Sao Paulo (image via Wikimedia)
Brazil Supreme Court Rules Pro-Marijuana Marches Are Legal
Last month, police in Sao Paulo attacked marijuana legalization marchers after their march was banned. Next year, they won't be able to do that.
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Pot leaf_5.jpgGov. Christie Puts Hold on NJ Medical Marijuana Program
Will New Jersey medical marijuana patients ever gain legal access to their medicine? Eighteen months after the law was passed, Gov. Christie appears bent on delaying it as long as possible. -
Nixon $1 trillion bill for the drug war -- "this note has been spent in your name pursuing the failed war on drugs")Press Conference Marks 40th Anniversary of Nixon Drug War Declaration [FEATURE]
A Washington, DC, press conference Thursday kicked off a day of actions around the country Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's declaration of a "war on drugs." -
uscapitol_3.jpgALERT: Support New Medical Marijuana Bills in Congress
Last month a bipartisan group of US Representatives introduced three new bills to protect medical marijuana patients, providers and businesses. Please visit our action alert web site to take action in support. -
APPEAL: Rising to the Challenge -- Seizing the Opportunity
Legalization is an important battle to fight for the country, but victory is not a foregone conclusion. Which way things go depends on the actions that YOU take at this point in time -- the future depends on you. -
The Maine state capitol. There is no joy for pot fans in Augusta this week. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Maine House Rejects Marijuana Legalization Bill
If Maine voters want to legalize pot, it looks like they're going to have to do it themselves. The legislature just punted on a chance to do it for them. -
All the drug busts in Mexico seem to make no difference. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Mexico Drug War Update
Mexico's prohibition-related violence, with all its spectacular and horrifying brutality, continues unabated. -
Jose GuerenaTucson SWAT Team Cleared in Killing of Ex-Marine
Here's a shocker (not): No charges will be filed against the Tucson SWAT team that gunned down an ex-Marine in a drug raid in his home. -
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Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past. -
LEAP members pass by the White House as they deliver their report to the drug czar's office.Cops Say Forty Years of War on Drugs is Enough [FEATURE]
To mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's declaration of the war on drugs, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has released a scathing report calling for it to end.