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June 3, 2011

Global Commission on Drug Policy says the War on Drugs has failed

    By Kellen Russoniello, George Washington Law School student, NORML legal intern In the first sentence of a new report, current and former world leaders agree that “[t]he global war on drugs has failed.” They then call for drastic reform in both national and global drug policy. As the […]
June 3, 2011

Oregon Medical Marijuana Laws Under Attack

Well, when you open a medical marijuana patient lounge in the most conservative, pot-hating county in the state, call it “Wake ‘n’ Bake”, and get your picture in the paper brandishing a six-foot bong, there will probably be repercussions… (Oregonian) Federal and state law enforcement officials put the owners of medical […]
June 2, 2011

ACLU marks 40 years since Nixon’s War on Drugs

The ACLU blog is marking the 40th Anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of a “War on Drugs.” June 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of a “war on drugs” — a war which has cost roughly trillion dollars, has produced little to no effect on the supply […]
June 1, 2011

Global Drug War is a Failure

NPR this morning (and a host of major media sources around the world): Report: ‘The Drug War Has Failed’ The global war on drugs has failed and governments should explore legalizing marijuana and other controlled substances, according to a commission that includes former heads of state, a former U.N. secretary-general […]
June 1, 2011

Vermont Governor Pete Shumlin explicitly authorizes state medical marijuana dispensary

Vermont Governor Pete Shumlin – who MPP helped elect – just signed a bill to make Vermont state law the eighth to explicitly authorize and regulate dispensaries where registered patients can purchase medical marijuana. Today’s signing marks the culmination of a two-year lobbying effort led by MPP and the third […]
June 1, 2011

World Leaders call for an End to the War on Drugs and Full Legalization of Marijuana

  The marijuana internets are abuzz with the latest headline about world leaders declaring the War on Drugs to be a failure and calling for the legalization of marijuana. Here are a few: World Leaders: Time to End Marijuana Prohibition Who’s Who of World Leaders Call Global Drug War a […]
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