California

We didn't lose

At this moment we know, that Prop. 19 in California didn't pass. However this case became known worldwide and impacted debate on drug policy in many countries.

    California legalising marijuana seems crazy but it may be for a good cause

    California is considering legalizing marijuana as one of the way to help reduce drug trafficker’s revenues and violence in Mexico. The authorities are considering legalising marijuana in November 2010 and they will vote on the proposition termed as the Regulate, Control and Cannabis Act 2010.  If marijuana is legalised in November, California will be the first state in the USA.

      Is California really that liberal ?

      Two needle exchange activists in California have found themselves in court this week accused of operating an unlawful needle exchange service in the Modesto region of California. The two defendants, Kristy Tribuzio and Brian Robinson are part of an organisations called “off the streets” which seeks to prevent disease transmission through the sharing of dirty needles among drug users.

        California votes to legalise marijuana

        California has taken a further step towards the legalisation of marijuana for recreational use when drafting a bill that will be part of the legislative elections of November 2010. The initiative sums up to the already known legal use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, where California was one of the pioneering states.

          California sees the potential of liberalising drug legislation

          The liberalisation of cannabis consumption for medical purposes in California is an interesting case. California pioneered bans on smoking tobacco and now has some of the most liberal marijuana laws in the world.

            Mexican Cartels are cultivating marijuana in the USA

            According to United States law enforcement officials Mexican drug-trafficking cartels are expanding their operations and have started cultivating marijuana in North Texas and Oklahoma. The comments come after an aerial surveillance crew spotted "a buck-naked Mexican in red boots," swimming in a mountainous area in Oklahoma, when the crew went down to investigate they found 30,000 marijuana plants concealed throughout the area.

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