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Marijuana
Why and How to End the War on Drugs
With so many problems in the world today u2013 global economic crisis, climate change, a corrupt political system, growing inequality and entrenched injustice u2013 why make ending the War …
Obama’s “Fast and Furious” Assault on Medical Marijuana
Ever since California voters approved Proposition 215, which legalized marijuana for medical use in 1996, law enforcement lobbyists had been urging the federal government to enforce prohibition and choke …
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New House Bill Tries to Save Medical Marijuana Dispensaries From Justice Department Crackdown
Recently, however, U.S. Attorneys in states such as California and Colorado, where medical marijuana use is legal, have began threatening to seize the buildings that house medical marijuana dispensaries …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Key Regulations to Prevent Another Financial Crisis Are Being Delayed or Scrapped, and More
In today's On the News segment: One giant pharmaceutical company just got busted for putting profits ahead of peoplesu2019 lives, more than one-third of all the new regulation created …
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Chicago Decriminalizes Marijuana, but Will It Curb Racialized Policing?
Rahm Emanuel and Chicago's top cop insist the measure stops short of decriminalization.
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Study: Medical Marijuana Legalization Is Not Accompanied by Increases In Teen Cannabis Use
The legalization of cannabis for therapeutic purposes is not associated with increases in the use of marijuana or other illicit substances among adolescents, according to discussion paper commissioned by …
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Divide in Albany Kills Proposal on Marijuana
Too many black and Latino men were being arrested because, after being stopped by the police, they were forced to empty their pockets.
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Cuomo’s Marijuana Proposal
Cuomo's marijuana proposal is not addressing the underlying issue of rampant police discrimination and privacy infringement.
Seven More States May Legalize Medical Marijuana in 2012
Support for full marijuana legalization is at an all-time high of 50%.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Seeks to Cut Marijuana Penalty
state law to make possession of 25 grams of marijuana — whether in public or private u2013 punishable by a fine.