Colombia Decriminalizes Cocaine and Marijuana,
As Latin American Momentum for Drug Policy Reform Continues Jul 16 2012
Colombia's Constitutional Court Friday approved the government's proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cocaine and marijuana for personal use.

western banks and colombian cocaine trade

Brazil Launches Campaign to Decriminalize Drug Use
Fabiana Frayssinet, IPS Jul 16 2012
A host of academic, legal, health, political and social figures are joining together to back a campaign to decriminalise drug...

Latin America Wants Drug Peace;
Washington Demands More War Jul 13 2012
The Drug War is over. The U.S. government hasn't stopped arresting people for using pot and other illicit substances. But no one seriously believes Washington is going to "win," whatever that means. The Drug War is on autopilot, with American politicians

More casualties in the war on drugs

LEADERS ( BUT NOT OBAMA ) SEE FUTILITY OF WAR ON DRUGS

DRUG CARTELS WINNING IN MEXICO

Stop the War on Colombians!

Mama Coca wants Colombia's fumigation to end.

Toxic Drift: Monsanto and the Drug War in Colombia



TWO MORE MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWERS SENTENCED
"You know, it's a funny thing, every one of the bastards that are out for legalizing marijuana is Jewish. What the Christ is the matter with the Jews, Bob?
Tapes Reveal Nixon's Prejudices Again

1972 US Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding
Commissioned by President Richard M. Nixon, March, 1972

Ohio Law Decriminalizes Most Marijuana Paraphernalia


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Popular California Pot Shop Targeted for Closure
An Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that has been billed as the largest pot shop on the planet has been targeted for closure by federal prosecutors in Northern California, suggesting that a crackdown on the state's medical marijuana industry remains well under way.

Oakland Officials Slam Prosecutors
Over Marijuana Crackdown
Officials in the city of Oakland rebuked federal prosecutors on Thursday for seeking to shut down a medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest in the latest clash over a federal cannabis crackdown in Western U.S. states.

Oakland Councilperson Responds
to Harborside Health Center Targeting by Feds
Oakland city councilperson Rebecca Kaplan: "Wasting resources going after legal, licensed and locally regulated medical marijuana facilities is not only inappropriate, but directly harms our ability to fight crime and respond to violence in our city."

Canada's NDP:
Forty Years of Fighting to End the War on Marijuana

Feds Threaten States with Penalties
Over Medical Marijuana Food Stamp Deductions

Owner Of First U.S. Marijuana Pharmacy Now Broke And Fighting IRS



Medical Marijuana Advocates
Planning Big Protest of Obama’s East Bay Fundraising Visit
Waiting for President Obama when comes to the East Bay for a series of fundraisers this month will be a lot of protesters who ordinarily would be fans: Medical marijuana supporters.

Henry Ford's Hemp-Made Hemp-Powered Car
POT TV - Jul 12 2012
US automobile industrialist Henry Ford designed cars made of hemp that were powered by hemp biofuel,

10 Great Reasons to Kill Our Absurd Ban on Growing Hemp

High Times Over for Marijuana Mine

U.S.Fort Schwag Mississippi



Cannabis and the War of 1812
Dana Larsen Jul 16 2012
CANNABIS CULTURE - The story of the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 is deeply intertwined with the story of cannabis hemp.


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Oregon OCTA Marijuana Legalization Initiative Makes Ballot Jul 16 2012
The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) initiative has qualified for the November ballot, the Oregon Secretary of State Election Division's official Twitter feed announced Friday evening. That means voters in three Western states will vote on versions of marijuana legalization this year. The other two are Colorado and Washington.

Marijuana Initiative Sues Oregon over Signature Counts



Pat Robertson's Pot Billboard
By The Huffington Post Colorado July 16, 2012
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has launched a new billboard promoting Colorado's marijuana legalization initiative, Amendment 64 -- this time featuring conservative evangelist icon Pat Robertson. The digital billboard, located on the I-70 Business Loop just west of Main Street in Grand Junction, Colo., features an image of Robertson and reads: "Pat Robertson would vote YES on 64. Will you?"

Marijuana billboard for Amendment 64
touts Pat Robertson endorsement


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I hear more leaders more newscasters etc all saying the drug war has failed, but that hasn't become action yet.