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.
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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.
Southwest Asia: Leading Scholar Takes Senate Foreign Relations Committee to School on Afghan Drug Trade
Professor Barnett Rubin gives the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a tutorial on the economic and political consequences of prohibition when it comes to Afghan opium.
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Latin America: Colombia's FARC Guerrillas Say End Drug Prohibition
In an unusual communique, Colombia's leftist FARC guerrillas called for the global legalization of drugs.
Feature: California Activists Look for Triple Play in November
"Lowest law enforcement priority" marijuana initiatives are on the ballot in three California cities, and organizers say the prospects for victory look good.
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?
Feature: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Stirs the Waters in Ireland
LEAP member former Florida police chief Jerry Cameron went to Ireland and managed to really roil the waters.
Marijuana: DEA Steps in Deep Doo-doo in Denver With Abortive Bid to Defeat November Legalization Initiative
The DEA has managed to make itself the issue this week in the Colorado marijuana legalization initative campaign.
Feature: Seattle's Hempfest Going Strong at 15
The world's largest pro-marijuana rally celebrated its 15th birthday in Seattle last weekend.