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Legislation proposed to legalize medical marijuana in New York State
Seeded on Wed Feb 3, 2010 7:42 PM EST (smoke-in.org)
Medical marijuana may be coming to New York soon. A bill to legalize the possession and use of the drug was recently proposed by New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and is being pushed by supporters of legalization.
Sheriff may have to buy patient $40,000 worth of marijuana
Seeded on Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:59 PM EST (tokeofthetown.com)
A California medical marijuana patient may soon be receiving almost $40,000 from the sheriff's department for six pounds of unlawfully seized and destroyed cannabis.
Judge orders cops to return 60 pounds of marijuana
Seeded on Sat Jan 9, 2010 3:26 PM EST (The L.A. Times)
With the debate on medical marijuana still at a full boil in Los Angeles, a judge Friday ordered the return of 60 pounds of pot to a man after his attorneys successfully argued that a state law gave him the right to transport it.
Mind-reading systems could change air security
Seeded on Fri Jan 8, 2010 5:16 PM EST (msnbc.com)
Systems that aim to get inside an evildoer's head are among the proposals floated by security experts thinking beyond the X-ray machines and metal detectors used on millions of passengers and bags each year.
Japanese whalers ram Sea Shepherd ship Ady Gil
Seeded on Wed Jan 6, 2010 5:37 AM EST (seashepherd.org)
In an unprovoked attack captured on film, the Japanese security ship Shonan Maru No. 2 deliberately rammed and caused catastrophic damage to the Sea Shepherd catamaran Ady Gil.
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology moving from science fiction to reality in 2010
Seeded on Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:58 AM EST (CNN)
Researchers are using brain-computer interfaces to aid the disabled, treat diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, and provide therapy for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu arrested
Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:28 PM EST (BBC News)
Israeli police have arrested Mordechai Vanunu, a technician who spent 18 years in prison for revealing details of Israel's clandestine nuclear program. He is being held on suspicion that he met foreigners, violating conditions of his 2004 release from jail, police say.
Washington among states considering legalizing marijuana, dozens of states weigh other reforms
Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:26 AM EST (The L.A. Times)
Washington is one of four states where measures to legalize and regulate marijuana have been introduced, and about two dozen other states are considering bills ranging from medical marijuana to decriminalizing possession of small amounts of the herb.
Malaysian man receives death sentence for marijuana possession
Seeded on Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:14 PM EST (mmail.com.my)
A man broke down in tears when the High Court sentenced him to death this morning for possessing 622 grams of cannabis on Sept 25, 2003. Shahrul Izani Suparman was 19 when he was caught for committing the offence. He is now 25.
Priest counsels needy to shoplift from corporate chain stores
Seeded on Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:49 PM EST (yorkpress.co.uk)
Worshippers at one York church got a shock when their parish priest used the last Sunday before Christmas to advocate shoplifting.
Vietnam condemns five to death for smuggling hashish
Seeded on Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:35 PM EST (Bangkokpost.com)
A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced five Chinese men to death for trafficking nearly eight tonnes of hashish destined for Canada, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) said Saturday.
California DMV ordered to pay $70K to marijuana advocacy group
Seeded on Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:06 PM EST (tokeofthetown.com)
A Superior Court in California has ordered the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to pay $69,400 in attorneys' fees to a medical marijuana advocacy organization. The Merced Superior Court on Thursday ruled the DMV must reimburse Americans for Safe Access (ASA).
Majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana in new poll
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:47 PM EST (visioncritical.com)
Fifty-three percent of Americans support legal marijuana in a new Angus Reid Public Opinion Poll, and 68% believe that the U.S. "War on Drugs" has been a failure.
"Hippie Mafia Smuggler" case closed in LA
Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 6:53 PM EST (High Times magazine)
The strange case of the so-called "Hippie Mafia," the longest, most surreal saga in the annals of American counterculture, is finally over.
Czech Govt to allows 5 cannabis plants for personal use in 2010
Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 6:37 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)
The interim Czech government, led by chief statistician-turned-Prime Minister Jan Fischer, Monday took another step towards making casual marijuana smoking a worry-free affair.
Stem the violence, make marijuana legal
Seeded on Sun Dec 6, 2009 10:00 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)
After decades of anti-pot campaigns, from Reefer Madness to zero tolerance, so many Americans choose to smoke marijuana that the Mexican cartels have become an international threat to law and order.
Sonic crowd control weapon purchased by Vancouver police
Seeded on Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:42 PM EST (www2.macleans.ca)
Vancouver police say they bought the LRAD to "communicate more effectively in open-air conditions," but spokesman Lindsey Houghton acknowledges its sound-blasting function could be used "if it means keeping the public safe." Police in Pittsburgh used a similar device to c …
Steelworkers plan worker-owned cooperatives in North America
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:31 PM EST (usw.org)
The United Steelworkers (USW) and MONDRAGON Internacional, S.A. have announced a framework agreement for collaboration in establishing worker-owned cooperatives in the manufacturing sector within the United States and Canada.
Marijuana smoking does not raise lung cancer risk according to UCLA study
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:12 PM EST (FOXNews.com)
People who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk for developing lung cancer, new research suggests. In fact there is evidence that it may have a protective effect.
Psychedelics and religious freedom
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:27 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
The tragedy of prohibition is that entheogens have the potential to be the most successful psychiatric medicines known to man.
Space elevator challenge set for Nov. 4
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:48 PM EDT (Parabolic Arc)
The Spaceward Foundation has rescheduled 2009 Space Elevator Power-Beaming Challenge Games for Nov. 4 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.
US House of Representatives approves solar energy roadmap
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:40 PM EDT (Solar Energy Magazine)
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R.3585, the Solar Technology Roadmap, by a vote of 310-106. Introduced by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Sept. 17 and approved by the House Science & Technology Committee Oct.
Was Brotherhood member Brenice Lee Smith a Felonious Monk?
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:22 PM EDT (Orange County Weekly)
He spent decades on the run, but the last member of the so-called "Hippie Mafia" to evade the long arm of the law has finally been captured and is now in custody at the Orange County Jail, having pleaded not guilty to 40-year-old charges of hash smuggling and LSD peddling.
Suspected LSD ring fugitive arrested in California
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:07 PM EDT (Google)
A suspected member of an LSD distribution ring has been arrested in California after nearly four decades on the lam.
Netherlands to close prisons: not enough criminals
Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 5:22 PM EDT ()
For years prohibitionists, including our own Drug Enforcement Administration, have claimed — falsely — that the tolerant marijuana policies of the Netherlands have made that nation a nest of crime and drug abuse.
Recent Votes
Marijuana Legalization Will Be On California's 2010 BallotThe Tax & Regulate Cannabis 2010 campaign has just achieved a major victory in its efforts to legalize marijuana for all adults in California -- they have gathered the 650,000 signatures necessary for inclusion on the state's November ballot.
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