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Medical Marijuana Update
There is now a House version of the federal CARERS Act, California regulatory squabbles continue, CBD cannabis oil bills move in the darndest places, and more.
Federal Government
The G-men are putting the squeeze on the banksters over pot proceeds (Image via Wikimedia)
Feds Squeeze Banks in Bid to Freeze Out Medical Marijuana [FEATURE]
The DEA and the Justice Department may have backed off -- somewhat -- on raiding medical marijuana dispensaries, but the feds have other tools in their kit, and now they're going after the banks.
outside DC election headquarters (drugpolicy.org)
DC Marijuana Initiative Hands in Plenty of Signatures [FEATURE]
An initiative that would legalize the possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana appears poised to qualify for the ballot after organizers handed in more than twice the needed number of signatures.
Marijuana will be decriminalized in Washington, DC soon, if Congress doesn't stop it.
DC Mayor Signs Decriminalization Bill! [FEATURE]
Washington, DC, Mayor Vincent Gray has signed a decriminalization bill. Now, Congress must act to stop it within 60 working days or it becomes law. But this is by no means the end of pot politics in the nation's capital.
Dale Schafer and Mollie Fry (canorml.org)
Angry Afternoon (The Human and Fiscal Cost of the Medical Marijuana Wars)
Two reports came out today about the federal government's attacks on medical marijuana providers.
Seattle skyline
2011 UC-Boulder 4/20 rally (courtesy NORML)
Will CO and WA Campuses Change Their Marijuana Policies?
[image:1 align:right caption:true]A USA Today article predicts colleges in Colorado and Washington
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Not a day has passed since legalization initiatives passed in two states, and ominous words have already been spoken.
Every drug reformer got to go to Denver except Dave Borden :) (SSDP leaders celebrate victory -- photo by Troy Dayton)
Expect Federal Fast Talking About CO and WA to Start Soon
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US-Mexican Caravan for (Drug War) Peace Gets Underway [FEATURE]
Hoping to put a human face on the drug war's toll, a cross-border Caravan for Peace has begun its weeks-long, 27-city journey across the US.