Uruguay Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes Senate Committee
A bill that would make Uruguay the first country to create a legal marijuana commerce passed the Senate Health Commission Thursday.
Politics Outside US
Cannabis Cafes Coming to Berlin?
The Green Party mayor of Berlin's hip Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has won the support of the district council for
pamphlet distributed by NGO coalition that advocated for the Uruguay law
Uruguay May Legalize Marijuana Any Week Now (was Day Now)
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Update: We've heard that end of the month is more likely now.
demonstration at 2009 UN drug session, Vienna
United Nations Drug Policy Divisions Aired
British publications have gotten their hands on a leaked UN document that reveals fundamental splits among nations as the international organization prepares for the UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs in 2016. Much, but not all, criticism of the status quo is coming from Latin America.
Ecstasy seems to be making a comeback.
Chronicle AM -- December 4, 2013
Some Denver city council members don't know when to give it a rest, some California US reps want stiffer penalties for pot grows on public lands, the Big Dog speaks on drug policy, Ecstasy may be on the rise, Morocco holds a historic hearing on cannabis, and more.
Is this the face of marijuana legalization? Uruguayan President Jose Mujica (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 29, 2013
Uruguay's marijuana legalization bill passes another hurdle, a Berlin borough wants cannabis cafes, Chicago proposes tough medical marijuana regulations, Kentucky officials hound the DEA about hemp, and more.
Naloxone can reverse opioid drug overdoses. Now, a pilot program is getting underway in Vermont.
Chronicle AM -- December 3, 2013
Denver's city council calls off ban on "front porch" marijuana smoking, New Jersey's governor claims medical marijuana is a ploy, Vermont rolls out a naloxone pilot project, Colombia's FARC want decriminalization, and more.
This is three times the amount of opium that could get an immigrant worker executed in Dubai. (erowid.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 26, 2013
Medical marijuana gets attention in the statehouse, another drug war atrocity in New Mexico, Greece's first safe injection site is open, and a gram of opium or a few pounds of pot can get you the death penalty if you're in the wrong place. And more.
Amsterdam cannabis cafes near schools will have to close during the day, although kids can't go in them anyway. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 15, 2013
The future of medical marijuana under Washington state's legalization scheme remains a hot topic, the DEA is banning more new synthetics, there are contradictory signals from Holland, and more news, too.
Maryland gubernatorial candidate Heather Mizeur wants to legalize marijuana. (wikipedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 20, 2013
A Maryland gubernatorial candidate and a Maine legislator both call for marijuana legalization, politicians are in trouble for using drugs (at least one of them a bonafide hypocrite for it), and marijuana law reforms appear to be advancing internationally, except in one Australian state. That's just for starters.