- Here's a funny and insightful roundup on marijuana law and pot's defacto legalization in California. Says the blogger: "Make no mistake, we are talking defacto legalization with at least an estimated 300,000 persons now receiving medical cannabis in California. The fact is that all most anyone over 45 (who s not extraordinarily lucky) has an aliment that qualifies for medical cannabis." [Prawfs Blog: Marijuana Law]
- Truth Dig reprints Alternet's recent expose on New York City's alarmingly high marijuana arrest rate and the social and legal implications thereof. Incidentally, the Village Voice calls NYC the "marijuana arrest capital of the World," with 43,000 weed arrests since 1997. [Truth Dig: New York's War on Marijuana]
- Reports the Marijuana Policy Project: "The House sponsor of Rhode Island’s medical marijuana law, Rep. Thomas Slater, passed away today after a long battle with cancer. In addition to championing the needs of seriously ill patients who could benefit from medical marijuana, he was the tireless advocate for the needy in his district..." [MPP Blog: Medical Marijuana Movement Loses a Champion.]
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