Items tagged with US drug policy
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| Marijuana legalisation in the US: Five burning questions [19.11.2012] | The 6 November votes in Colorado and Washington left a lot of marijuana users happy and a lot of police officers nervous. And they set the two states ... |
| Will Obama's second term see an end to the failed 'war on drugs'? [16.11.2012] | One of the more surprising results of last week's election was the decision by voters in Colorado and Washington state to legalize marijuana for adul ... |
| DeGette files bill to require feds to respect marijuana law [15.11.2012] | In an effort to ensure new voter-approved amendments that legalize limited use of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington are not overrun b ... |
| Denver joins Boulder in dropping prosecution of limited pot possession [15.11.2012] | Denver prosecutors will no longer charge those 21 and older for carrying less than an ounce of marijuana, and will review current cases that fit unde ... |
| INCB President voices concern [15.11.2012] | The President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), Raymond Yans, has voiced grave concern about the outcome of recent referenda in th ... |
| Seattle police produce a user's guide to pot [15.11.2012] | When Washington state voters legalized the recreational use of marijuana on Nov. 6, Seattle police knew they'd be getting a lot of questions. And whi ... |
| Mexico lawmaker introduces bill to legalize marijuana [14.11.2012] | A leftist Mexican lawmaker on Thursday presented a bill to legalize the production, sale and use of marijuana, adding to a growing chorus of Latin Am ... |
| Gregoire awaits federal decision on new pot laws [12.11.2012] | Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire said Tuesday the federal government still hasn't decided whether to take action to block new laws legalizing marijuana ... |
| Mexican president says marijuana legalization votes leave U.S. with no 'moral authority' for drug war [12.11.2012] | Mexican President Felipe Calderon says the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in two U.S. states limits that country's "moral authority" ... |
| Leaders in Latin America call for review of drug policy after 2 U.S. states vote to legalize marijuana [12.11.2012] | A group of Latin American leaders declared that votes by two U.S. states to legalize marijuana have important implications for efforts to quash drug ... |
| A more enlightened approach to intoxicants should legalise marijuana [12.11.2012] | With two US states - Washington and Colorado - voting to legalise the recreational use of marijuana, a similar liberal approach towards mild intoxica ... |
| As US states legalise marijuana, is this the end of the drugs war? [10.11.2012] | Last week was a momentous week, the beginning of the end, perhaps, of a national depravity – the "war on drugs". The voters of Colorado and Washingto ... |
| Legalized marijuana initiatives leave federal government wrestling with policy [09.11.2012] | Senior administration officials acknowledged that they are wrestling with how to respond to the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington, ... |
| The joint campaign: Should we not legalize recreational use of cannabis? [09.11.2012] | What two American states, Washington and Colorado, have decided to do - legalize recreational use of marijuana - was the norm in India until 1985. Al ... |
| 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 ... |
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