Dept. of Justice building, Washington, DC (gsa.gov)
HUGE: Administration to Allow State Marijuana Legalization to Proceed
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Deputy Attorney General James Cole has issued "guidance" to federal prosecutors with respect to the state marijuana laws.
Dept. of Justice building, Washington, DC (gsa.gov)
Senate Judiciary Holding Marijuana Hearing Next Month
[image:1 align:right caption:true]As promised, Judiciary Committee chairman Sen.
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) is one of 10 task force members.
Congress Forms "Over-Criminalization" Task Force
Remember when we used to say "You don't have to make a federal case out of it?" Well, we did. Now, we have more than 4,500 federal criminal laws, and some members of Congress are ready to do something about it.
No Thank You
Some bizarre news today:
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White House 2013 National Drug Strategy Released
The drug czar's office released the 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Wednesday. It talks a good game, but much remains the same.
Steve Cohen (house.gov)
Bill Filed to Create National Marijuana Commission
US Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis has introduced a bill that would create a national marijuana policy commission similar to the 1971 Shafer Commission.
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Mark Kleiman (ncjrs.org via Wikipedia)
Mark Kleiman Wins Washington Marijuana Legalization Implementation Contract
Prominent policy analyst and UCLA professor Mark Kleiman has
March 2012 protest of NYC stop and frisk violations
NYPD Marijuana Arrests Scandal Blows Up Again
[image:1 align:right caption:true]A front page story on The Huffington Post reported on