Feature: Reefer and Religion -- Nevada Clergy Embrace Marijuana Legalization
In a first, more than two dozen members of the clergy in Nevada came out in support of regulating marijuana. The news continues to reverberate.
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Marijuana: Idaho High Court Rules Officials Can't Block Legalization Initiative Just Because They Don't Like It
When Ryan Davidson wanted to start a marijuana legalization initiative in Sun Valley, Idaho, local officials said no. Now, the Idaho Supreme Court says they were wrong.
Book Review: "Pot Politics: Marijuana and the Costs of Prohibition," Mitchell Earleywine, ed. (Oxford University Press, $45.00 HB)
"Pot Politics" is an important new addition to the marijuana policy knowledge base and the reformer's arsenal.
Feature: Colorado Marijuana Legalization Initiative Trails, But the Fight Is On
A Colorado initiative that would legalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana is in a tough battle to win in November.
Feature: Nevada Marijuana Initiative Organizers See Tight But Winnable Race Going Into Final Stretch
Will Nevada be the first state to vote to end marijuana prohibition? It's a very tight race.
Marijuana: Arkansas Town Joins List of Locales With Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Initiatives This November
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, now joins Missoula, Montana, and three California cities as locales with initiatives on the November ballot making marijuana the lowest law enforcement priority.
Feature: Drug Arrests Hit Another Record High, More than 786,000 Marijuana Arrests Alone in 2005
Drug arrests in general and marijuana arrests in particular continue to rise.
Europe: London Police More Likely to Arrest Blacks Than Whites for Marijuana Possession
A new report from Scotland Yard finds racial profiling in marijuana enforcement, but the police won't say it's racism.
Marijuana: Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Kinky Friedman Says Legalize It
One Texas gubernatorial candidate wants to legalize marijuana. Is anyone surprised that candidate is Kinky Friedman?
Job Opportunities: Marijuana Policy Project, DC & LA
Positions include an Assistant Director of Communications in Washington and a Director of VIP Relations in LA.