An end to marijuana prohibition
30-September-2004, United States, The Anchorage Press
Never before have so many Americans supported decriminalizing and even legalizing marijuana. Seventy-two percent say that for simple marijuana possession, people should not be incarcerated but fined: the generally accepted definition of ...
Festival focuses on legalizing pot
04-September-2004, United States, TheOlympian.com
OLYMPIA, WA -- Robert White has had to use a wheelchair since 1996, when he was shot in the back at a Tacoma convenience store where he was shopping for a chicken teriyaki dinner.
He takes several powerful pain medications every day.
But it's ...
In Brazil, Alcohol Is the Main Cause of Crime
28-August-2004, Brazil, Brazzil
National anti-drug policy is being debated in regional forums with various sectors of Brazil's civil society. The idea is to discuss proposals for a national policy with representatives from all spheres of government (federal, state, and municipal), ...
Russia's New Drug Law in Effect: No Jail for Drug ...
12-March-2004, Russia, the Drug Reform Coordination Network
As of today, Russian drug users and people in possession of small amounts of illegal drugs no longer face any jail time. Under previous Russian law, smoking marijuana or being caught with as little as one-tenth of a gram of it could bring a ...
Reefer Madness redux
05-September-2002, Canada, CBC News
The best pot I ever smoked came from a cabernet sauvignon vineyard in California, outside my cottage in the Napa Valley. It was minty-green and very mild. I liked to sit on my patio in the early-evening light, sipping red wine from the same vineyard ...
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