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| Colorado pot collectives test limits of Amendment 64 [05-05-13] | An untold number of recreational pot collectives have formed in Colorado since Amendment 64's passage in November, hoping to meet consumer demand... |
| Legalize marijuana and other ways U.S.-Mexico can win drug war [03-05-13] | There was a lot of drug-war hand-wringing in the U.S. leading up to President Obama’s visit to Mexico. That’s because Mexican President Peña Nieto is ... |
| Maine panel hears case for marijuana legalization [03-05-13] | With other states already starting to allow the legal use of marijuana, Maine needs to get ahead of the issue and legalize, regulate and tax the sale ... |
| NDP, Green party okay with research trial of marijuana use [03-05-13] | B.C.’s New Democratic and Green parties say they would not oppose a research trial to evaluate the regulation of adult marijuana use, which would be... |
| A rising marijuana reform tide at the Statehouses [01-05-13] | In the wake of the marijuana legalization victories in Colorado and Washington last November, and buoyed by a series of national public opinion polls ... |
| DEA: Warning letters to 11 pot dispensaries don’t signal war on state law [01-05-13] | The Drug Enforcement Administration sent cease-and-desist letters to 11 medical-marijuana dispensaries because they are within 1,000 feet of schools o... |
| Colorado House gives initial approval to marijuana tax measure [29-04-13] | Colorado lawmakers tried to find the Goldilocks level for recreational marijuana taxes — an amount neither too high to discourage voters from approv... |
| Councils increase pressure for legal cannabis production [27-04-13] | At least 10 of the Netherlands’ local councils have already or will soon submit plans to the justice ministry asking to be allowed to approve commerci... |
| Colorado lawmakers discussing marijuana-legalization repeal effort [26-04-13] | A proposal that could lead to the repeal of marijuana legalization in Colorado has gained momentum at the state Capitol. The repeal would be linked to... |
| Marijuana legalization in Colorado may not pay for itself, study finds [26-04-13] | Legal marijuana in Colorado may not bring in enough money to cover the societal costs of legalization, a study from a Colorado State University think ... |
| New law’s pot definition impairs criminal cases [24-04-13] | Prosecutors and crime-lab scientists say a little-noticed provision in Washington’s new law legalizing recreational marijuana has jeopardized their ab... |
| Cannabis to substitute crack [22-04-13] | The mayor of Bogota has recently proposed a pilot scheme with crack cocaine addicts to explore the substitution of crack made of cocaine base paste (o... |
| The Issue: Discord between state, federal marijuana laws just crazy [21-04-13] | In 21 states, consumers can legally buy marijuana for legal or recreational use even though the substance still is illegal under federal law. New laws... |
| Cannabis supporters take to the streets [20-04-13] | After the 90-minute parade through Copenhagen, the deputy mayor for social affairs, Mikkel Warming, spoke to the crowd about the city's efforts t... |
| Colorado legislature unveils long-awaited marijuana regulation bills [19-04-13] | Lawmakers introduced a long-awaited bill of proposed regulations for recreational marijuana, moving Colorado one step closer to a legal pot marketplac... |
| In Spain's Canaries, cannabis club thrives discreetly [19-04-13] | Spanish law prohibits the possession of soft drugs like cannabis in public and its growth to be sold for profit is illegal. But the law does tolerate ... |
| France cannabis campaigner convicted, fined [18-04-13] | One of France's leading campaigners for the decriminalisation of cannabis was given a suspended prison term and fined for possession and use of t... |
| Wash. delays pot grower, processor licenses [17-04-13] | Washington state is delaying its timeline for granting marijuana growing and processing licenses - and that means legal marijuana sales likely won... |
| Alaska voters on track to decide in 2014 whether to legalize pot [16-04-13] | Alaska voters likely will get a chance next year to make their state the third in the country to approve the recreational use of marijuana by adults 2... |
| Denver's 4/20 pot parties a "coming out for cannabis" [15-04-13] | Tens of thousands of people will attend Saturday's "4/20" rally in Denver, creating perhaps the largest collectively produced cloud of ... |
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