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Pelosi condemns Obama’s continued raids on marijuana dispensaries
President Barack Obama’s emphasis on raiding medical marijuana dispensaries drew a rebuke from none other than House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) this week, who warned in a prepared statement that she has “strong concerns” about her political ally’s policy. Since President Barack Obama took office, “more than 200″ state-approved…
Occupy activists: Minneapolis police got us ‘high as f*ck’ for training
Activists with the Occupy Wall Street movement are claiming that police in Minneapolis gave them illegal drugs and other items for participating in a study on impairment. In a 35-minute documentary produced by Twin Cities Indimedia, Rogue Media, Communities United Against Police Brutality and Occupy Minneapolis, multiple activists describe being…
Study: Pot more prevalent among teens than cigarette smoking
An annual study (PDF) of U.S. teens’ drug-using habits, published Wednesday by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, found that the number of teens who say they’ve recently used marjuana has exploded since 2008: so many, in fact, that they now outnumber teens who’ve recently smoked cigarettes. While the Partnership’s…
Student forgotten in cell by DEA files $20 million torture lawsuit
Daniel Chong, the 23-year-old student at UC San Diego who was left in a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) holding cell for five days without food or water, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the agency, according to NBC San Diego. “The deprivation of food and water for four and…
British police find 20 cannabis farms a day
Police discovered more than 20 cannabis farms and factories in the UK every day last year, seizing drugs worth up to £100 million, figures showed on Monday. Criminals were attempting to reduce risk and minimise potential losses by employing a large number of so-called “gardeners” to manage smaller farms across residential neighbourhoods,…
Man detained after trying to pay for taxi ride with pot
BERLIN — German police detained a man after he tried to pay for a taxi ride with cannabis because he was not carrying any cash, police said Sunday. Officers in the southern city of Munich accompanied the 30-year-old home on Friday after the taxi driver reported him to the police,…
San Francisco Democratic Party tells Obama to end crackdown on medical marijuana
The San Francisco Democratic Party issued a resolution this week calling on President Barack Obama and his administration to end their crackdown on medical marijuana facilities. The resolution, signed by 21 members of the party’s Central Committee (DCCC), calls on Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag to…
Judge approves Dutch ‘weed pass’ ban on drug tourism
Amsterdam, famous for its coffee shops where marijuana and magic mushrooms are dispensed to just about anyone who can pay for it, is about to harsh the buzz of tourists everywhere. A judge ruled this week that the nation’s “weed pass” law, which would restrict drug-buying to Dutch citizens only,…
Federal judge: Rick Scott’s drug testing of state workers unconstitutional
A federal judge in Miami found on Thursday that Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s requirement that all state workers undergo drug testing is unconstitutional. In a 37-page opinion (PDF), U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro ruled that Scott’s executive order for blanket testing of 85,000 state employees violated the ban on…
New Hampshire House approves medical marijuana bill
The Republican-led New Hampshire House on Wednesday passed legislation that would allow seriously ill patients to use marijuana. The House voted 236-96 to approve SB 409. The Senate passed the bill by a 13-11 vote in March. Democratic Gov. John Lynch has threatened to veto the legislation, which would allow…
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