USA Facts and Figures
Compiled by Clint
Some numbers regarding the USA's useless war on weed: Federal policies, arrests, punishments and opinions
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Richardson (NM) to legalize medical marijuana
Deborah Baker, Associated Press, 3/15/07
New Mexico's Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson, poised to sign a bill making New Mexico the 12th state to legalize medical marijuana, said Thursday he realizes his action could become an issue in the presidential race.
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Megan Fox
'It should be legalized'
Megan Fox has joined fellow Hollywood stoner starlets Kirsten Dunst and Cameron Diaz in praise of pot. She tells Maxim, "I've done drugs. I didn't enjoy anything other than marijuana - it should be legalized."
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Scott O'Connell, EastBayRI, 7/02/07
BARRINGTON - When the Rhode Island House and Senate passed the medical marijuana bill into permanent law on June 21, hundreds of patients in the state celebrated. Many other people, however, may have questioned just how...
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ACLU, 5/27/07
Judge Submits Official Recommendation to DEA Urging End to 40-Year Barrier to FDA-Approved Medical Marijuana Research.
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Tod H. Mikuriya, 73, Dies; Backed Medical Marijuana
Margalit Fox, New York Times, 5/29/07
Dr. Tod H. Mikuriya, a California psychiatrist who was widely regarded as the grandfather of the medical marijuana movement in the United States, died on May 20 at his home in Berkeley. He was 73. The cause was complications...
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a/k/a Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong's DEA arrest in 2003
Here is the trailer for the documentary 'a/k/a Tommy Chong' that chronicles the DEA raid on comedian Tommy Chong's house and his subsequent jail sentence for selling bongs.
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Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Criminal justice professionals speaking out against the "War on Drugs"
A non-profit educational organization comprised of current and former members of the law enforcement and criminal justice communities who are speaking out about the failures of existing drug policies.
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Stop the Drug War (DRCNet)
Raising awareness of the consequences of drug prohibition
An international organization working for an end to drug prohibition worldwide and for interim policy reform in US drug laws and criminal justice system.
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Marijuana Policy Project
The largest marijuana policy reform organization in the USA
The Marijuana Policy Project stated aim is to minimize the harm associated with marijuana. MPP advocates taxing and regulating the possession and sale of marijuana, as a regulated industry would separate purchasers from...
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Amanda Pehrson, Campus Press, 4/23/07
There is much disapproval toward any positive stance on marijuana, especially its non-medical legal use. In November 2006, voters were asked to decide on Amendment 44, which would have allowed the possession of less than...
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Stephanie Armour, USA Today, 4/17/07
On a typical weekday, stockbroker Irvin Rosenfeld has a marijuana cigarette before work, then goes to his firm's smoking area for another after he gets to the office. By day's end, he usually has smoked more than...
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Where is Medical Marijuana legal?
12 States and their Medical Marijuana laws
Since 1996, 12 states have enacted laws that allow patients to use medical marijuana, even though federal law continues to ban the drug. To be effective, a state law must remove criminal penalties for patients who use,...
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Kirsten Dunst Admits She Likes Smoking Marijuana
Starpulse, 4/9/07
Kirsten Dunst is a fan of marijuana and believes the world would be a better place if "everyone smoked weed." The star admits to smoking marijuana and trying other drugs.
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Marijuana Policy Project, 4/9/07
State medical marijuana laws do not increase teen use of marijuana, a new analysis of government data shows. Contrary to claims made by opponents of medical marijuana legislation in Minnesota, the report finds that no state...
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Richardson signs medical marijuana bill
Deborah Baker, Associated Press, 4/2/07
Nearly three decades after medical marijuana first was approved in New Mexico, Gov. Bill Richardson on Monday signed a law authorizing the state Department of Health to give the drug to some seriously ill patients
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