Items tagged with US drug policy
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| Colorado, Washington await federal response to pot measure [09.11.2012] | Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin and the most dangerous drugs? Votes by Colorado an ... |
| The end of the war on marijuana [09.11.2012] | The historic measure to regulate and tax marijuana in Washington State deserves to be looked at closely as a model of how legalization ought to be de ... |
| Colorado and Washington legalise marijuana: what it really means [08.11.2012] | No sooner had the voters of Colorado and Washington passed measures to legalise marijuana than the predictions began: visions – both overexcited and ... |
| The American Public Is Doing a 180 on Marijuana Prohibition... [08.11.2012] | The election results this week from Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts and Arkansas demonstrate that public opinion about cannabis has moved much fa ... |
| Legalisation in U.S. States may prompt changes in Mexico’s anti-drug policy [07.11.2012] | The legalisation of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, which will allow the drug to be taxed and regulated, in two U.S. states will pro ... |
| Mexico says marijuana legalization in U.S. could change anti-drug strategies [07.11.2012] | The decision by voters in Colorado and Washington state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana has left Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña N ... |
| U.S. marijuana vote threatens to nip B.C. market in the bud [07.11.2012] | British Columbia’s multibillion-dollar marijuana industry could take a “significant” blow now that two U.S. states – including its closest neighbour ... |
| U.S. marijuana vote may have snowball effect in Latin America [07.11.2012] | Voters in Colorado and Washington state who approved the recreational use of marijuana Tuesday sent a salvo from the ballot box that will ricochet ar ... |
| Colorado officials seek clarity after passage of marijuana measure [07.11.2012] | Colorado officials and marijuana advocates on Wednesday looked toward an imminent confrontation with the federal government one day after voters in t ... |
| Mexico's new gov to review pot fight after US vote [07.11.2012] | The legalization of recreational marijuana in the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado will force Mexico to rethink its efforts to halt marijuana s ... |
| Pot legal Dec. 6, 'jury is out on what happens' after that [07.11.2012] | Washington's grand social experiment with marijuana legalization begins Dec. 6 with a simple step: On that date, it is legal to have an ounce of the ... |
| Pot votes in 2 states challenge US drug war [07.11.2012] | Those who have argued for decades that legalizing and taxing weed would be better than a costly, failed U.S. drug war have their chance to prove it, ... |
| What Tuesday's marijuana victories mean for the war on drugs [07.11.2012] | In three states — Washington, Colorado, and Massachusetts — efforts to liberalize marijuana laws succeeded last night. In Washington and Colorado, th ... |
| Colorado, Washington first states to legalize recreational pot [07.11.2012] | Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in defiance of federal law ... |
| Voters approve I-502 legalizing marijuana [06.11.2012] | Washington enthusiastically leapt into history Tuesday, becoming the first state, with Colorado, to reject federal drug-control policy and legalize r ... |
| Coloradans say yes to recreational use of marijuana [06.11.2012] | Voters approved Amendment 64 legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado on Tuesday, making this one of two states to end prohibition of the dr ... |
| Biggest blow to Mexico drug cartels? It could be on your state ballot [05.11.2012] | Over the past year, the world has eyed Latin America as it has forged forward, in both policy and politics, with a rethink of the “war on drugs.” (Se ... |
| U.S. vote may be beginning of the end for War on Drugs [05.11.2012] | "Exactly 80 years ago (in 1932), Colorado voters approved a ballot measure to appeal alcohol prohibition, and that came before it being repealed by t ... |
| Taking the initiative on legal marijuana [05.11.2012] | Two years ago, California’s bid to legalize marijuana—Proposition 19—achieved great notoriety in Latin America, but ultimately fell short at the ball ... |
| Legalising marijuana: The view from Mexico [02.11.2012] | Voters in Colorado, Oregon and Washington will vote on whether to legalise marijuana. Polls suggest that the initiatives have a decent chance of pass ... |
| Mexico study: US legalization cuts cartel profits [30.10.2012] | A study released by a respected Mexican think tank asserts that proposals to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Colorado, Oregon and Washi ... |
| Op-ed: Approve I-502, legalize marijuana and cripple organized crime in B.C. [29.10.2012] | Passing Initiative 502 is one of the best ways to reduce international gang violence? Like the violent cartels gripping Mexico, British Columbia is a ... |
| Medical marijuana: disabled veteran's appeal could change US drugs policy [22.10.2012] | A disabled veteran has told an appeals court that the department of veteran affairs policy on medical marijuana has caused him pain and significant e ... |
| Marijuana legalization leads in new polls, but not a lock [22.10.2012] | Washington is emerging as the most likely state to be the first to legalize marijuana according to new polls. But even with a huge fundraising advant ... |
| Medical Marijuana: Will Colorado's "green rush" last? [20.10.2012] | When people go to the polls two weeks from now they won't just be voting for candidates, in some states, they'll be passing judgment on social issues ... |
| U.S. stance on marijuana unchanged by legalization votes: official [19.10.2012] | A top Justice Department official has told "60 Minutes" the federal government is ready to combat any "dangers" of state-sanctioned recreational pot, ... |
| Drug legalization in Latin America: Could it be the answer? [15.10.2012] | Washington’s hard-lined anti-legalization position is unlikely to waiver regardless of who wins the upcoming U.S. presidential election. A more impor ... |
| Medical marijuana advocates seek reclassification of drug [15.10.2012] | A medical marijuana advocate urged a federal appeals court to require the U.S. government to relax, or at least rethink, a more-than-40-year-old rule ... |
| States legalizing marijuana will violate federal law, trigger constitutional showdown [15.10.2012] | Former Drug Enforcement Agency administrators and directors of the Office of National Drug Control Policy voiced a strong reminder to the U.S. Depart ... |
| Wash. could become first state to OK pot sales [11.10.2012] | Supporters say passing Initiative 502 on Nov. 6 could make drug laws more reasonable, prevent thousands of arrests a year, and bring Washington hundr ... |
| Oakland sues U.S. to halt closure of marijuana dispensary [10.10.2012] | The city of Oakland has sued to block U.S. authorities from closing down a medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest, mar ... |
| Powerful Court quietly takes marijuana case that could shatter federal prohibition laws [10.10.2012] | On October 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the federal appeals court that usually handles cases involving government regulations, ... |
| Study: Pot arrests cost state $300 million in past 25 years [10.10.2012] | A new crime-data analysis has found that 241,000 people in Washington were arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession over the last quarter-centur ... |
| Marijuana only for the sick? A farce, some Angelenos say [06.10.2012] | One year after federal law enforcement officials began cracking down on California’s medical marijuana industry with a series of high-profile arrests ... |
| Medical marijuana advocates hope lawsuit relaxes US drugs policy [06.10.2012] | Advocates for medical marijuana will go before the US court of appeal as part of a historic lawsuit that they hope will challenge the federal governme ... |
| Pot dispensaries clouding medical marijuana's image [05.10.2012] | Seattle's first-ever Medical Cannabis Cup — part gourmet weed contest, part trade show, part smoke-in — showcased the entrepreneurial drive and explo ... |
| Marijuana: A failure to regulate, but not by dispensaries [02.10.2012] | The Times' Sept. 27 editorial, "In a haze on pot policy," says, "In the face of this chaos, the federal crackdown is, to some, good news -- finally, ... |
| L.A. repeals its ban on pot stores [01.10.2012] | After struggling for years to regulate storefront pot shops, the Los Angeles City Council retreated Tuesday, voting to repeal the carefully crafted b ... |
| Veteran Emerald Triangle pot growers see their way of life ending [29.09.2012] | Battered by competition from indoor cultivators around the state and industrial-size operations that have invaded the North Coast counties, many of t ... |
| 75 years of racial control: happy birthday marijuana prohibition [27.09.2012] | As we approach the 75th anniversary of marijuana prohibition in the United States on October 1, it is important to remember why marijuana was deemed ... |
| In a haze on pot policy [26.09.2012] | Late last year, U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. affirmed the Obama administration's long-standing policy of taking a hands-off approach to states ... |
| U.S. raids L.A. marijuana shops [26.09.2012] | Federal officials brought their war on medical marijuana dispensaries to Los Angeles, raiding several shops and issuing warning letters to dozens mor ... |
| AP Interview: Guatemala prez says legalize drugs [24.09.2012] | Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina is advocating the international legalization of drugs even as he is moving to fight narcotics cartels with the ... |
| Pot decriminalization debated by B.C.'s municipal leaders [23.09.2012] | Former B.C. attorney general Geoff Plant said the debate comes as Washington looks at a tax and regulation plan, and this is an opportunity for a coo ... |
| Legalizing marijuana adds revenue, reduces law-enforcement costs [22.09.2012] | In its fiscal note on I-502, the state Office of Financial Management estimated the total state and local government revenue from marijuana at $566 m ... |
| State could be test case in marijuana legalization [21.09.2012] | On Nov. 6 Washington voters will decide whether to directly confront the federal ban on marijuana and embrace a sprawling plan to legalize, regulate ... |
| Pot could be tax windfall, but skeptics abound [18.09.2012] | A catchy pro-marijuana jingle for Colorado voters considering legalizing the drug goes like this: "Jobs for our people. Money for schools. Who could ... |
| Colorado marijuana legalization initiative leads in new poll [15.09.2012] | A majority of Colorado voters support a ballot measure to legalize limited possession of marijuana, according to a new Denver Post poll. The poll fou ... |
| Children's Alliance backs pot measure on ballot [10.09.2012] | As Washington weighs its first chance to legalize recreational marijuana, prominent groups are taking sides about the initiative's potential impact o ... |
| Ex-DEA heads urge Holder oppose marijuana ballots [06.09.2012] | Nine former heads of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration urged Attorney General Eric Holder to take a stand against possible legalization of rec ... |
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