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Now that referendums have passed to legalize marijuana in both Colorado and Washington, prospects for e-cigarettes has now increased and may allow smoking weed to be both affordable and appropriate for public areas. The top E-Cig brands on http://www.smokelesscigarettesreviewed.com are sure to have more appeal as marijuana is legalized around the United States. ... View the full article

“Now we are not like madmen in the desert." View the full article

DEA Responds to Legal Weed in Colorado and Washington: "Enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged" Mike Riggs|Nov. 7, 2012 10:27 am http://media.reason.com/mc/_external/2012_11/86b76e8d55e9f1002e55433c2e3a6920.jpg?h=226&w=300 Despite the passage of ballot initiatives in Washington and Colorado legalizing recreational marijuana, "the Drug Enforcement Administration’s enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged," a DEA spokesperson told Reason this morning. "In enacting the Controlled Substances Act, Congress determined that marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance. The Department of Justice is reviewing the …

Medical marijuana is being banned across the nation. Jamaican/pop artist Matik addresses the issues in his new music video "Keep It Burning."Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 09, 2012 The Medical Marijuana industry has been largely threatened by new politics and federal prosecutors. With hundreds of dispensaries being shut down in California thousands are being left without medication. (according ... View the full article

Amy Feldman looks at the bigger picture about the controversy over new marijuana laws in Washington and Colorado, and how the Founding Fathers would feel about them. View the full article

Police in Perth have seized several kilograms of synthetic cannabis known as Venom but a political stoush has broken out about how it was brought to police attention. View the full article

South Africa paceman Rory Kleinveldt makes his Test debut against Australia, eight months after testing positive to marijuana. View the full article

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/next-mexican-administration-us-legal-marijuana-vote-changes-rules-of-the-game-in-drug-war/2012/11/07/d66e6202-2944-11e2-aaa5-ac786110c486_story.html “Obviously we can’t handle a product that is illegal in Mexico, trying to stop its transfer to the United States, when in the United States, at least in part of the United States, it now has a different status,” Videgaray said. “I believe this obliges us to think the relationship in regards to security ... This is an unforeseen element.” Videgaray stopped short of threatening to curtail Mexican enforcement of marijuana laws, but his comments, less than three weeks before P…

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico should legalize the export of marijuana after voters in two U.S. states opted to allow possession and sale of the drug for recreational use, an ally of incoming Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said. Cesar Duarte, governor of Chihuahua, one of the Mexican states worst hit by drugs violence, said the decision on Tuesday by voters in the U.S. states of ... View the full article

Earlier today, I wrote a piece expressing skepticism that legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado could deal a major blow to that country's violent drug gangs. View the full article

Police say they have charged a bikie associate after seizing $4 million worth of cannabis during a raid near Goulburn in New South Wales. View the full article An alleged Bandido associate has been charged with multiple drug offences after a police raid in southern NSW, in the latest bikie incident this week. View the full article

Major changes for law enforcement. View the full article