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Medical Marijuana Update
Dispensary wars continue in California, a package of restrictive bills passes in Michigan, and DC's long-awaited dispensaries are a step closer to opening.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Lots of action -- good, bad, and ugly -- in California this week, plus a Washington appeals court ruling that appears to clear the way for dispensaries.
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Cato Policy Analysis and Forum on State Legalization and Preemption
[inline:cato-institute.jpg align=right caption="Cato Institute (cato.org)"]The libertarian Cato Institute has published a Policy Analysis, "
[image:1 align:right]A mostly great piece in Rolling Stone this weekend, "Obama's Pot Proble
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Prohibitionists are Overstating Feds vs. State Marijuana Legalization Case to Media
Medical marijuana provider Chris Williams in happier days (facebook.com)
Outrage at Potential Sentence for Montana Medical Marijuana Grower [FEATURE]
A Montana medical marijuana grower is looking at an 80-year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence after standing on principle and refusing onerous plea bargains. Now, Chris Williams' supporters are rallying.
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Chronicle DVD Review: Code of the West
A brilliant documentary by filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen tells the story of Montana's medical marijuana wars. Code of the West is definitely worth watching.
How will the feds respond to legalization? (justice.gov)
Marijuana Legalization: What Can/Will the Feds Do? [FEATURE]
Everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop after last week's marijuana legalization votes in Colorado and Washington. Here's what we could see happen.
Dept. of Justice headquarters, Washington, DC (gsa.gov)
Feds Unsure What to Do About State Legalization
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[image:1 align:right]I posited yesterday that federal fast talking about the Colorado and Washington i
and the fast talking begins...
And the Fast Talking Has Started...
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Supreme Court Hears Drug Dog Cases
The Supreme Court wrestled with two drug dog questions Wednesday: Is a drug dog sniff of a house without a warrant a search under the Fourth Amendment, and are drug dogs reliable?