U.S.: 25th Anniversary of President Bush's Infamous Speech Escalating War On...
Bush Held Up Bag of Crack Said to be Bought in Front of White House, Turned Out Drug Seller Was Set Up for the SpeechBush’s Crack Speech Defined America’s Punitive Drug War Approach of 1980s &...
View ArticleGlobal: Drug Policy Alliance Responds To New Report From Global Commission On...
The Global Commission on Drug Policy on Tuesday released a new, groundbreaking report at a press conference in New York City. The event was live-streamed and speakers included Richard Branson, former...
View ArticleFlorida: Medical Marijuana Narrowly Fails At The Polls
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsFlorida's voters have narrowly rejected the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. A big majority of state voters voted in favor of medicinal cannabis, but state...
View ArticleCalifornia: Prop 47 Takes Significant Step Towards Ending Mass Incarceration...
Passage of Proposition 47 Will Spare Thousands From Unnecessary Time Behind Bars and Save Billions of Taxpayer DollarsDPA: Overwhelming Support Sends Powerful National MessageCalifornia voters on...
View ArticleU.S.: Voters Across Country Accelerate Momentum To Legalize Marijuana, End...
Oregon and D.C. – And Alaska? – Pass Marijuana Legalization, as California and New Jersey Pass Groundbreaking Criminal Justice ReformsDPA: Election Solidifies Drug Policy Reform as Mainstream Political...
View ArticleU.S.: Majority of Americans Still Support Marijuana Legalization, According...
Poll Conducted Weeks Before Oregon, Alaska and D.C. Voters Decide to Legalize MarijuanaA new Gallup poll has found that a majority of Americans still support the legalization of marijuana. The Gallup...
View ArticleWashington: Marr Announces He's Leaving (Marijuana) Liquor Board
Washington State Liquor Control Board (LCB) member and former State Senator Chris Marr will leave the regulatory panel in January 2015, the former Spokane auto dealer has announced.In a prepared...
View ArticleU.S.: Attorney General Eric Holder Ends Incentive For Law Enforcement To...
Property Seizures by Local and State Police Often Conducted Under Pretext that Property Is Connected to Illegal DrugsAdvocates Applaud Holder for New Policy, Urge Congress to Make Reforms PermanentU.S....
View ArticleU.S.: NCAA To Re-Examine Drug Testing Policy
Calling for Alternatives to Drug Testing for “Recreational” Drugs that Aren’t Performance EnhancersThe NCAA announced on Thursday that it plans to re-examine its approach to drug testing...
View ArticleU.S.: Senate Confirms Michael Botticelli As White House Drug Czar
Advocates Praise Botticelli for Taking Steps Toward Health-Based Approach to Drug PolicyThe U.S. Senate on Monday evening confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Michael Botticelli to become the next...
View ArticleAlaska: Marijuana Legalization Law Takes Effect Tuesday
In First ‘Red’ State to Legalize Marijuana, Possession and Cultivation Become Legal; Commercial Retail Sales to Begin in 2016Bipartisan Consensus Accelerates Momentum to Legalize Marijuana and End Drug...
View ArticleUtah: Medical Marijuana Bill Moving Forward
Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee, Heads to Senate Floor Next WeekUtah is the latest 'red' state to consider medical marijuana. Utah's Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that...
View ArticleOhio: Ballot Initiative Would Legalize Cannabis, Give Control To 10 Corporations
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAll cannabis legalization measures aren't created equally. Some of them, in fact, are written downright sloppily; the beleaguered medical marijuana patients in Washington...
View ArticleNew York: Cannabis World Congress Set For June 17-19
Comprehensive Educational Program Includes 40 Sessions with Top Cannabis ExpertsThe legal and medical marijuana industry is on track to be the next American gold rush, and organizers of the 2nd Annual...
View ArticleU.S.: Hillary Clinton Calls For End To 'Era of Mass Incarceration'
2016 Presidential Candidates United on Need for Major Criminal Justice ReformsFrom Rand Paul to Hillary Clinton, Candidates Seek to Reduce Number of People Behind BarsHillary Clinton on Wednesday...
View ArticleNew York: Women Grow Sponsors Cannabis Business Event
Educational Programming & Networking Opportunities for Women in the Marijuana Industry Part of Cannabis World Congress & Business ExpositionWomen Grow, a national professional organization...
View ArticlePuerto Rico: Governor Signs Executive Order To Legalize Medical Marijuana
Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla of Puerto Rico on Sunday signed an executive order yesterday legalizing medical marijuana in the U.S. territory.The order enables the Puerto Rican Health Department to...
View ArticleNew York: Protest During High Level UN Meeting To Condemn Indonesia Drug...
100+ Groups Call For A New Approach On Drug Policy, Emphasizing Human RightsThe United Nations (U.N.) on Thursday, May 7, will hold a high-level meeting to discuss international drug policy, in...
View ArticleColombia: President Calls For Suspension of Aerial Spraying of Illicit Crops
Call Comes After World Health Organization Research Arm Exposes Health Risks of Herbicide Used in ColombiaColombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday called for the suspension of Colombia’s...
View ArticleU.S.: Drug Policy Alliance Mocks Scandal-Ridden DEA With "Help Wanted" Ad
Ad is Part of Campaign to Influence Obama’s Next DEA Pick, End Agency’s Opposition to Marijuana Law Reform, and Ultimately Reform or Abolish the AgencyAs States Legalize Marijuana and Tide Turns...
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