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Failing UK drugs policy should take a leaf from Uruguay and Portugal | City A.M.

Failing UK drugs policy should take a leaf from Uruguay and Portugal | City A.M. | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
DRUGS are harmful, whether they are legal or illegal. The challenge is how to reduce the harms they cause.
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Paying for Change: For Marijuana Policy to Change, It Needs Another Sugar Daddy

Paying for Change: For Marijuana Policy to Change, It Needs Another Sugar Daddy | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
The drug legalization movement is in mourning. If the elected leaders of the free world listen only to the billionaires, marijuana reform lost its loudest voice when Peter Lewis, chairman and retired...
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Uruguay 'Breaks The Taboo' And Legalizes Marijuana To Tackle Drug Trafficking

Uruguay 'Breaks The Taboo' And Legalizes Marijuana To Tackle Drug Trafficking | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Uruguay set to become first country to legalize marijuana use and trade.
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Beckley Scoop : Drugs

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Ministers postpone debate on medical marijuana bills

Ministers postpone debate on medical marijuana bills | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Legislation sponsored by Likud MK Moshe Feiglin, which would allow all family doctors to prescribe cannabis, to be discussed next week
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NY approved medical marijuana law 33 years ago — then spaced on it

NY approved medical marijuana law 33 years ago — then spaced on it | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Holy smoke! Here’s a little-known fact to give sick folks high hopes — New York already has a law on the books to dispense marijuana to cancer patients. The medical-marijuana…
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German determined to make supply of medical cannabis ‘transparent and organized’

German determined to make supply of medical cannabis ‘transparent and organized’ | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Health Ministry is adding manpower, funding to its Jerusalem-based unit for supervising use of medical marijuana.
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Access to medical marijuana still a debacle in New Jersey

Access to medical marijuana still a debacle in New Jersey | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
TRENTON — The very same day Gov.Chris Christie puts the kibosh on growing the number of privileges a registered medical marijuana user can have, a baby lost her battle with a debilitating disease because she was not able to access the medical marijuana...
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Latin America's Left and Right Need to Open Their Eyes to End the War on Drugs

Latin America's Left and Right Need to Open Their Eyes to End the War on Drugs | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Liberals and conservatives across the Americas are addicted to the war on drugs. Most leaders across the political spectrum privilege hard-line policies over harm reduction.
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Morocco Considers Legalizing Marijuana to Boost Economy

Morocco Considers Legalizing Marijuana to Boost Economy | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Moroccan lawmakers are considering legislation to make marijuana legal, saying it would boost the economy in the Rif Mountains where marijuana is grown.
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From alive to living: disabilities treated with medical marijuana

From alive to living: disabilities treated with medical marijuana | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Chris was a carefree, 18 year-old man when he moved into his first apartment. He didn’t have a lot of money but he had his freedom and independence. But one fateful night took away his beloved freedom and independence in an instant.
Courtney Wyche's curator insight, December 9, 2013 10:04 AM

I think this adds to the many reasons why people believe that marijuana should be legalized.

Dallas Thompson's curator insight, December 15, 2013 11:32 PM

This article should catch the eye of many scientists doing research trying to find treatments and cures for accidents and diseases. When it comes to drugs everyone thinks of all the bad things that are associated with them, yet no one seems to keep in mind all the good that drugs can do as well. Although there are some bad drugs out there, people can't say, "this drug ruined my life." It's not specifically the drug that ruined your life, it's the unsafe overuse of the drug. In this case you can clearly see that some drugs do in fact help you, so what can you say when a drug really does help you, but because you choose to continue to help yourself to it when it is no longer needed, you end up becoming addicted and your life gets flipped? Do you blame the drug or do you blame yourself for not being as responsible? All of us should become more open minded to the good that drugs do and not only focus on all of the bad.

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Anniversary of Prohibition's repeal looks to legalization of pot

Anniversary of Prohibition's repeal looks to legalization of pot | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Prohibition was repealed 80 years ago today. The repeal of Prohibition brought into the open what had long been hidden, similar to what is expected to happen with the legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Colorado on Jan.
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Dane County Voters Could Voice Opinions On Marijuana Legalization In Spring Election

Dane County Voters Could Voice Opinions On Marijuana Legalization In Spring Election | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Wisconsin - Dane County voters could get a chance to voice their opinion on whether the state should legalize marijuana if the Dane County Board of Supervisors chooses to include a newly proposed
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Uruguay legalises production and sale of cannabis

Uruguay legalises production and sale of cannabis | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
The approval of regulation under state control in Uruguay marks a tipping point in the failed war against drugs. The trend is becoming irreversible ..
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Breaking The Taboo Film Celebrates its One Year Anniversary

The film is no longer available on YouTube. You can download it here http://bit.ly/1bfyVOG Narrated by Morgan Freeman and Gael Garcia Bernal, this groundbrea...
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Tualatin council wants medical marijuana dispensaries temporarily banned

Tualatin council wants medical marijuana dispensaries temporarily banned | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
New approach would minimize where dispensaries can go, while prohibiting storefronts and signs for such businesses. Before that's developed, Tualatin wants to say no to dispensaries before they can legally operate later in 2014.
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If You Haven't Heard Of DMT Yet, You Might Soon

If You Haven't Heard Of DMT Yet, You Might Soon | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Drug researchers have found evidence that a hallucinogenic compound used in shamanic rituals in the Amazon is growing in popularity.
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DPA Files California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, But… [FEATURE]

DPA Files California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, But… [FEATURE] | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
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Fresno County supervisors to weigh tougher marijuana rules

Fresno County supervisors to weigh tougher marijuana rules | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Two revamped marijuana ordinance proposals — one that completely bans marijuana growing in Fresno County — will be before county supervisors on Tuesday.
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Florida Supreme Court Questions Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure

Florida Supreme Court Questions Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Florida Supreme Court Questions Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure
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FDA-approved medical marijuana clinical trial gets underway next month for kids with epilepsy

FDA-approved medical marijuana clinical trial gets underway next month for kids with epilepsy | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
A nationally renowned pediatric neurologist at Saint Barnabas has gotten FDA approval to study whether a cannabis-based drug could prevent seizures in children diagnosed with severe forms of epilepsy.
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Bill Would Legalize Marijuana on a Federal Level

Bill Would Legalize Marijuana on a Federal Level | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Courtney Wyche's curator insight, December 9, 2013 10:06 AM

I think it's interesting that there is a bill out there that would legalize marijuana. I don't think there's anything wrong with this if they treat it like they treat alcohol, with a lot of supervision and rules. It would bring down the crime rate, too.

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Chinese companies legally importing synthetic drugs

Chinese companies legally importing synthetic drugs | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
The Drug Enforcement Agency and lawmakers are struggling to keep up with the new, untested, compounds that Chinese chemists offer online.
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Family Values: How the war on weed has become a militarized war on families.

Family Values: How the war on weed has become a militarized war on families. | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
The war on cannabis is a complete and utter failure. There is no getting around that. We have lost. Weed is not going anywhere. There is not any less of it then when we began the war on drugs over 40 years ago.
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Ordinance Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Use In Portland Takes Effect Friday

Ordinance Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Use In Portland Takes Effect Friday | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Maine - An ordinance legalizing possession of marijuana for nonmedical use in Maine’s largest city goes into effect Friday. Last month, Portland voters approved by a wide margin the legalization
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