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Illinois May Debate Medical Marijuana Again Next Yearnew

John Walker, director of the Illinois Compassion Action Network, concedes that passing a medical-cannabis law will be difficult during an important election year, but he says that his aim is to teach people about the medical benefits of marijuana.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  11-13-2007  |  Drugs

The Grow Me State: Marijuana in Floridanew

Florida moves into the number two spot when it comes to grow houses, behind only California.
Miami New Times  |  Francisco Alvarado  |  11-12-2007  |  Drugs

Rutherford Institute Fights for Religious Pot Usenew

Since the early '70s, Carl Eric Olsen has been a member of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, a religious group that holds that marijuana is a sacrament, and whose members smoke it all day, every day.
C-Ville Weekly  |  J. Tobias Beard  |  11-07-2007  |  Drugs

Burned at Both Endsnew

A background in hauling pot gives you the skills and chutzpah to become a Medicaid mogul.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Deirdra Funcheon  |  11-06-2007  |  Drugs

Pot Petitions to Hit Portlandnew

Petition sheets have been quietly circulating around the city by volunteers hoping to convince registered voters to support a plan that will decriminalize less than an ounce of marijuana.
The Portland Mercury  |  Scott Moore  |  11-01-2007  |  Drugs

A Yearlong Trip Down Crack Streetnew

Inside my journey through homelessness and drug abuse.
San Diego Reader  |  Jay Allen Sanford  |  11-01-2007  |  Drugs

Hunting the White Buffalonew

In rural Ohio, meth heads risk everything for a thermos of corn fertilizer.
Cleveland Scene  |  Gus Garcia-Roberts  |  10-26-2007  |  Drugs

Blown Awaynew

Dan Mills bought a few grams of cocaine. That's bad, if you're a prosecutor -- even worse if you're the son of a federal judge.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  10-25-2007  |  Drugs

Medical Marijuana Users Are Caught in the Crossfirenew

Among the casualties of the war on drugs are those who use marijuana to relieve their pain and suffering.
Shepherd Express  |  Lisa Kaiser  |  10-22-2007  |  Drugs

Want Saner Marijuana Laws?new

If the $42 billion war on pot isn't working, what will?
Shepherd Express  |  Lisa Kaiser  |  10-22-2007  |  Drugs

Testing the Reach of Montana's Medical Marijuana Lawnew

A Montana man may be the first in the country to test an employer's right to fire workers who use state-sanctioned medical marijuana.
Missoula Independent  |  Paul Peters  |  10-04-2007  |  Drugs

Faith Takes On Reason in Latest Anti-Meth Media Blitznew

Television stations in Portland, Eugene and Medford are donating airtime to a documentary, called Crystal Darkness, which echoes the current federal line on meth -- a message that's faith-based, in-your-face and, according to independent studies, ineffective at best.
Willamette Week  |  Corey Pein  |  10-03-2007  |  Drugs

Feds Target Santa Barbara's Medical Marijuana Shopsnew

In recent days, more than a dozen local property owners have received word from the DEA that they could face the potential seizure of their property and assets if they continue to rent space to cannabis companies -- a threat that has dispensary operators and building owners alike waiting to exhale.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Staff  |  10-01-2007  |  Drugs

The DEA's Bad-Faith War on Pain Doctorsnew

Drug-enforcement authorities have offer physicians little guidance, yet every year, the feds prosecute a handful of pain specialists for over-prescribing.
Boston Phoenix  |  Harvey Silverglate  |  09-27-2007  |  Drugs

Pot-Growing Operations Trash Los Padres National Forestnew

Why isn't anyone cleaning it up?
Monterey County Weekly  |  Kera Abraham  |  09-13-2007  |  Drugs

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