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DC Finally Selling Medical Marijuana

[image:1 align:right caption:true]DC has seen its first legal marijuana sale under the city's medical marijuana law, enacted in 1998 by voters but blocked by Congress for most of that time.

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Two More Reasons Why Ray Kelly Is Full of It and Shouldn't Head DHS

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Criticisms have swirled around NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly''s record on the "stop and frisk&q

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Will Mexico Cartel Leader's Capture Reduce Violence or Drug Abuse?

The leader of Mexico's brutal Zetas organization has been captured in northern Mexico, authorities announced.

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Michael Douglas Tribute to Mike Gray

Actor Michael Douglas gave a tribute to our friend Mike Gray at the memorial service in Los Angeles th

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Documentary: How to Make Money Selling Drugs

[image:1 align:right]A new documentary from Tribeca Films has hit the wires. 

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Grassley Immigration Bill Amendment Affects Real and Imagined Drug Offenders

[image:1 align:right caption:true]An amendment to the Senate immigration reform bill by Sen.

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Action Alerts: Farm Bill Hemp and Drug Testing, Mayors Marijuana Resolution

We sent out two action alerts on our email list yesterday. If you've not a subscriber, you can sign up here.

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You Don't Need Prohibition to Help People

[image:1 align:right caption:true]A new Centers for Disease Control study has found the 

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Big Sentencing Ruling Today from the Supreme Court

[image:1 align:right caption:true]There was a big Supreme Court ruling today.

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Cameron Douglas Writes from Behind Bars

Actor Cameron Douglas was serving five years prison time for a drug law violation, when he was tested positive for drug use.

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Angry Afternoon (The Human and Fiscal Cost of the Medical Marijuana Wars)

Two reports came out today about the federal government's attacks on medical marijuana providers.

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Harm Reduction 2013

Our friends at the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union attended the international harm reduction conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, this week

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What will legal marijuana look like in Washington?

Here are the Initial Draft Rules promulgated by the state Liquor Control Board.

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No Thank You

Some bizarre news today:

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Perspectives on the Denver "420" Disruption

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Yesterday's historic "420" rally in Denver, the first since Co

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Congressman Predicts Current Congress Will Legalize Hemp

[image:1 align:right caption:true]I attended a forum on marijuana legalization at The Brookings Insti

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Illinois House of Representatives Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Word just came out that the Illinois House has passed medical marijuana legislation, after several tries. Now it has to go to the Senate.

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Sens. Leahy and Paul Introduce Bill to Undo Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced S.

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