Drug War News Index for 2012

• Raw Story (23-AUG-2012): U.S., Mexico pledge to crack down on meth production
• The Seattle Times (23-AUG-2012): DEA tells 23 medical marijuana storefronts to shut down
• AlterNet (23-AUG-2012): A Guide to Smoking Weed (Without Ending Up in Jail or the Hospital)
• Esquire (22-AUG-2012): The Drought Report, Strong-Dose Edition
• AlterNet (22-AUG-2012): Yale study: Alcohol’s gateway effect much larger than marijuana’s
• AlterNet (21-AUG-2012): A World of Hillbilly Heroin: The Hollowing Out of America, Up Close and Personal
• Reuters (21-AUG-2012): In Pakistan, underground parties push the boundaries
• CelebStoner (20-AUG-2012): To Legalize Pot or Not
• The Seattle Times (20-AUG-2012): Get real about initiative to legalize marijuana
• The Seattle Times (18-AUG-2012): Hempfest lives, breathes
• The Seattle Times (18-AUG-2012): Thousands pack park for Seattle Hempfest
• The Seattle Times (17-AUG-2012): Thousands of pot fans rally at Seattle festival
• The Seattle Times (16-AUG-2012): Even at Hempfest, no consensus on legalizing pot in Washington
• The Seattle Times (15-AUG-2012): Legalize marijuana? Like this?
• The Seattle Times (7-AUG-2012): Charges filed against naturopaths for marijuana authorizations at Hempfest
• Kitsap Sun (25-JUL-2012): Port Orchard council adopts licensing changes on medical marijuana
• AlterNet (12-JUL-2012): "Abuse-Deterrent" OxyContin Leads to Heroin Use -- So How Do We Curb the Pill Epidemic?
• Raw Story (11-JUL-2012): In U.S., painkiller abusers turning to heroin: research
• Reuters (3-JUL-2012): What a drag, Israeli firm grows "highless" marijuana
• Yahoo! News (26-JUN-2012): Rob Portman: Zombie Hunter
• Reason.com (18-JUN-2012): From the Choom Gang to the White House
• Time (30-MAY-2012): Marijuana Compound Treats Schizophrenia with Few Side Effects: Clinical Trial
• Denver Westword (30-MAY-2012): Medical marijuana patient-tracking program moving forward
• The Christian Science Monitor (26-MAY-2012): President Obama smoked pot in high school. Why is he against legalizing marijuana?
• BuzzFeed (25-MAY-2012): A User's Guide To Smoking Pot With Barack Obama
• ABC News (25-MAY-2012): Obama and His Pot-Smoking ‘Choom Gang’
• Minot Daily News (25-MAY-2012): Medical marijuana? Not in N.D.
• coloradoan.com (24-MAY-2012): Fort Collins garden store owner accused of distributing large amounts of marijuana
• KSTU Fox 13 (24-MAY-2012): Man sues police over ‘forced catheterization’
• LA Weekly (24-MAY-2012): Marijuana: Republican Dana Rohrabacher Wags Finger at Democrat Obama
• Toke of the Town (23-MAY-2012): Penn's Rant About Obama Marijuana Policy Goes Viral
• The Daily Caller (23-MAY-2012): ‘War on Drugs’ opponent sees legal reform as human rights issue
• Boston Herald (22-MAY-2012): Medical pot not protected by disabilities act, 9th Circuit rules
• The News Tribune (21-MAY-2012): 10 years in prison for 2-ton marijuana bust
• Huffington Post (21-MAY-2012): Hackers Anonymous Declare War on Marijuana Prohibition
• The Spokesman-Review (19-MAY-2012): 78-year-old pleads guilty in pot case
• Seattle Weekly (18-MAY-2012): Stealing Electricity to Grow Weed Once Again in the News
• Huffington Post (17-MAY-2012): Trayvon Martin Case:
• NYTimes (16-MAY-2012): A Judge's Plea for Pot
• East Bay Express (15-MAY-2012): UC Davis Clinical Trial of Smoked Cannabis for Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Now...
• Phoenix New Times (15-MAY-2012): Arizona Medical-Marijuana Dispensary Applications Trickle In;
• East Bay Express (15-MAY-2012): Feds May Close San Francisco's Famous Vapor Room by June 13
• Arizona Daily Star (15-MAY-2012): Marijuana DUI standard dies in Colorado
• UPI (14-MAY-2012): Study: Marijuana may help with MS symptoms
• Seattle Weekly (14-MAY-2012): Colorado Lawmakers Balk at THC Blood Limit DUI Law (UPDATE: SB 117 Back From the Dead)
• Reuters (14-MAY-2012): Marijuana may ease multiple sclerosis symptoms
• Kent Reporter (10-MAY-2012): Kent to consider banning medical marijuana dispensaries; public hearing May 14
• Huffington Post (9-MAY-2012): Plain Tobacco Packs Awaken a Sleeping Tobacco Industry
• Denver Westword (8-MAY-2012): Medical marijuana fees, bill prompt proposed class-action lawsuit
• LA Weekly (7-MAY-2012): Marijuana Prices in California Plummet Following Obama's Crackdowns
• The Sacramento Bee (5-MAY-2012): California's Emerald Triangle pot market is hitting bottom
• LA Weekly (3-MAY-2012): Marijuana Being Shut Out of Santa Barbara After Feds' Medical Crackdown
• Huffington Post (2-MAY-2012): Daniel Chong Drank Urine To Survive 5 Days In Holding Cell Without Food, Water
• The Province (2-MAY-2012): Jon Ferry: The war on drugs is a losing battle
• Denver Westword (1-MAY-2012): THC driving bill approved by Colorado Senate
• Seattle Weekly (1-MAY-2012): Prince of Pot Marc Emery Endorses I-502, Says Initiative's Critics Are 'Jealous'
• LA Weekly (26-APR-2012): Obama: Marijuana Dispensary Busts by Feds Aren't About to Stop
• Seattle Weekly (20-APR-2012): 4/20 Showdown: Alison Holcomb and Sensible Washington Debate I-502 Tonight at City Hall
• Huffington Post (20-APR-2012): How Legalizing Marijuana Could Reduce The Federal Deficit
• Deadspin (18-APR-2012): Dope Scandal:
• LA Times (5-APR-2012): Founder plans to give up Oaksterdam after raid
• LA Weekly (4-APR-2012): Oaksterdam Marijuana Raid Happened As 7 Were Shot At Nearby School: Critics Rip Feds
• Bloomberg Businessweek (3-APR-2012): Obama's War on Marijuana Rolls on in 'Oaksterdam' Raid
• LA Weekly (3-APR-2012): Oaksterdam University Raid 'Payback' For California's Marijuana Legalization Effort?
• Huffington Post (2-APR-2012): Oaksterdam University Raid:
• East Bay Express (2-APR-2012): Richard Lee Detained in Oaksterdam Raid
• LA Times (2-APR-2012): Feds raid home of Oaksterdam University founder Richard Lee
• LA Times (2-APR-2012): Federal agents serve warrants at Oakland medical cannabis school
• Mother Jones (2-APR-2012): Feds Raid Oaksterdam University
• LA Times (2-APR-2012): Raid of Oakland medical marijuana college draws protesters
• Seattle Weekly (29-MAR-2012): Troy Craig: Yakima Medical Marijuana Grower Allegedly Got His Young Kids High
• Arizona Daily Star (28-MAR-2012): Arizona lawmakers: No medical marijuana on college campuses
• Seattle Weekly (26-MAR-2012): Norm Stamper: I-502 Politics 'A Modern Version of Reefer Madness'
• LA Times (25-MAR-2012): 'Master growers' cultivating a higher grade of marijuana
• Time (23-MAR-2012): The Legacy of the CIA’s Secret LSD Experiments on America
• Seattle Weekly (21-MAR-2012): Marijuana DUI Law Impact Remains Unclear Despite Analysis of Arrest Statistics
• Arizona Daily Star (19-MAR-2012): Gunmen invade Tucson pot-growing house
• HeraldNet (9-MAR-2012): Everett man guilty of illegally growing pot
• Seattle Weekly (7-MAR-2012): The High Road
• Seattle Weekly (6-MAR-2012): The High Road: How to Handle a Traffic Stop and Avoid a Marijuana DUI
• Seattle Weekly (5-MAR-2012): The Science Behind Stoned Driving and THC Blood Levels
• Seattle Weekly (29-FEB-2012): Down The Wormhole: Pot Dispensary/Church/Restaurant Tangled in Dispute With South Park Landlord...
• Seattle Weekly (23-FEB-2012): Medical Marijuana Bill SB 6265 Dead in Olympia, Medical Marijuana Advocates Rejoice in Seattle
• Seattle Weekly (14-FEB-2012): Northwest Botanical Analysis: The Seattle Lab That Will Test Your Weed, Tell You If It's Safe
• Business Insider (13-FEB-2012): SURVEY: 62% Of Californians Want To Legalize Pot
• The Spokesman-Review (12-FEB-2012): Lawmakers balk on marijuana initiative
• Seattle Weekly (10-FEB-2012): Would Legalizing Marijuana in Washington Put Mexican Drug Cartels Out of Business?
• The Seattle Times (9-FEB-2012): Marijuana legalization initiative set to go on Nov. ballot
• The Seattle Times (2-FEB-2012): New debate: When is medical marijuana "usable?"
• Denver Westword (24-JAN-2012): Medical marijuana: Law enforcement group rips dispensary seizure letters
• Business Insider (22-JAN-2012): FDA Could Approve Prescription Drugs Made From Marijuana By 2013
• Business Insider (11-JAN-2012): BREATHE EASY: Marijuana Isn't So Bad For Our Lungs After All
• Business Insider (6-JAN-2012): A College Basketball Player's Weed-Induced Munchies Were Thwarted By Pizza Delivery Guy Read more: