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Good news from California: Medical pot monitoring bill fails in Assembly
A bill that would have given California’s alcohol watchdogs authority to oversee medical marijuana has failed in the Assembly, but...
Health groups protest new Camel magazine ads
The American Heart Association, American Lung Association and several other health groups are asking at least two state attorneys to...
Starbucks bans smoking within 25 feet of shops
The mega-coffee shop’s smoking policy currently lets customers light up as long as they are not on the store’s patio....
Good news from Spain: Spain court rules against town’s pot-growing plans
Spain’s judiciary on Friday rejected a plan by a small town in northeastern Catalonia to ease its municipal debt and...
Burglars target Seattle pot dispensaries
Seven marijuana dispensaries in Seattle have been broken into in the past month. Further reading
30th Annual International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) to be held in Moscow
On June 5-7, the Government of Russia, in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will preside over the...
Growing local drug market fuels Colombia’s underworld
Police say that one fifth of the cocaine produced in Colombia is now sold on the domestic market, highlighting what...
Venezuela threatens withdrawal from Colombian talks
Colombia’s president could have jeopardized negotiations with rebels after meeting with Venezuela’s opposition leader. Further reading
Murder charges for marijuana growing pitbull-owner
A 29-year-old Southern California man has been arrested on a felony murder warrant stemming from the Littlerock mauling death of...