New Zealand takes a reasoned approach to fake pot. (Image via Wikimedia)
New Zealand to Regulate Rather Than Prohibit Synthetic Marijuana
New Zealand is responding to fake pot with regulation, not prohibition.
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Industrial hemp in France produces oils and fiber. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Illinois House Kills Hemp Bill
The Illinois House has turned back a bid to permit farmers there to apply to grow hemp. Opponents cited the federal ban on hemp production and law enforcement's inability to tell the difference between hemp and weed.
Medical marijuana is moving at the state capitol in Dover (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Delaware Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
Delaware has just moved a giant step closer toward becoming the next medical marijuana state.
medical marijuana bags (courtesy Daniel Argo via Wikimedia)
Montana Senate Votes for Medical Marijuana Repeal Bill
It may be up to Democratic Gov. Bryan Schweitzer to save medical marijuana in Montana. Only a procedural vote is left before the legislature repeals the voter-approved law.
the fruits of drug prohibition in Mexico (Image via Wikimedia)
Mexico Drug War Update
It was a rough week on the highway between Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey, and that's not all, not by a long shot.
Prohibition's filthy lucre is too much for some to resist (Image via Wikimedia)
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It was a relatively quiet week on the crooked cop front -- not including officers who've gone astray but haven't been caught -- but we've still got us a trio of law enforcement miscreants.
It's not always this bucolic in Riverside County (Image via Wikimedia)
Man With Shotgun Killed in California Drug Raid
A member of a Southern California drug task force shot and killed a man armed with a shotgun during a Friday morning drug raid. That makes 20 dead in the US drug war so far this year.
Uniondale, New York, where a man died after swallowing drugs in a bid to avoid arrest. (Image via Wikipedia)
New York Man Dies in Small-Time Drug Bust
Long Island cops moved in to make a small-time drug bust, the suspect apparently swallowed the drugs, and now he's dead. That makes 21 dead in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
"Nonprofit medical cannabis organizations" would provide marijuana to patients under the Illinois bill. (Image via Wikimedia)
Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill Advances
An Illinois medical marijuana bill is heading for a House floor vote. Last year, it passed the Senate, only to fail in the House. Let's hope we get a better outcome this year.
Patients could still be arrested, but not convicted, under the proposed law. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
A bill that would allow medical marijuana patients to present an affirmative defense in court has passed the Maryland Senate.