Pro-Cannabis Richardson as Commerce Sec. | 10th Graders Smoke More Pot Than Cigs | Amsterdam's Coffee House Politics‏

DrugReporter Newsletter December 19th, 2008 More from DrugReporter »

Could Obama's Pro-Marijuana Commerce Secretary Spell a Golden Era for Pot Reform? By Scott Thill, AlterNet Bill Richardson believes we need to "rethink and decriminalize" our cannabis laws. Now that he's in office, he has the chance to achieve it. Read more »

More 10th-Graders Are Smoking Marijuana Than Cigarettes By Aaron Houston, AlterNet A new survey reveals 13% of 10th-graders reported smoking marijuana in the past 30 days, while just 12.3 smoked cigarettes. Read more »

Not to Worry -- Concerns About Pot Coffee Houses in Amsterdam Have Gone up in Smoke By Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle Despite the bluster of some of its members, the governing coalition in Holland is not going to touch cannabis policy. Read more »

Drug War Mayhem in Mexico -- The Public Is Sick of It By Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor With Drug-trafficking deaths skyrocketing by more than 117 percent in 2008, the Mexican president's drug policies are extremely unpopular. Read more »

PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web

Obama's Curious, Curt Response to a Torrent of Pot Legalization Questions By Paul Armentano, NORML Change.gov's response to pot supporters -- "President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana." Read more »

Pot Supporters Bang on Obama's Doors for Drug Reform By Paul Armentano, NORML 16 of the top 50 overall questions posed to the new administration on the Change.gov site pertained to drug law reform. Read more »