legalisation

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.

    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.

        A new book creates a blueprint for the post-prohibition world

        13/11/09

        Transform, a renowned drug policy organisation, released on Thursday their new groundbreaking publication “After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for regulation”. Not only was the book launched in the UK but also at the DPA conference in Albuquerque as well as in locations around mainland Europe, South America, Asia and Australasia.

          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.

            International Drug Policy Symposium: Cannabis in New Zealand

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            Speakers at the International Drug Policy Symposium (including political party leaders, United Nations representatives and NGO representatives) discuss the disproportionate legal attention given to cannabis, in terms of the harm in relation to other drugs such as crystal meth. Cannabis is the most widely used drug in New Zealand, and that the majority of users are able to 'have a healthy relationship with drugs'.

              Why worry about marijuana legalisation?

              Submitted by Big on Wed, 08/04/2009 - 03:20

              We do make a lot of money out of marijuana despite the obvious downsides of the business:

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