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Marijuana Reform Polls Strongly (Again) in Canada
Two-thirds of Canadians want marijuana legalized or decriminalized, according to a new Forum Research poll.
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Canada's Liberal Party voted to legalize marijuana at the Ottawa Convention Center Sunday (liberals.ca)
Canada's Liberals Endorse Marijuana Legalization
The Canadian Liberal Party has passed a non-binding resolution calling for marijuana legalization, regulation, and taxation.
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Michigan Repeal Marijuana Prohibition Initiative Gearing Up [FEATURE]
Michigan medical marijuana patients are tired of getting pushed around by state officials, so they've come up with a novel solution: Just repeal the marijuana laws once and for all. An initiative that would do that is getting underway now.
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The Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2011 [FEATURE]
We go around the world to find the most important international drug policy stories of 2011.
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Washington Marijuana Legalization Initiative Hands in Signatures
Washington state marijuana legalization initiative supporters turned in enough signatures last week to almost guarantee that the measure will be on the ballot in November. Now, we wait for the state to make it official.
This crack smoker could get treatment instead of jail under a new Polish law (image via wikimedia.org)
Poland "Treatment Not Jail" Drug Law Now in Effect
A new law allowing prosecutors to divert small-time drug possessors into treatment instead of prison went into effect Friday.
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Basque Country to Legalize, Regulate Marijuana
Spain's Basque County Autonomous Community is on course to legalize marijuana early next year.
Free the weed, say Vancouver mayors (image courtesy the author).
Vancouver Mayors Say Legalize Marijuana
Four of Vancouver's last five former mayors are calling for marijuana legalization, and they have been joined by the city's current mayor.
If the Copenhagen City Council has its way, hash buyers will no longer have to go to Christiania to score. (wikimedia.org)
Copenhagen Moves Closer to Legalizing Marijuana
The Copenhagen city council has advanced a plan to create a system of legal, regulated marijuana sales, but it will require approval by the Danish parliament.
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CBS Marijuana Poll: Medical, Yes; Legalization, Not Quite
Americans support medical marijuana even thought they are skeptical about how much use is actually medical, according to a new CBS News poll. And support for legalization is at 40%, lower than other recent polls.