Smoked Out
12-September-2005, United States, AlterNet
In a November 2002 letter to the nation's prosecutors, the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) didn't bother beating around the proverbial bush. "No drug matches the threat posed by marijuana," began the letter from Scott ...
California Patrol Won't Seize Marijuana Used as ...
30-August-2005, United States, The New York Times
In a turnaround, one of the state's biggest law enforcement agencies says it is taking a hands-off approach to the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes.
The new policy, by the California Highway Patrol, states that an "individual ...
Garfunkel busted for marijuana
30-August-2005, United States, CNN.com
Singer Art Garfunkel, who pleaded guilty to marijuana possession last year, has been arrested again on the same charge.
Garfunkel, 63, half of the legendary '60s duo Simon and Garfunkel, was pulled over on Sunday by a New York state trooper near ...
U.S war on drugs takes no prisoners
29-August-2005, United States, The Republican
The federal government says it won't approve the use of marijuana as a prescription medicine because it hasn't seen any scientific evidence to prove that it has any health benefits.
So what happened when Lyle Craker, a plant and soil sciences ...
Moss admits smoking marijuana since entering NFL
18-August-2005, United States, ESPN
NEW YORK -- Oakland Raiders receiver Randy Moss admits he has used marijuana since entering the NFL seven years ago and still smokes it "every blue moon."
"I have used, you know, marijuana ... since I've been in the league," Moss said in an ...
Protesters fear Canada caught in drug war
04-August-2005, Canada, 24 Hours Vancouver
Canada is being forced to fight the U.S. war on drugs on its own soil, says the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
Vancouver police were directly involved in the U.S.-led investigation that saw pot activist Marc Emery arrested last week as part ...
U.S. says no break in drug war
04-August-2005, Canada, 24 Hours Vancouver
The United States will continue to pursue its war on drugs across international boundaries, says a key U.S. player in the case of pot activist Marc Emery.
Jeff Sullivan, chief of the criminal division with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the ...
Why feds should take over U.S. marijuana sales
30-July-2005, United States, Chicago Sun Times
BY RONALD FRASER
Illinoisans spend about $207 million each year to enforce state and local marijuana laws. What are these taxpayers getting for their money? Not much, according to a recent study.
Jon B. Gettman, a senior fellow at George ...
Drug Czar Says Medical Marijuana 'Dying'
29-July-2005, United States, washingtonpost.com
The White House drug czar said Friday that medical marijuana is "dying out" after the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that federal authorities may prosecute sick people whose doctors prescribe pot to ease pain.
John Walters, the national ...
Bush's War on Pot
28-July-2005, United States, RollingStone.com
America's long-running war on drugs has, literally, gone to pot.
More than two decades after it was launched in response to the spread of crack cocaine -- and in the midst of a brand-new wave of methamphetamine use sweeping the country -- the ...
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