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Jimmy Tebeau (image via campzoe.com)

Feds vs. Deadheads in Missouri "Schwagstock" Forfeiture Battle [FEATURE]

Musician Jimmy Tebeau bought a rural Missouri property and turned into a concert venue called Camp Zoe. Now, the feds want to seize it and jail Tebeau over allegations of drug use and sales at concerts there.

For the first time, a bill to free the weed is before Congress. (image via Wikimedia.org)

Historic Bill to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition Introduced [FEATURE]

A bill that would end federal marijuana prohibition is now before Congress.

LEAP members pass by the White House as they deliver their report to the drug czar's office.

Cops Say Forty Years of War on Drugs is Enough [FEATURE]

To mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's declaration of the war on drugs, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has released a scathing report calling for it to end.

Sao Paulo (image via Wikimedia)

Brazil Supreme Court Rules Pro-Marijuana Marches Are Legal

Last month, police in Sao Paulo attacked marijuana legalization marchers after their march was banned. Next year, they won't be able to do that.

Marching to the end the drug war in San Francisco (Image courtesy the author)

Rallies, Vigils Mark 40 Years of Failed Drug War [FEATURE]

From sea to shining sea, people took to the streets for protests and vigils to mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's war on drugs.

21st Century Warsaw. Now, if Poland can just move its drug laws into the 21st Century. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Poland Approves Drug Decriminalization -- Sort Of [FEATURE]

Poland is moving toward the decriminalization of drug possession, but it's not quite there yet.

Richard Branson blogs about being invited onto the global commission, on virgin.com.

Big Name Panel Calls Global Drug War a "Failure" [FEATURE]

The Global Commission on Drug Policy, made up of former heads of state and other international dignitaries, is calling for fundamental reform of the international drug control system.

Florida state workers, be prepared to submit one of these if Gov. Scott has his way. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

ACLU Sues Florida Governor on State Employee Drug Tests [FEATURE]

Florida's Republican Gov. Rick Scott thinks he can make state employees pee in a cup for him with the stroke of a pen. The ACLU of Florida disagrees and is suing him in federal court.

Medical marijuana is on the agenda at the US Capitol (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Three Medical Marijuana Bills Filed in Congress [FEATURE]

A bipartisan group of congressman have introduced three bills designed to end federal persecution of medical marijuana patients and providers and to treat medical marijuana businesses like any others.

The first steps have been taken toward letting any Colorado adult grow six of these legally. (Image courtesy the author)

Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Filed in Colorado [FEATURE]

Will Colorado legalize weed in 2012? A broad array of state and national reform groups have just filed initiatives that would do precisely that.

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