Will Hard Times Lead to High Times?

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Out of Respect for Human Decency, Obama Should End the Drug War By Silja J.A. Talvi, In These Times This is the right political moment for Obama to enact major progressive reforms in all avenues of the drug war and our justice system. Read more » Legal Pot: Are Hard Times Leading to Higher Times? By Marcelo Ballve, New America Media The recession is spotlighting the rationale for decriminalizing marijuana. Read more » Concern Grows in the U.S. That the Drug War Is Destablizing Mexico By Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle 45,000 Mexican military personnel have been dispatched to centers of drug violence across the country to stamp out the growing violence. Read more » Rockefeller Drug Laws Are a Crime By Anthony Papa, Gabriel Sayegh, AlterNet Drug addiction shouldn't be a crime -- the real crime would be if reform of New York's draconian drug laws were stymied yet again. Read more » Is Cutting-Edge Marijuana Lab the Future of Legitimate Pot? By David Downs, East Bay Express If pot is truly medicine, shouldn't it be standardized? A lab has big plans to test the potency of Cali cannabis sold in dispensaries. Read more » PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web Pot Bust Flip-Flop in LA; Obama & Holder Must Clarify RxPot Policy Now By Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake The United States Attorney for Los Angeles is confusing his staff with contradictory memos about medical marijuana busts. Read more » Kellogg's Donates Michael Phelps Cereal to Food Bank; Stoner Boxes End Up on Ebay By Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet What was bad for Phelps, silly of Kellogg's, was apparently good for a food bank in San Francisco ... but the story doesn't end there. Read more »