April 2009

"State voters add to budget gridlock, poll says,"  Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle, April 30, 2009

"Oakland council backs a tax on marijuana," Stu Woo,  The Wall Street Journal, April 30, 2009

"Discouraging the use of marijuana, but gently," Sam Hodges, The Dallas Morning News, April 28, 2009

"The maintreaming of marijuana," William Saletan, Human Nature, April 27, 2009


"Drug decriminalization: a sensible middle ground," Neal Pierce, The Seattle Times (and other papers), April 24, 2009

"Drugs: To legalize or not," Pro: Steven B. Duke. Con: John P. Walters, Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2009.

"Should  the U.S. decriminalize marijuana?," Ethan Nadleman and Bill Piper, Washington Times, April 26, 2009

"One Lone Ranger rides again to legalize dope," Mary Ann Akers, The Washignton Post, April 24, 2009

"Webb: Pot legalization 'on the table' in prison reform effort," Michael O'Brien, The Hill's Blog Briefing  Room, April 23, 2009

"Ceasefire in drug war," George E. Curry, The Seattle Medium.com, April 22, 2009

"Wasted," Moises Naim, Foreign Policy, May/June 2009

"U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot," (Editorial), The Denver Post, April 21, 2009

"What if marijuana were legal? Possible outcomes," John Burnett, All Things Considered, April 20, 2009


"Marijuana advocates point to signs of change," Jesse McKinley, The New York Times, April 19, 2009

"Pot legalization favored by some to stem violence," Michael Gleeson, The Hill, April 19, 2009

"The Point: Marijuana should be legal, and left alone," Mark Bowden, e-(Philadelphia) Inquirer, April 18, 2009

"Marijuana: good medicine for Sonoma?, Walt Williams, Sonoma Valley  Sun, April 17, 2009

"Obama's demented drug policy," Radley Balko, The Daily Beast, April 16, 2009

"A different kind of green economy gaining popularity," Jen Thomas, Medill Reports, April 15, 2009

"Marijuana debate goes mainstream," Adrine Akopyan, AllGov.com, April 16, 2009

"Mexican Congres debates legalizaing marijuana," E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press, April 13, 2009

"Legalization of marijuana -- Let's get on with the debates!," Testcountry.com, April 13, 2009

"Is marijuana legalization on the horizon?," Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian, April 13, 2009

"Mexican Ambassador wants to consider marijuana legalization," Opposing Views, April 12, 2009


"Who wants to pay taxes? Cannabis consumers do!," Allen St. Pierre, CapeCodToday, April 12, 2009
 
 
 
"An end to the war on weed?," Nathan Comp, In These Times, April 12, 2009

"A criminally stupid war on drugs in the US," Clive Crook, Financial Times/FT.com, April 12, 2009


"Mexican ambassador: US should take marijuana legalization seriously," David Edwards and Joe Byrne, therawstory.com, April 12, 2009

"The war on a plant," Ed Quillen, Denverpost.com, April 12, 2009

"Political winds shift in favor of legalized pot," Carla Marinucci, SFGate/San Francisco Chronicle, April 12, 2009

"We tried a war like this once before," Mike Gray, Washington Post, April 12, 2009

"Legalization key to ending drug violence," Bill Steigerwald. The Herald News (Massachusetts), April 10, 2009

"Wave white flag in the drug war," Nolan Finley, The Detroit News/detnews.com, April 8, 2009

"American's new marijuana zeitgeist," The Hill's Congress Blog, April 8, 2009

"Obama's marijuana buzz kill," Kathleen Parker, The Daily Beast, April 8, 2009

"Legalisation of drugs could save £UK 14bn, says study," Duncan Campbell, The Guardian, April 7, 2009

"Obama punts on marijuana policy," Grant Smith, Los Angeles Times, April 7, 2009

"Obama: (Reefer) madness to tackle legalization?," Norm Stamper, The Huffington Post, April 7, 2009

"Legalizing marijuana: Where the Bush team tops Obama's," John H. Richardson, Esquire, April 7, 2009

"Something's in the air: Could marijuana use be legalized?," Wayne Garcia, Creativeloafing.com, April 7, 2009

"Legalizing marijuana will transform America," Elyce Strong,  Examiner.com, April 6, 2009


"Why legalizing marijuana makes sense," Allaboutjazz.com, April 5, 2009

"Should marijuana be legal?," Michael Vitiello, Sacramento Bee, April 5, 2009

"Treat pot like booze and save $$$, economists say,"  Out in the Mountains (Vermont), April 4, 2009


"The crime of prohibition," James Baker, The Arkansas Traveler, April 3, 2009

"Push to legalize marijuana hits the mainstream media," Kellyn Brown, Flathead Beacon (Montana), April 3, 2009

"A new conversation on drug prohibition," Rick Holmes, MetroWest Daily (suburban Boston), April 3, 2009

"This is the truth on drugs ... any questions?," David Sirota, Creators.com, April 3, 2009

"Joe on pot," Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker, April 2, 2009

"I smoke pot, and I like it," Will Wilkinson, The Week, April 2, 2009

"War on drugs" seems lost," Leonard Pitts Jr.,  Philly.com, April 2, 2009

"Is the media finally getting it on drug policy?," Maia Szalavitz, The Huffington Post, April 2, 2009

"Taking the profit out of illegal drugs," Bob Scott, The Macon County News, April 2, 2009

"Surrender would be a win," Rhonda Swan, Palm Beach Post, April 2, 2009

"The war on the war on drugs," Eric Etheridge, The Opinionator, New York Times, April 2, 2009

"Media getting high on pot legalization," Caitlin Millat, Bay Area News, April 2, 2009

"It's high time," Joe Klein, Time, April 2, 2009

"Rethinking the war on drugs," Jonathan Hollander, Columbia Spectator, April 1, 2009

"Status quo going up in smoke?," Kelley Vlahos, The American Conservative, April 1, 2009

"Readers weigh in on teacher layoffs, legalization of drugs," Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, April 1, 2009

"Web lights up with protests over Obama's dismissal of marijuana legalization," Andrew Malcolm and Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times/Blogs, April 1, 2009


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