From the New Republic, Feb 26, 1972, p.7.

Pot Policy at the Federal Level: Time To Get To Work!

By Paul Armentano, NORML. Posted November 7, 2008.

Three suggestions for how Obama can take immediate, practical steps to reform America’s antiquated and punitive pot laws

We’ve had our celebrations; now the real work begins. In Massachusetts, where 65 percent of voters mandated an end to minor marijuana possession arrests, police and pundits are already calling on lawmakers to amend — or even repeal — the new law. Therefore, if you reside in Massachusetts, it is critical that you conta

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Police investigations suggested that about 500 tonnes of Dutch cannabis were exported each year.

Report: Netherlands cannabis growers yearly net $2.7b

Agence France-Presse Published: Saturday October 18, 2008

THE HAGUE (AFP) – Clandestine cannabis growers in the Netherlands net two billion euros (2.7 billion dollars) a year — worth almost half the country’s horticultural sector — a Dutch newspaper reported on Saturday.

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COPS SAY LEGALIZE DRUGS!

Zogby Poll: If hard drugs such as heroin or cocaine were legalized would you be likely to use them? 99% SAY ‘NO’

Meanwhile, people continue dying in our streets while drug barons and terrorists continue to grow richer than ever before. We would suggest that this scenario must be the very definition of a failed public policy. This madness must cease! …

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August 04, 2006 (less info) Many police officers are asking the question: if prohibition didn’t work for alcohol, why are we in denial about it working for other things? LEAP is a major initiative now, and gaining steam. Check out www.leap.cc for more.

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Marijuana Could Be a Gusher of Cash If We Treated It Like a Crop, Not a Crime

By Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. Posted September 11, 2008. — Economists estimate tens of billions for governments if we taxed pot like tobacco and stopped wasting money on the drug war. One 2006 study called cannabis the top cash crop in the nation, worth more than corn and wheat combined…

23 hours ago: The shoes of US Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (L) (R-AZ) and his vice presidential running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin are shown as they stand at a campaign event in Dayton, Ohio August 28, 2008. (Photo from Reuters Pictures)

MPP, August 29, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Noting that his just-announced vice presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has acknowledged having smoked marijuana, reform advocates today urged Sen. John McCain to respect states’ rights to set their own marijuana policies if he is elected president.

TREE OF LIFE – CANNABIS PLANT GROWING
time lapse film of cannabis plant growing from seed to wonder weed

[another] Day of the Dead (Photo courtesy Xine at http://www.chicken-scratch.ca/)

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) – Three decapitated bodies were found Tuesday in an empty lot on the eastern outskirts of Tijuana, the Mexican attorney general’s office said. The killings were the latest in a wave of mostly drug-related violence that has swept Mexico, much of it near the U.S. border. Drug cartels have turned to decapitating their victims as a way to intimidate rivals.

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