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A woman has been arrested after the seizure of cannabis plants believed to be worth a quarter of a million euro. View the full article
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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…
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http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/281474/news/world/us-marijuana-legalization-victories-could-be-short-lived The federal DEA bosses aren't going to give up easily. Prohibition is their bread and butter.
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(Reuters) - Votes making Colorado and Washington the first U.S. states to legalize marijuana for recreational use could be short-lived victories for pot backers because the federal government will fight them, two former U.S. drug control officials said on Wednesday. They said the federal government could sue to block parts of the measures or send threatening letters to marijuana shops, followed ... View the full article
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http://safeaccessnow.org/img/original/banner-2011-email.jpgDear Friend, Last night was a good night for medical cannabis patients and advocates. The voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly approved a compassionate use law, bringing the total number of medical cannabis states to eighteen plus the District of Columbia! The results for Congress were especially positive for our movement. 90% of our Congressional champions were reelected. We are excited to welcome medical cannabis supporters Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to the Senate. Fresh faces in the House and Senate mean that new champions of the cause can emerge, and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) …
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War on drugs: Beginning of the end? Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 07:42 AM PST War on drugs: Beginning of the end? Two states legalize marijuana in defiance of federal prohibition By Natasha Lennard Topics: Colorado, Drugs, Election 2012, marijuana, Marijuana Legalization, Mexico, War on Drugs, Washington, Elections News, News, Politics News http://media.salon.com/2012/11/shutterstock_110412152-460x307.jpg (Credit: Stokkete via Shutterstock) On Tuesday night both Colorado and Washington State legalized the sale and possession of marijuana for recreational use. Meanwhile, Massachusetts approved the use of medical marijuana. Once the election results are certified …
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Marijuana Prohibition Going Up in Smoke? High Hopes for a Drug War Peace Dividend 11/07/2012 @ 9:59AM |2,904 views Marijuana Prohibition Going Up in Smoke? High Hopes for a Drug War Peace Dividend http://blogs-images.forbes.com/cache/gravatars/acarden_136.jpg 7 comments, 1 called-out What was the most important outcome of yesterday’s election? Surprisingly, it probably wasn’t Barack Obama’s reelection. The most important things happened in Colorado and Washington. Voters in both states dramatically scaled back marijuana prohibition. While they did not embrace wholesale legalization for production and sale of any amount of marijuana, voters in these states none…
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"Don’t break out the Cheetos or Goldfish too quickly.” View the full article
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If oregon had also voted to legalise marijuana then the mexican drug cartels might have lost 20% of their profits or over a billion dollars US. Even with only washington and colorado voting for legalisation the market is diminished plenty enough to hurt those mexican crime lords. http://www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/how-much-would-legalizing-marijuana-one-or-more-us-states-hurt-mexican-gangsters Especially if and when pot gets supplied cheaply by those two states to the rest of america.
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Washington, Nov 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Colorado and Washington have become the first US states to legalize possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes, media reports said after voters there approved the measure. View the full article Washington, Nov. 7 (ANI): Colorado and Washington voters have passed referendums legalizing marijuana for recreational use, which is still banned under federal law. View the full article Colorado, Washington legalize recreational marijuana use View the full article Washington and Colorado voters approved legalisation of marijuana for recreational use, making them the first U.S. states to decriminalise the practice. V…
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Massachusetts voters legalize medical marijuana By Jonathan Terbush Wednesday, November 7, 2012 0:00 EST http://www.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/themes/blognewsv131/styles/white/print_bottom.gif Share on facebookShare on redditShare on diggShare on twitterShare on farkShare on stumbleupon12 http://www.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/marijuanafield-shutterstock.jpg http://www.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/plugins/repostus/repostus_bttn_lng_repost.png As expected, Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure to make medical marijuana legal in the state. By early Tuesday night, with around half of all ballots counted, sixty-three percent of vot…
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Oregon’s Measure 80 Voted Down Unfortunately, Oregon’s Cannabis Tax Act (Measure 80), did not pass. With well over half the precincts reporting in Oregon, the measure trails 55% to 45% - a margin wide enough to declare the initiative’s defeat. http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/8007
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Washington Passes Initiative 502 Washington Passes Initiative 502 by Mike Hughes Wed, Nov 07, 2012 12:16 am more: headline news, washington, legalization More Sharing ServicesShare | Share on facebook Share on myspace Share on google Share on twitter Washington’s controversial I 502 passed 55% to 45%. This initiative removes criminal and civil penalties associated with marijuana possession. It also regulates pot production and distribution as well as subjects pot sales to a 25% tax. The initiative took fire from some marijuana activists for its inclusion of a maximum threshold for THC blood concentration. Washington voters have made their state at the …
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Colorado measure legalizing marijuana passes P Posted: 11/06/2012 05:04:47 PM MST Updated: 11/06/2012 09:22:12 PM MST By Sadie Gurman The Denver Post http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2012/1106/20121106__colorado_marijuana_ballot~p1.jpg Supporters Genifer Murray, left, Amalia Janisch, and Becca Chavez, right, erupt in cheers as positive numbers come in for Amendment 64. Supporters of Amendment 64, the campaign to regulate marijuana like alcohol, gather at Casselman's in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post) Related Nov 6: Obama re-elected to 2nd term Obama wins Pennsylvania Mitt Romney wins Republica…
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Wall Street Report: End Of Day Trading Report On Warp 9, Great Wall Builders, Medical Marijuana and Mart ResourcesNew York (PRWEB) November 06, 2012 Warp 9 Inc. traded in the range of $0.07 and $0.19 during its latest trading session. The stock had opened at $0.19 and closed at $0.082, down 54.19 percent from its previous close of $0.18. Warp 9 recorded the volume of 15.249 million shares. Its ... View the full article
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