Drug War Chronicle

In the latest sign that marijuana legalization is at the tipping point, a new Gallup poll has support at 58%, up a dramatic 10 points from last year.

An Indianapolis man is dead after police said he refused to drop a weapon as they raided his apartment in a dawn drug raid.

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom will lead a high-powered panel of experts on a mission to study the best way to legalize marijuana in California. They're aiming at 2016.

A new poll has support for marijuana legalization at 65% in California. The pressure to not wait for 2016 is bound to mount.

Marijuana seeds will be legal in Slovakia starting next year. Just don't grow anything with them because the plant itself will remain illegal.

Our writer Phil Smith will be honored for his work on this newsletter in Denver next week.

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Marijuana legalization could bring billions to the British government, two studies show. But there is little political will to move in that direction.

Washington state's rules for legal marijuana commerce are now set. Look for some 300+ stores to open starting around the middle of next year.

An LA dispensary crackdown gets underway, an Arizona judge throws out a restrictive dispensary ordinance, the Michigan Supreme Court hears a dispensary ban case, and much, much more.