Baby boomers confess they still love to get high, pop pills, survey says," New York (NY) Daily News, Jan. 9, 2010

"SC bill requires drug tests for jobless benefits," The State (Columbia, SC), Jan. 8, 2010

"Judges may be able to waive enhanced drug sentences," Gannett / Asbury Park (NJ) Press, Jan. 8, 2010

"China turns drug rehab into a punishing ordeal," NY (NY) Times, Jan. 8, 2010

"Drug prohibition doesn't work – so what do we do next?" Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, Jan. 7, 2010

"Petition drive launched to legalize marijuana," Las Vegas (NV) Review-Journal, Jan. 6, 2010

"Fiorito: Ottawa puts monkey on pot user's back," The Toronto (Ontario, Canada) Star, Jan. 6, 2010

"Bid to legalize pot is counter to US trend," San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Jan. 5, 2010

"Fear mongers attack a NYC harm reduction pamphlet that saves lives," AlterNet, Jan. 5, 2010

"Slums are front lines in Mexican drug war," Dallas (TX) Morning News, Jan. 1, 2010

"Book takes Mexico drug war to task," LA (CA) Times, Jan. 1, 2010

"Colorado judge rules that medical marijuana users in state have right to buy pot," LA (CA) Times, Dec. 31, 2009

"In Mexico's drug battle, the public is missing in action," LA (CA) Times, Dec. 30, 2009

"Washington among states considering legalizing marijuana, dozens of states weigh other reforms," AP / LA (CA) Times, Dec. 28, 2009

"That joint? It's all in the name of research," LA (CA) Times, Dec. 27, 2009

"No quick fix seen for drug battle in Juárez," El Paso (TX) Times, Dec. 27, 2009

"RI Senate to consider loosening marijuana laws," AP / Nashua (NH) Telegraph, Dec. 25, 2009

"Medical marijuana user fights for return of pot seized by cop," Sacramento (CA) Bee, Dec. 25, 2009

"Report criticizes US anti-drug effort in Afghanistan," New York (NY) Times, Dec. 24, 2009

"Medical marijuana dispensary defies Windsor moratorium," Greeley (CO) Tribune, Dec. 24, 2009

"Changes may cut spread of disease from needles," Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, Dec. 23, 2009

"New drug guidelines are Europe's most liberal," Prague (Czech Republic), Dec. 23, 2009

"Medical marijuana crusader gets a break on drug trafficking conviction," The Gazette (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), Dec. 22, 2009

"Support legalization of marijuana," Visalia (CA) Times-Delta, Dec. 22, 2009

"Colombia launches US drones over Venezuela – or was that 'Santa's sleigh'?" The Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 22, 2009

"Doctor-legislator wants medical marijuana in Maryland," Washington (DC) Business Journal, Dec. 21, 2009

"Medical marijuana law spurs Michigan cottage industry," AP / Detroit (MI) Free Press, Dec. 20, 2009

"Charities criticize online fund-raising contest by Chase," New York (NY) Times, Dec. 19, 2009

"Blame the dads? Or the drug war?," New Haven (CT) Independent, Dec. 17, 2009

"Closing arguments Thursday for Franklin man with MS accused of growing marijuana," New Brunswick (NJ) Home News Tribune, Dec. 17, 2009

"LA City Council ducks medical pot vote at wild meeting: harsh land-use limits anger crowd," LA (CA) Weekly, Dec. 16, 2009

"New questions about LA buffer zone for medical-marijuana businesses," LA (CA) Times, Dec. 16, 2009

"Marijuana task force nearly ready," Bangor (ME) Daily News, Dec. 16, 2009

"Calif. experts help shape Maine medical marijuana policy," WMTW-TV (Portland, ME), Dec. 16, 2009

"Flow of aid to Mexico delayed," USA Today, Dec. 16, 2009

"The slippery slope of marijuana regulation," LA (CA) Times, Dec. 16, 2009

"Measure to legalize pot may be on California's November ballot," LA (CA) Times, Dec. 15, 2009

"Council chairman wants swift action on marijuana rules," Washington (DC) Post, Dec. 15, 2009

"New state law may be needed to clarify medical marijuana rules," The Longmont (CO) Times-Call, Dec. 15, 2009

"OC senior citizes form medical-pot collective," KABC-TV (LA, CA), Dec. 14, 2009

"UN reports rise in opium cultivation in Burma," Voice of America, Dec. 14, 2009

"Teen methamphetamine use, cigarette smoking at lowest levels in NIDA's 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey," National Institutes of Health, Dec. 14, 2009

"You can't handle the truth," Boston (MA) Globe, Dec. 13, 2009

"FYI: A lull in the war on drugs," Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) Free Press, Dec. 13, 2009

"NJ Senate OKs allowing leniency in drug crimes," Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, Dec. 11, 2009

"Alameda Planning Board to consider permanent pot club prohibition," San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Dec. 11, 2009

"Most Americans support legalizing marijuana," Angus Reid Global Monitor, Dec. 10, 2009

"LA council puts off vote on medical marijuana dispensaries," LA (CA) Times, Dec. 10, 2009

"Marijuana task force not such a spacey idea," San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Dec. 10, 2009

"House stirs medicinal pot," The Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune, Dec. 10, 2009

"Toking with my dad," Chico (CA) News & Review, Dec. 10, 2009

"State has wrong Rx for addicted doctors," Sacramento (CA) Bee, Dec. 10, 2009

"Corruption cases in US law agencies rise," El Paso (TX) Times, Dec. 10, 2009

"Prison population up, despite drop in 20 states," New York (NY) Times, Dec. 9, 2009

"Los Angeles City Council to review details of medical marijuana ordinance," LA (CA) Times, Dec. 8, 2009

"County OKs moratorium on medical pot licenses," The Ft. Collins (CO) Coloradoan, Dec. 8, 2009

"Czech gov't allows 5 cannabis plants for personal use from 2010," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 8, 2009

"Addiction on 2 fronts: Work and home," New York (NY) Times, Dec. 8, 2009

"Cannabis could help combat substance abuse," The Independent (London, England), Dec. 7, 2009

"Armstrong Williams: California doping our youths," Washington (DC) Times, Dec. 7, 2009

"Medical pot shops on SD agenda," San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, Dec. 6, 2009

"Medical marijuana testimony worth hearing," Delaware County Daily Times (Primos, PA), Dec. 6, 2009

"New York policy officer, Juan Acosta, charged in drug conspiracy," New York (NY) Times, Dec. 5, 2009

"The secret to legal marijuana? Women," AlterNet, Dec. 5, 2009

"Amsterdam mayor wants different drug policy," Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Dec. 5, 2009

"Victoria marijuana 'bakery' raided," CBC News, Dec. 4, 2009

"Review finds marijuana may help MS patients," US News & World Report, Dec. 4, 2009

"State panel debates access to medical pot," Bangor (ME) Daily News, Dec. 2, 2009

"Jury: Medical marijuana seller didn't profit," AP / San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Dec. 2, 2009

"As states relax medical marijuana laws, pot cultivation colleges take seed," New York (NY) Daily News, Dec. 1, 2009

"It's time to approve medical marijuana," Cherry Hill (NJ) Courier-Post, Nov. 30, 2009

"Sacked government drug adviser says Gordon Brown is from another universe," The Daily Telegraph (London, England), Nov. 30, 2009

"Pragmatism spurs debate over marijuana laws," The Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, FL), Nov. 29, 2009

"NJ bill would give judges more discretion," Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, Nov. 29, 2009

"At this school, it's marijuana in every class," New York (NY) Times, Nov. 29, 2009

"Medical marijuana proposal comes before state legislature," Pierce County Herald (Ellsworth, WI), Nov. 26, 2009

"Villaraigosa urges limit on medical marijuana dispensaries," LA (CA) Times, Nov. 25, 2009

"Police department as medical dispensary? Bring sense to marijuana's proper role," Seattle (WA) Times, Nov. 25, 2009

"Vision hesitates on backing crack smoking room," Vancouver (WA) Courier, Nov. 25, 2009

"Vancouver hard drug use up: study," CBC News, Nov. 25, 2009

"LA City Council is poised to debate how many pot dispensaries to allow," LA (CA) Times, Nov. 23, 2009

"Support for legalizing marijuana grows rapidly around US," Washington (DC) Post, Nov. 23, 2009

"AMA meeting: Delegates support review of marijuana's schedule 1 status," American Medical News, Nov. 23, 2009

"Sentencing nonviolent drug offenders: Sanity in the Senate as lawmakers take a step toward reform," The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Nov. 22, 2009

"Gray areas in medical marijuana law dividing caregivers," Great Falls (MT) Tribune, Nov. 22, 2009

"Let judges judge," Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, Nov. 21, 2009

"Stockbroker swears by medicinal marijuana," Boston (MA) Herald, Nov. 21, 2009

"First marijuana coffee shop opens in America," The Daily Telegraph (London, England), Nov. 20, 2009

"Bill C-15's mandatory minimum terms for drug crime: A failure on their own terms," Vancouver (BC, Canada), Sun, Nov. 20, 2009

"Panel to discuss effect of RI law governing marijuana possession," Providence (RI) Journal, Nov. 19, 2009

"LA City Council puts off medical marijuana vote," LA (CA) Times, Nov. 19, 2009

"Mexico arrests former police chiefs for alleged drug links," Latin American Herald Tribune (Caracas, Venezuela), Nov. 19, 2009

"Colo. medical pot suppliers will have to pay taxes," AP, Nov. 18, 2009

"Preaching to converts," Santa Fe (NM) Reporter, Nov. 18, 2009

"Russia, US agree on joint anti-drug efforts in Afghanistan," RIA Novosty, Nov. 17, 2009

"Boomers see views relaxing on marijuana," Washington (DC) Post, Nov. 16, 2009

"State panel to begin research on legalized marijuana funds," Providence (RI) Journal, Nov. 16, 2009

"Advocacy group threatens to sue Los Angeles if medical marijuana sales are banned," CommonDreams.org, Nov. 16, 2009

"Marijuana is a 'medicine like any other medicine', DOH secretary says," New Mexico Independent (Albuquerque, NM), Nov. 16, 2009

"NM's medical pot program has slow, cautious start," AP, Nov. 16, 2009

"Conference urges drug use education," New Mexico Daily Lobo (UNM – Albuquerque), Nov. 16, 2009

"Student group seeks changes in drug policies," The Daily Spartan (San Jose State Univ. – CA), Nov. 16, 2009

"Iowans turning to marijuana for ailments," AP / WCCO-TV, Nov. 15, 2009

"Fort Collins council to consider moratorium on pot dispensaries," The Coloradoan (Ft. Collins, CO), Nov. 15, 2009

"Open minds required," Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh, Scotland), Nov. 15, 2009

"The Zetas: gangster kings of their own brutal narco-state," The Guardian (Manchester, England), Nov. 15, 2009

"Colombia detains Venezuela guards," BBC News, Nov. 15, 2009

"Let's have a rational debate on drug policy, Sen. Grassley," The Des Moines (IA) Register, Nov. 14, 2009

"The relentless war on drug users is escalating violence in the US: It's time for harm reduction," AlterNet, Nov. 14, 2009

"Reports: Russian anti-drug general released," AP / Taiwan News (Taipei, Taiwan), Nov. 14, 2009

"Drugs: Virtually legal," The Economist, Nov. 12, 2009

"Medical marijuana gets a boost from major doctors group," LA (CA) Times, Nov. 11, 2009

"Secret talks to crack the Nutt case," BBC News, Nov. 11, 2009

"Why are we locking up traumatized veterans for their addictions instead of offering them treatment?" AlterNet, Nov. 11, 2009

"More medical marijuana providers will be needed soon, Drug Policy Alliance says," New Mexico Independent (Albuquerque, NM), Nov. 10, 2009

"Expanding drug treatment: Is the US ready to step up?" AP, Nov. 8, 2009

"Panel of 14 to design medical marijuana system," Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), Nov. 8, 2009

"A heady debate on medical pot," Denver (CO) Post, Nov. 8, 2009

"NORML warms up medical pot proposal," Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune, Nov. 8, 2009

"Too much pot to be 'medical'?" Seattle (WA) Times, Nov. 8, 2009

"Johnson 'misled MPs over adviser'," BBC News, Nov. 8, 2009

"Former drug court officer questions timing of firing," The News & Tribune (New Albany, IN), Nov. 7, 2009

"Maine governor issues marijuana order," Fosters Daily Democrat (Dover, NH), Nov. 7, 2009

"San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum faces pot charges in Washington," San Jose (CA) Mercury News, Nov. 6, 2009

"Baldacci and AG want changes to marijuana law," Capitol News Service / Bangor (ME) Daily News, Nov. 6, 2009

"Redding charity rejects food offer from medical pot collective," Redding (CA) Record-Searchlight, Nov. 6, 2009

"Alan Bersin, Customs and Border Commissioner nominee, is at home along a daunting border," LA (CA) Times, Nov. 6, 2009

"Should we legalise drugs?" MoneyWeek, Nov. 6, 2009

"Report: Pot use, arrests rising in California," San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Nov. 5, 2009

"Cops questioned in Mexican police chief's killing," AP, Nov. 5, 2009

"Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border," AP, Nov. 5, 2009

"Dutch among lowest cannabis users in Europe – report," Reuters, Nov. 5, 2009

"Professor David Nutt attacks ministers over 'failure' on alcohol," The Times (London, England), Nov. 5, 2009

"Mexican pot gangs infiltrate Indian reservations in US," Wall Street Journal, Nov. 5, 2009

"Marijuana seizures quadruple in LA County," LA (CA) Times, Nov. 5, 2009

"Cocaine's charge through Europe undiminished: report," Agence France Presse, Nov. 5, 2009

"Pot acceptable? Not for young and nonwhite," CNN, Nov. 5, 2009

"Outrage over drug adviser's dismissal," Times Higher Education, Nov. 5, 2009

"Authorities: Huge jump in Calif. pot plants seized," AP, Nov. 4, 2009

"A new era for US drug policy?" CBS News, Nov. 4, 2009

"Seizures of pot plants up 52%, officials say," LA (CA) Times, Nov. 4, 2009

"Legislature dopes out marijuana bill as legalization petition gets passed around," San Francisco (CA) Bay Guardian, Nov. 4, 2009

"State medical-marijuana law now covers more," The Morning Sentinel (Waterville, ME), Nov. 4, 2009

"Medical marijuana expansion approved by voters," Maine Public Broadcasting System, Nov. 3, 2009

"Breckenridge votes to legalize marijuana," KMGH-TV (Denver, CO), Nov. 3, 2009

"State, defense lawyers try to save pot IDs," San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Nov. 3, 2009

"Chronic City: N. California's top federal prosecutor -- 'Really not a change at all' in medical pot enforcement," SF (CA) Weekly, Nov. 3, 2009

"Drug war madness: Grassley's gag rule," Rolling Stone, Nov. 3, 2009

"Jagger, Johnson, and another fine mess over drugs," The Daily Mail (London, England), Nov. 3, 2009

"Pot dispensaries must turn over records to Dana Point," Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA), Nov. 3, 2009

"Drugs: The 40-year failure," The Guardian (Manchester, England), Nov. 3, 2009

"Drugs panel at risk of collapse," Financial Times (London, England), Nov. 3, 2009

"Science minister calls on Brown to reverse Johnson's 'big mistake'," The Times (London, England), Nov. 3, 2009

"Cameron supported former drugs adviser over downgrading Ecstasy," The Times (London, England), Nov. 3, 2009

"Future role of drug advisers under review," The Daily Telegraph (London, England), Nov. 2, 2009

"Editorial: The evidence in favour of Prof. Nutt," The Financial Times (London, England), Nov. 2, 2009

"Scientists quit government drugs body over David Nutt sacking," The Times (London, England), Nov. 2, 2009

"The drugs experts who are standing down," The Times (London, England), Nov. 2, 2009

"Let's be honest . . . legalize drugs and society would benefit," The Independent (London, England), Nov. 2, 2009

"Gov't adviser quits in protest at Nutt sacking," Politics.co.uk, Nov. 2, 2009

"On the quiet, US is legalising marijuana," The Times (London, England), Nov. 1, 2009

"Ministers face rebellion over drug tsar's sacking," The Observer (London, England), Nov. 1, 2009

"Drug policy in chaos after adviser is sacked," The Telegraph (London, England), Nov. 1, 2009

"Marijuana growers upend hard-luck California town," LA (CA) Times, Nov. 1, 2009

"Marijuana laws spur small businesses in Oakland, elsewhere," Oakland (CA) Tribune, Nov. 1, 2009

"Golden State's green future," Contra Costa (CA) Times, Nov. 1, 2009

"Smoking pot is safer than drinking alcohol," The Denver (CO) Post, Nov. 1, 2009

"Berkeley Patients Group turns 10," CelebStoner.com, Oct. 31, 2009

"Drugs policy: Shooting up the messenger," The Guardian (Manchester, England), Oct. 31, 2009

"Unfair dismissal," The Independent (London, England), Oct. 31, 2009

"Colo. ski town could push marijuana legalization," AP, Oct. 30, 2009

"Government drug advisor David Nutt sacked," The Guardian (Manchester, England), Oct. 30, 2009

"Our morning roundup: Chuck Lane strikes back," Washington (DC) City Paper, Oct. 30, 2009

"Dangers of drug use aren't crystal clear," The Times London, England), Oct. 30, 2009

"Don't try smuggling drugs, federal agents tell students," San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, Oct. 30, 2009

"California dreaming about the future," San Francisco (CA) Examiner, Oct. 30, 2009

"Nutt faces sack," BBC News, Oct. 30, 2009

"Alcohol worse than ecstasy – drugs chief," The Guardian (Manchester, England), Oct. 29, 2009

"Colorado woman loses medical marijuana appeal," AP / Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette, Oct. 29, 2009

"More than 30 defendants indicted on prescription pill charges in historic drug sweep," Reuters, Oct. 29, 2009

"Will: A reality check on drug policy," San Jose (CA) Mercury News, Oct. 29, 2009

"Calif. lawmaker holds hearing on legalizing pot," AP, Oct. 29, 2009

"NH's Senate lets medical marijuana bill die," AP / Boston (MA) Herald, Oct. 28, 2009

"Poll shows San Diegans favor pot dispensaries," San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, Oct. 28, 2009

"Critics: DEA Crackdown Denying Some Patients Pain Medication," Washington(DC) Washington Post, Oct, 28, 2009

"Why the CIA can't be picky about Afghan partners," Time, Oct. 28, 2009

"SF Assemblyman to Chair Pot Legalization Hearing," Sacramento(CA) CBN Channel 5, Oct, 27, 2009

"New Hampshire Lawmakers Look to Override Medical Marijuana Veto," Concord (NH) WCAX Channel 3, Oct, 26, 2009

"NJ lawmakers ask Gov. Corzine to pardon ill Franklin man facing marijuana charges," Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, Oct, 27, 2009

"Report says teens drinking, smoking pot on the rise in Santa Cruz County," San Jose (CA) Mercury News, Oct. 27, 2009

"One city's insane fight against Obama's sane new pot policy," Esquire, Oct, 27, 2009

"Budding industry helps pot patients," San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, Oct. 25, 2009

"Pot-activist councillor passing the bong," The Victoria (BC, Canada) Times-Colonist, Oct. 25, 2009

"Medicinal pot issue lingers in Maine," Nashua (NH) Telegraph, Oct. 24, 2009

"Report: Organized crime thriving in Europe," UPI, Oct. 24, 2009

"Cartel leader pleads guilty to trafficking," UPI, Oct. 24, 2009

"Is Mexico winning its war on drugs?" CNN, Oct. 24, 2009

"FBI: Alleged hit man changes appearance," CNN, Oct. 24, 2009

"Busted for Handing Out Clean Needles -- The Mono Park 2 Fight Back in California's Central Valley," Drug War Chronicle ) Oct. 23, 2009

"Opium Still Fueling Terrorism in Afghanistan," Radio Australia, Oct. 23, 2009

"Mexico Ex-President Fox Lashes Out at President Calderon Over Drug War," Drug War Chronicle, Washington, DC), Oct. 23, 2009

"Police 'ignore a third of violent crime'," The Times (London, England), Oct. 22, 2009

"From Obama, sanity on marijuana policy," Chicago (IL) Tribune, Oct. 22, 2009

"UN calls for tougher anti-opium fight," UPI, Oct. 22, 2009

"Medical pot is bringing LA together," LA (CA) Weekly, Oct. 21, 2009

"Good sense on medical marijuana," New York (NY) Times, Oct. 21, 2009

"Justice Department's new approach to medical marijuana a welcome one," San Jose (CA) Mercury News, Oct. 21, 2009

"Meth fight goes to pharmacy," Wall Street Journal, Oct. 21, 2009

"9th Circuit: Police can't use pot club as an ATM," Law.com, Oct. 21, 2009

"Poll: 44 percent support marijuana legalization," CBS News, Oct. 20, 2009

"The right approach on medical pot," San Francisco (NY) Chronicle, Oct. 20, 2009

"Study touts treating heroin addicts with heroin," CNN, Oct. 20, 2009

"Judge blocks LA pot dispensary ban," UPI, Oct. 20, 2009

"US mellows on medical marijuana," Wall Street Journal, Oct. 20, 2009

"US eases stance on medical marijuana," Washington (DC) Post, Oct. 20, 2009

"Medical-pot fans fear Obama policy 'loopholes'," San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Oct. 19, 2009

"A federal about-face on medical marijuana," LA (CA) Times, Oct. 19, 2009

"Rio Drug War Erupts, Helicopter Shot Down," Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;) Voice of America News, Oct. 18, 2009

"Bill Targets Sentencing Rules For Crack and Powder Cocaine," Washington, DC) Washington Post, Oct. 16, 2009

"Video: Young People Testify for Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization," Boston, MA&041; Examiner.com, Oct. 16, 2009

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