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Govt-sponsored study destroys DEA's classification of marijuana

http://reason.com

In a recent Open Neurology Journal article, four University of California at San Diego researchers review the evidence concerning marijuana's medical utility and conclude that its continued classification as a Schedule I drug is "not tenable." But the DEA's classification of marijuana has been destroyed many times in the past. Twenty-four years ago, an administrative law judge, responding to a legal challenge initiated in 1972, recommended that marijuana be taken off Schedule I, calling it "one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man."

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Free Charlie!

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On Monday, 4 June 2012, I was sitting on my porch, alternating between reading about information theory and Ursula K. le Guinn’s “The Dispossessed”, when the police showed up. It turned out that Darryl had called them on me; he would later admit to being a serial informant. In the search of the premises that followed, the police confiscated 3.2 ounces of cannabis and paraphernalia.

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Driver smokes joint at police stop

http://www.cbc.ca

A brazen driver shocked police by lighting up a joint at a traffic checkpoint in Yarmouth,N.S.
RCMP were conducting a routine vehicle inspection last Wednesday afternoon when the smell of cannabis caught their attention.

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"Prince of Pot" Marc Emery contracts superbug infection in U.S. prison

http://www.montrealgazette.com

Jailed marijuana activist Marc Emery is suffering from a “superbug” infection called MRSA, leaving his wife seriously concerned for his health as he serves at least three more years in a Mississippi prison.

Jodie Emery said he was diagnosed earlier this year after a boil above his buttock tested positive for the infection

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Ron Paul and Barney Frank: End the pot prohibition

http://money.cnn.com

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and outspoken Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank want to get the federal government out of the marijuana regulation business. [It's not perfect, because it still allows border controls, between states and other countries, and does not address other substances, but it's a start.]

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Man Gets Life Sentence For 4th Pot Conviction - New Orleans

http://www.wdsu.com

WOW! WTF? This is unbelievable almost to the point of urban legends. A 35 year old man gets life in prison for pot. The first comment on the article is unbelievable also.

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FDA Approves Study of Cannabis for PTSD

http://www.mjbusinessreport.com

The long-maligned field of U.S. medical cannabis research took a step forward with the formal government approval of a study on the efficacy of marijuana to treat chronic post-traumatic stress disorder in war veterans.

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Man who consumed cannabis 5 days before accident faces felony charges

http://www.jconline.com

Felony "intoxication" charges have been filed against a man who had consumed cannabis five days before a fatal accident. Toxicology reports only showed trace amounts of cannabis metabolites in his system. Indiana's cannabis laws are severely flawed.

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Hunger strike threatened over marijuana charges

http://www.nzherald.co.nz

A Timaru man is threatening to go on a hunger strike if he is jailed for marijuana charges today, claiming the 45 plants he grew were for medicinal purposes.

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Massachusetts introduces bill to legalize cannabis

http://the420times.com

Massachusetts introduces bill to legalize cannabis for recreational use... then regulate and tax it.

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