Woman Leads Marijuana Fight to New High
30-May-2004, United States, Associated Press
SANTA CRUZ -- What do you do when you sue U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and win? Fifty-one-year-old Valerie Corral, a sinewy 5-foot-tall great-granddaughter of Italian immigrants, throws back her head laughing, her hands reaching to the ...
Vermont Becomes Ninth State to Legalize Medical ...
21-May-2004, United States, Drug Reform Coordination Network
The Vermont Senate voted Wednesday to make the state the ninth in the country to legalize the use of marijuana for medical reasons. It is only the second to do so through the state legislature. The Hawaiian legislature approved medical marijuana in ...
Marijuana Abuse Is Up Among U.S. Adults
05-May-2004, United States, Associated Press
CHICAGO - Habitual marijuana use increased among U.S. adults over the past decade, particularly among young minorities and baby boomers, government figures show.
The prevalence of marijuana abuse or dependence climbed from 1.2 percent of adults ...
Dutch drug policies do not increase marijuana ...
03-May-2004, Netherlands, UC Santa Cruz - Currents Online
In the first rigorous study comparing marijuana use in the Netherlands and the United States, researchers have found no evidence that decriminalization of marijuana leads to increased drug use. The results suggest that drug policies may have less ...
Dutch authorities oppose tighter drugs law
28-April-2004, Netherlands, The Scotsman
Plans to tighten up the Netherlands's famously liberal attitude towards cannabis have met with strong resistance by local authorities across the country.
The ruling conservative coalition drafted the new tougher drugs policy in the face of ...
Make Peace With Pot
26-April-2004, United States, The New York Times
Starting in the fall, pharmacies in British Columbia will sell marijuana for medicinal purposes, without a prescription, under a pilot project devised by Canada's national health service. The plan follows a 2002 report by a Canadian Senate committee ...
Pot fan puts up cash to help defeat Bush
16-April-2004, United States, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
WASHINGTON -- A chief contributor to a Democratic shadow campaign to defeat President Bush is a 70-year-old marijuana enthusiast who made a fortune selling car insurance to so-so drivers.
Peter Lewis now spends much of his time cruising ...
Legalizing marijuana may not change much in ...
30-March-2004, United States, Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev -- The leading drug use researcher in the
Netherlands predicts there will be little change in Nevada drug use,
particularly by teenagers, if citizens support the latest initiative to
legalize marijuana.
"My personal view is ...
Western Australia Marijuana Moves: Possession Now ...
26-March-2004, Australia, Drug Reform Coordination Network
As of this week, Western Australia, the huge but sparsely populated state that covers nearly half the continent, has implemented a new marijuana law under which those caught in possession of 30 grams or less will, in most cases, be ticketed and ...
Certified marijuana may be made available in ...
21-March-2004, Canada, Canadian Press
Ottawa -- Health Canada plans to make government-certified marijuana available in pharmacies, a move that could rapidly boost the number of registered medical users.
Officials are organizing a pilot project in British Columbia, modelled on a ...
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