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Gov. Schwarzenegger Urged to Sign Sterile Syringe Bill

Actor and author Christopher Kennedy Lawford, the cousin of Californiaâs First Lady Maria Shriver and nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, has called on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign legislation to allow pharmacies to sell sterile syringes to adults.

Looking Backwards: Portland Police Chief James Craig

Maine Police Chief Wants Cocaine Misdemeanors to Be Felonies

Possessing up to four grams of crack or 14 grams of powder cocaine is just a misdemeanor in Maine, and the Portland police chief wants to change that.

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Despite Decrim, California Marijuana Possession Busts Abound [FEATURE]

If anyone needs a reason to consider voting "yes" on California's Proposition 19, we've got 550,000 of them right here.

Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Moffett Goes on Record Supporting Industrial Hemp

Phil Moffett said Friday he's willing to "go to the carpet" to legalize the production of industrial hemp in Kentucky. The Louisville businessman voiced support for industrial hemp in a question and answer session with libertarian voters in Lexington on Thursday and again Friday in an interview with The Associated Press.

Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Banning Synthetic Marijuana

Gov. Haley Barbour on Friday signed a bill immediately banning the sale and possession of the herbal mixture known by names such as Spice, K2, Demon, Voodoo, Genie and Zohai.

At the Statehouse: Sentencing, Drug Testing, Good Samaritan, Hemp, and SWAT Bills

In the final installment in our series on drug reform legislative activity, we look at sentencing, Good Samaritan laws, drug testing, and a couple of odds and ends.

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Michigan Court Keeps Detroit Marijuana Initiative Off Ballot

A Detroit pot legalization initiative had enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, but a city commission disqualified it, and now a local judge has agreed. An appeal may come, but it may be too late.

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Raid Victim Family May Hit Vegas Police with RICO Suit

The coroner's inquest for Trevon Cole is over and his killer has been cleared. Now, the attorney for Cole's family is getting ready to file a wrongful death, civil rights, and maybe even a RICO lawsuit.

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Cop Cleared in Killing of Unarmed Man in Marijuana Raid

A coroner's inquest has found the killing of an unarmed 21-year-old man in a Las Vegas drug raid over 1.8 ounces of pot "justified."

Gov. Bill Ritter Turns to Medical Marijuana Fund to Help Balance Colorado Budget

The plan Ritter announced to bridge a nearly $60 million shortfall in the current budget year relies on $9 million from the state's Medical Marijuana Program Cash Fund, financed by fees on patients who get cards to use medical marijuana. With the number of applicants for medical marijuana cards expected to double to 150,000 this year, there will still be about $1 million left in the fund even after $9 million is swept from it.

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