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US IL: PUB LTE: Support Growing for Calif. Marijuana Bill
Brown, GregPantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL)Wed, 01 Sep 2010
US CA: Column: Pot Busts -- Reading Between The Lines
Ackerman, JeffUnion, The (Grass Valley, CA)Tue, 31 Aug 2010
US CA: Column: Pot Smokers Differ On Prop 19 Merits
Whiting, DavidOrange County Register, The (CA)Wed, 01 Sep 2010
US CA: Marijuana Advocates Flock To Anaheim Expo
Martindale, ScottOrange County Register, The (CA)Sun, 29 Aug 2010
US CA: PUB LTE: End Prohibition, California
Stamper, NormSan Francisco Chronicle (CA)Thu, 26 Aug 2010
US CT: Connecticut's Drug War Is a Bust
Bisbort, AlanHartford Advocate (CT)Tue, 17 Aug 2010
US PA: Medical-Marijuana Roundtable Sparks Drug Debate
Majors, DanPittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)Fri, 20 Aug 2010
US CA: Police Group Backs Marijuana Measure
McKinley, JesseNew York Times (NY)Fri, 20 Aug 2010
US CA: 2 Police Chiefs Discuss Legalizing Pot
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)Sat, 14 Aug 2010
UK: OPED: Drugs: The Problem Is More Than Just the Substances
Karam, Maria LiciaObserver, The (UK)Sun, 08 Aug 2010
CN NK: Column: Small 'c' Conservatives Should End The War On
Moore, Charles W.Telegraph-Journal (Saint John, CN NK)Thu, 05 Aug 2010
US GA: Rossville Woman's Push For Medical Marijuana Legislation Gains
O'Bryant, JoshWalker County Messenger (GA)Fri, 30 Jul 2010
CN BC: OPED: Our Drug Policies Fuelling HIV Epidemic
Bratzer, DavidVictoria Times-Colonist (CN BC)Sat, 31 Jul 2010
US: Medical Marijuana Groups Oppose Michele Leonhart for DEA
McMillan, DennisSan Francisco Bay Times (CA)Thu, 29 Jul 2010
CN ON: OPED: On The Street, You Can See The Harm Caused By Drug Laws
Bratzer, DavidOttawa Citizen (CN ON)Thu, 29 Jul 2010
US CA: OPED: Legalize Pot, Former San Jose Police Chief Says
McNamara, Joseph D.San Francisco Chronicle (CA)Sun, 25 Jul 2010
US CA: California Wrestles With Effects of Making Marijuana a
Henderson, PeterProvince, The (CN BC)Fri, 23 Jul 2010
US NC: Column: Battle of Words in War on Drugs
Pitts, LeonardCharlotte Observer (NC)Wed, 21 Jul 2010
US OR: Column: Battle of Words in War on Drugs
Pitts, Leonard Jr.Statesman Journal (Salem, OR)Thu, 22 Jul 2010
US NY: PUB LTE: End War On Marijuana
Doran, KevinWatertown Daily Times (NY)Wed, 21 Jul 2010
US MI: Column: A Battle Over The Injustice Of Nation's War On Drugs
Pitts, Leonard Jr.Detroit Free Press (MI)Tue, 20 Jul 2010
US FL: Column: Drug Sentences Create Racial Caste System
Pitts, LeonardMiami Herald (FL)Sat, 17 Jul 2010
US TX: Column: Battle of Words in the War on Drugs
Pitts, LeonardFt. Worth Star-Telegram (TX)Mon, 19 Jul 2010
US CA: Column: Battle of Words in the War on Drugs
Pitts, Leonard Jr.San Jose Mercury News (CA)Sun, 18 Jul 2010
US MT: Column: Battle of Words in the War on Drugs
Pitts, Leonard Jr.Montana Standard (Butte, MT)Mon, 19 Jul 2010
US MO: Column: Battle of Words in the War on Drugs
Pitts, LeonardKansas City Star (MO)Tue, 20 Jul 2010
US CA: PUB LTE: Marijuana Ban Has Other Social Costs
Crandall, Nelson D.San Jose Mercury News (CA)Sat, 17 Jul 2010
CN BC: PUB LTE: Marijuana Prohibition Hasn't Worked
Bratzer, DavidKelowna Capital News (CN BC)Wed, 14 Jul 2010
US AK: Column: Battle of Words in War on Drugs
Pitts, LeonardJuneau Empire (AK)Mon, 19 Jul 2010
US CA: Study Clouds Ongoing Marijuana Debate
Foster, JeremySanta Ynez Valley Journal (CA)Thu, 15 Jul 2010
US CA: Column: Learn About Cannabis
Baumann, DylanNew Times (San Luis Obispo, CA)Thu, 15 Jul 2010
US PA: Column: Legalized Pot? Like Getting Bonged in the Head
Norman, TonyPittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)Tue, 13 Jul 2010
US TX: Residents Tips Lead To Narcotics Raids
Maloney, RonGazette-Enterprise (TX)Fri, 09 Jul 2010
US: PUB LTE: Bad Laws Waste Resources, Do Harm
Stamper, NormWall Street Journal (US)Fri, 09 Jul 2010
US CA: Column: Beginning to See the Light
Gray, James P.Daily Pilot (Costa Mesa, CA)Sun, 04 Jul 2010
US CA: Citing High Black Arrests, NAACP Endorses Pot Legalization
Maclachlan, MalcolmCapitol Weekly (Sacramento, CA)Thu, 01 Jul 2010
US CA: NAACP Signs Onto Pot Legalization Measure
Richman, JoshOakland Tribune, The (CA)Tue, 29 Jun 2010
CN NF: PUB LTE: Illegal Drugs Pose Real
Barth, RussellSouthern Gazette, The (CN NF)Tue, 29 Jun 2010
US CA: OPED: The Devil Is In The Details: Pot Initiative
Allen, RonSacramento Bee (CA)Fri, 25 Jun 2010
US CA: Column: Arrest Sparks Her Fight Against Pot Laws
Whiting, DavidOrange County Register, The (CA)Thu, 24 Jun 2010
US WV: Edu: Time Has Come To Change The Policy On Drug Abuse
Bonner, JordanDaily Athenaeum, The (U of WV Edu)Tue, 22 Jun 2010
US CA: OPED: Legalize Pot To Cut Crime, Fill Coffers
Johnson, GarySacramento Bee (CA)Tue, 22 Jun 2010
US NY: PUB LTE: Legalize Drugs, Eliminate Dealer
Aiken, WilliamTimes Union (Albany, NY)Sun, 20 Jun 2010
US CA: Spending High in Bid to Legalize Marijuana in California
Richman, JoshReporter, The (Vacaville, CA)Sun, 20 Jun 2010
US CA: The Color of Pot Campaign Is Green, and Based in Oakland
Richman, JoshOakland Tribune, The (CA)Sun, 20 Jun 2010
CN BC: PUB LTE: Regulation And Taxation Would Save Money, Lives
Hall-Ramsay, CatherineKamloops This Week (CN BC)Fri, 18 Jun 2010
US WA: Tacoma Hempfest 2010
Schrag, PaulWeekly Volcano (Lakewood, WA)Thu, 17 Jun 2010
US IL: PUB LTE: Medical Marijuana Is Compassionate Choice
Gierach, James E.Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)Mon, 14 Jun 2010
Canada: Coming Soon To A Suburb Near You
Engelhart, KatieMaclean's Magazine (Canada)Mon, 14 Jun 2010
US IL: Legalize It, Glerach Says
Farrell, MichaelMorris Daily Herald (IL)Sat, 12 Jun 2010
US AZ: PUB LTE: Keep Mind Open On Medical Marijuana
Fleming, JayKingman Daily Miner (AZ)Thu, 10 Jun 2010
US CA: Debt-Reduction Dilemma: Legal Pot = $1 Billion a Year
Paperny, Anna MehlerGlobe and Mail (Canada)Sat, 29 May 2010
US: Drug War Has Failed On Every Front
New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)Sat, 22 May 2010
CN ON: Police Raid Sparks Protest By Medical Marijuana Users
Saxon, TonyGuelph Mercury (CN ON)Sun, 16 May 2010
US: U.S. War on Drugs Failing to Meet Goals
Mendoza, MarthaArizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)Fri, 14 May 2010
US: U.S. Drug War Has Met None of Its Goals
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO)Fri, 14 May 2010
US: US Drug War Has Met None of Its Goals
Mendoza, MarthaCharlotte Observer (NC)Thu, 13 May 2010
CN MB: PUB LTE: Failed Drug War
Krahn, MikeInterlake Spectator, The (CN MB)Fri, 14 May 2010
US OR: Edu: Effort to Get Legalization Measure on Ballot Grows
Geronimo, IanOregon Daily Emerald (U of Oregon, OR Edu)Thu, 13 May 2010
CN ON: PUB LTE: Police Resources Wasted On Cannabis Club
Myrden, AlisonGuelph Mercury (CN ON)Wed, 12 May 2010
CN ON: Pot Club Members Upset By Guelph Arrests
Bridgeman, TroyGuelph Mercury (CN ON)Sat, 08 May 2010
US CA: Prohibition Is a Failure, Says Former Undercover Cop
Ciardelli, Dolores FoxPleasanton Weekly (CA)Fri, 07 May 2010
CN BC: PUB LTE: DARE Not
Barth, RussellValley Echo, The (CN BC)Wed, 28 Apr 2010
US CA: Little Consensus on Initiative to Legalize Pot
Fagan, KevinSan Francisco Chronicle (CA)Mon, 03 May 2010
US: New Factors To Help Judges Determine Leniency
Efrati, AmirWall Street Journal (US)Sat, 01 May 2010
US CA: PUB LTE: Try Drug Abuse, Prevention
Stamper, NormAppeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA)Fri, 30 Apr 2010
US ID: Marijuana March Today In Capital City
Meyer, JonIdaho Press-Tribune (ID)Sat, 01 May 2010
CN BC: PUB LTE: Another Look At Drugs
Barth, RussellAbbotsford Times (CN BC)Tue, 27 Apr 2010
CN BC: PUB LTE: Police Militarizing
Finlay, SteveMission City Record (CN BC)Thu, 22 Apr 2010
US CA: Legalization, Liberty, and Incarceration
Santa Barbara Independent, The (CA)Fri, 23 Apr 2010
US WA: PUB LTE: Maybe Legalizing Drugs Would Be Best Tactic
Allen, MacKenzieNews Tribune, The (Tacoma, WA)Thu, 22 Apr 2010
US RI: Edu: State House Weighs Two Bills Ending Ban On Pot
Peracchio, ClaireBrown Daily Herald, The (Brown, RI Edu)Tue, 20 Apr 2010
US CO: Pro-Marijuana Rally Sparks Up Today
Pazulski, KristinDenver Daily News (CO)Tue, 20 Apr 2010
US SD: OPED: Legalizing Medical Marijuana - Pro
Ryan, TonyArgus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD)Mon, 19 Apr 2010
CN BC: PUB LTE: Why The Focus On Medical Marijuana Grow-Ops?
Smith, TonyLangley Times (CN BC)Fri, 16 Apr 2010
US UT: Edu: Column: Legalizing Marijuana Just Makes Sense
Bracken, RichardDixie Sun (UT Edu)Mon, 12 Apr 2010
US NY: In No-Win War on Narcotics, a Call for Some Legalization
Herbeck, DanBuffalo News (NY)Tue, 06 Apr 2010
US IL: Medical Marijuana Is Already Legal in Illinois
Thompson, ClaireChicago Reader (IL)Thu, 08 Apr 2010
US AZ: Column: Stoners May Get the Last Laugh--in California
Danehy, TomTucson Weekly (AZ)Thu, 01 Apr 2010
US: Some Question US Training of Mexican Forces
Bracamontes, RamonEl Paso Times (TX)Sun, 28 Mar 2010
US TX: Editorial: Mexican Police - U.S. Training Questionable
El Paso Times (TX)Wed, 31 Mar 2010
CN QU: PUB LTE: Let's Take A Leap Toward A Sound Intoxicant
Myrden, AlisonMcGill Daily, The (CN QU Edu)Mon, 29 Mar 2010
US: How the War on Drugs Was Lost
Purcell, AndrewHerald, The (Glasgow, UK)Sun, 28 Mar 2010
US HI: Column: Pot Pow Wows And Peer News
Shafer, JacobMaui Time Weekly (Wailuku, HI)Thu, 25 Mar 2010
US MO: Edu: Former Governor Talks Marijuana
Bomgardner, NikkiUniversity News (U of MO, Kansas City, Edu)Mon, 22 Mar 2010
CN BC: PUB LTE: Free Inspections To Prevent Fires
Smith, TonySurrey Leader (CN BC)Wed, 24 Mar 2010
CN BC: Forum Aims To Provide Pot Perspective
Stern, RachelNanaimo News Bulletin (CN BC)Thu, 25 Mar 2010
CN BC: Marijuana Fans Will Unite At VIU This Weekend
Bell, DanielleNanaimo Daily News (CN BC)Wed, 24 Mar 2010
US MO: Former GOP Governor Wants Pot Legal
Heavin, JaneseColumbia Daily Tribune (MO)Sat, 20 Mar 2010
US HI: PUB LTE: Editorial One-Sided, Completely Negative
Rifkin, MatthewHonolulu Advertiser (HI)Fri, 12 Mar 2010
CN BC: OPED: Candid Police Voices Must Be Heard in Drug Debate
Wood, EvanVictoria Times-Colonist (CN BC)Sun, 14 Mar 2010
US: PUB LTE: Our 'War on Drugs' Causes More Harm Than Good
Stamper, NormUSA Today (US)Fri, 12 Mar 2010
US: Slowly, Limits on Pot Are Fading
Welch, William M.USA Today (US)Tue, 09 Mar 2010
US RI: OPED: Teens, Society Will Suffer If R.I. Decriminalizes Marijuana
Doherty, Brendan P.Providence Journal, The (RI)Mon, 08 Mar 2010
CN BC: North Shore News Columnist Remembered
Millerchip, MartinNorth Shore News, The (CN QU)Fri, 26 Feb 2010
CN BC: US Advocate Lauds Supervised Injection Site
Howell, MikeVancouver Courier (CN BC)Wed, 24 Feb 2010
US AZ: Will Legalizing Pot Hurt Drug Cartels?
Lehrer, AdamGreen Valley News and Sun (AZ)Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Canada: PUB LTE: For Everyone's Sake, Regulate and Legalize It
Myrden, AlisonNational Post (Canada)Mon, 15 Feb 2010
US TX: City Condemns Juarez Violence: Resolution Deletes Marijuana Reference
Burge, DavidEl Paso Times (TX)Wed, 10 Feb 2010
US: Marijuana Classes Are on a Roll
Welch, William M.USA Today (US)Tue, 09 Feb 2010

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