- Australia: No more national parks as Tony Abbott pledges to support loggers as the 'ultimate conservationists'—Orwellian lies.
- Ikea cut down to size as 600-year-old trees used for flat-pack
- Timber Thieves Threaten California's Redwood Giants NYT
- Greenpeace urges Procter & Gamble to reject harmful palm oil practices—"Group pushes for ‘no-deforestation’ policy after accusing Indonesian suppliers of clearing endangered animal habitat."
- LePage: More logging of state forests will increase revenues—"The governor says the money can be used to help Mainers get better heating systems, but environmentalists say the plan is short-sighted."
- The Marijuana Industry Pleads With Congress: Treat Us Like a Regular Business
- Republicans Have Finally Turned Against the Drug War—"Libertarian Republicans are pushing the party to get behind marijuana legalization. Is this a culture war the GOP is willing to lose?" Apparently Rand Paul didn't get the memo.
- Uruguay may import marijuana from Canada
- House GOP passes bill to force Obama to crack down on legal weed in states that allow it—Championing states' rights and limted government... not.
- More than 100 marijuana shops shut down, L.A. city attorney says—"Mike Feuer is stepping up enforcement of rules restricting marijuana dispensaries. His staff is also focusing on landlords who rent space." LAT
- Oklahoma Man Threatened To Kill Gov. Fallin Because Weed Is Illegal—Somebody needs to chill.
- Despite banning legal pot, Yakima seeks tax money—Hypocritical freeloaders.
- Dog-Walkers to Client: "We Don't Walk Dogs for People Who Want Marijuana Legalized"
- Tests show THC content in marijuana edibles is inconsistent—"With no standard for testing, buyers can't trust items' potency."
- 3rd grade students busted with pot in school bathroom—This is why we can't have nice things.
- Should pot be legal nationwide? Your Say Interactive—Resistance is slowly dying out.
- California Democrats Back Marijuana Legalization In Party Platform
- CA. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom on marijuana : 'It's time to legalize', 'time to regulate'
- Legalize pot in York? State group to make push
- Legal pot a 'net positive' for society - US expert
- The Canadian Government Is Forcing Medical Marijuana Patients to Destroy Their Weed—"[O]n April 1, Canada's roughly 40,000 medical marijuana patients will no longer be able to grow their own weed. Instead, they'll have to turn to the big-time grow ops that are being built and regulated all across the country. Patients will have to spend more money (these new legal grows will charge patients $4.50 to $7 a gram), while being provided with a more limited selection of cannabis."
- Cops Cripple Minnesota and Louisiana Medical Marijuana Bills
- Georgia medical-marijuana bill dead for 2014
- The US Government Now Supplies Cannabis Extracts to Epileptic Kids—"We Talked to CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta about his new documentary, Weed 2, and his ongoing journey to investigate the plant's medical potential."
- Maryland House looks to expand medical marijuana law, considering other measures WaPo
- The 50-Year-Old Agreement Preventing Marijuana from Treating PTSD
- Nevada health dept. allows treating PTSD with marijuana
- Medical marijuana research for PTSD nears federal approval
- Police, Nutter Open to Ending Pot Arrests
- Colorado Court: Some Pot Cases Can Be Overturned
- ACLU: Steep drop in pot cases has freed up resources
- America Has a Black-Market Problem, Not a Drug Problem—"The head of the military's Southern Command wants more money to fight a losing battle."
- 5 Ways the War on Drugs Makes Us Less Safe
- Man Calls Cops To Turn In Drug Paraphernalia He Found, Gets Home Placed On Federal 'Drug Lab' Watchlist For 2 Years
- Senate passes welfare drug testing pilot program—"Suspicion-based drug testing of welfare recipients would become the norm under a bill passed by the state Senate Thursday."
- Legalizing marijuana could fund Gov. LePage's anti-drug bill—"Lawmakers discuss putting pot legalization before voters, where a 'yes' vote would provide taxes to fund the governor's beefed-up anti-drug fight." LePage wants to add 22 state jobs to fight drug trafficking.
- The war on drugs fills half of federal prison cells—"This would be comical if it weren't so tragic." WaPo
- Holder Endorses Proposal to Reduce Drug Sentences—"Testifying on Thursday before the commission that sets sentencing guidelines, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. criticized what he called an 'overreliance on incarceration.'" NYT
- Figures show large drop in US inmate numbers tied to sentencing reform—"Data from Bureau of Prisons shows less aggressive approach to drugs offences mean fewer people are being sent to prison."
- Our criminal justice system has become a crime—"Prosecutors too often abuse unrestrained powers."
- Hawaii law lets police have sex with prostitutes
- Boy, 16, suffers ruptured testicle after rough 'pat down' by police woman and now faces infertility
- Thieves dig 50ft tunnel to steal thousands of pounds from cash machine
- Ban on audio recordings without consent is struck down by Illinois Supreme Court
