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Cannabis crusader Marc Emery, of Vancouver, smokes marijuana as he holds a plant at a gathering of pro-marijuana legalization supporters outside police headquarters in Toronto.That sweet scent in the air during next month’s Olympic Games might be the smell of success. Then again, it could just be the weed.
It will be far from business as [...]

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Hide your jelly beans! Two guys from the Bronx were thrown in jail for nearly a week because crazy coppers mistook their candy for a bag of crack cocaine.
The trouble began the night of Jan. 15, as José Pena, a 48-year-old plumber, and his longtime pal and colleague Cesar Rodriguez, 33, were headed to a [...]

A bud from a medical marijuana plant grown legally in a basement on Grand Rapids’ Northwest Side.When it comes to regulating medical marijuana, Grand Rapids city commissioners prefer a homegrown approach.
Commissioners today decided to move ahead with a set of zoning regulations that will treat medical marijuana growers, also known as caregivers, as home-based businesses.

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In his 1971 State of the Union speech, President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer, prompting passage of the National Cancer Act, aimed at making the “conquest of cancer a national crusade.” Just four years later, scientists from the National Cancer Institute published a study demonstrating that a group of compounds taken from a common, [...]

Laws against cannabis have failed to cut its use around the world and have led to policies that are intrusive, socially divisive and expensive, according to an international group of drug policy experts.
In a book published on Tuesday looking at cannabis policies, the experts said that, while the drug harmed some users, it had only [...]

It’s January 2010, and that means it is time once again for NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up — your one-stop guide to pending marijuana law reform legislation around the country, along with tips for influencing the policies of your state.
** A note to first time readers: NORML can not introduce legislation in your state. Nor [...]