http://www.mail.com/subjects/1792862-recreational-drug-laws-regulations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1792862-recreational-drug-laws-regulations.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2093404-oas-drug-study-eyes-marijuana-legalization.html LIMA, Peru (AP) — An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana. Drug policy reform advocates called the report historic, though it made no specific proposals and said there was "no significant support" among the OAS' 35 member states for legalizing cocaine, the illicit drug with the g... Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2093404-oas-drug-study-eyes-marijuana-legalization.html 2013-05-17T23:57:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089482-wash-releases-draft-rules-legal-pot.html SEATTLE (AP) — Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. Among the preliminary regulations: They want to track marijuana from "seed to store." They'd put a cap on the number of retail outlets in each county, but not o... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089482-wash-releases-draft-rules-legal-pot.html 2013-05-17T00:33:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089494-ap-photos-path-to-legal-pot-long-wild-trip.html SEATTLE (AP) — It's one thing to legalize marijuana. It's another to figure out how to sell it, grow it, regulate it, test it and tax it. Voters in Washington state and Colorado made pot use for adults over 21 legal last fall, but that was just the first step. On Thursday, Washington officials are expected to release the first draft of rules governing the... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:12:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089494-ap-photos-path-to-legal-pot-long-wild-trip.html 2013-05-16T21:12:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2088394-chong-legalized-marijuana-save-country.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy Award-winning comedy duo Cheech and Chong based their 42-year career on counterculture humor with a particular emphasis on marijuana use. But these days Tommy Chong sees the recreational drug as something more than fodder for jokes about stoned hippies. The 74-year-old comedian thinks legalizing marijuana on a federal level woul... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:35:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2088394-chong-legalized-marijuana-save-country.html 2013-05-15T20:35:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2047124-advocates-eye-legalizing-marijuana-alaska.html JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska, known for its live-and-let-live lifestyle, is poised to become the next battleground in the push to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The state has a complicated history with the drug, with its highest court ruling nearly 40 years ago that adults have a constitutional right to possess and smoke marijuana for persona... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:50:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2047124-advocates-eye-legalizing-marijuana-alaska.html 2013-04-26T16:50:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2044296-court-pot-smokers-fired-colo.html DENVER (AP) — Medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for the drug, even if it was used off duty, according to a court ruling Thursday. The Colorado Court of Appeals found there is no employment protection for medical marijuana users in the state since the drug rem... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:26:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2044296-court-pot-smokers-fired-colo.html 2013-04-26T00:26:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2041166-drug-czar-pot-legalization-wont-change-mission.html BALTIMORE (AP) — The nation's drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won't change his office's mission of fighting the country's drug problem by focusing on addiction treatment that will be available under the federal health overhaul. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the National Drug Control Policy, released P... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:23:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2041166-drug-czar-pot-legalization-wont-change-mission.html 2013-04-24T21:23:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2031856-denver-pot-holiday-bringing-crowds-tight-security.html DENVER (AP) — A crowd of marijuana smokers expected to swell to 80,000 gathered Saturday in Denver to mark the counterculture holiday known as 4/20 on the first celebration since Colorado and Washington made pot legal for recreation use. Reggae music filled the air, and so did the smell of marijuana, as celebrants gathered by mid-morning in a park just be... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:28:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2031856-denver-pot-holiday-bringing-crowds-tight-security.html 2013-04-20T18:28:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032142-wash-bar-owner-allowing-pot-use-faces-crackdown.html SEATTLE (AP) — Jeff Call knew he was pushing the envelope when he started letting people use marijuana at his rum-and-pizza joint in Tacoma. But he didn't quite know the extent of what he was in for: the governor's office demanding state regulators do something about it, local authorities revoking his business license, and his insurance company dropping h... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:45:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032142-wash-bar-owner-allowing-pot-use-faces-crackdown.html 2013-04-19T21:45:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029212-holder-marijuanas-children-factor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — How it affects children will be one factor the Justice Department weighs as it determines how to respond to the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Thursday. "When it comes to these marijuana initiatives, I think among the kinds of things we will have to consider is the i... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:49:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029212-holder-marijuanas-children-factor.html 2013-04-18T21:49:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027550-wash-government-bean-counter-pot-education.html SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Steenhout knows spreadsheets, statistics and bean-counting. He has worked as a budget assistant to the governor, managed local operations for the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed juvenile crime databases. Now, the married, minivan-driving father of a small child is a weed guy — one of the dozens of Washington state workers involved in t... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:15:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027550-wash-government-bean-counter-pot-education.html 2013-04-18T10:15:50Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2020026-legal-pot-draws-tourists-to-colo-wash-420.html DENVER (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend, including out-of staters and even packaged tours. The events and crowds will test the limits of new laws permitting pot use by adults. More than 50,000 are expected to light up outdoors in Denver... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:24:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2020026-legal-pot-draws-tourists-to-colo-wash-420.html 2013-04-15T09:24:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979510-wash-colo-bars-test-limits-legal-pot-laws.html TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — John Connelly leaned forward on his barstool, set his lips against a clear glass pipe and inhaled a white cloud of marijuana vapor. A handful of people milled around him. Three young women stood behind the bar, ready to assist with the preparation of the bongs, as the strains of a blues band playing downstairs sounded faintly off the ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:16:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979510-wash-colo-bars-test-limits-legal-pot-laws.html 2013-03-26T15:16:40Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1955946-snoop-documentary-reincarnated-sxsw-premiere.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In hip-hop terms, using three names in four decades qualifies as a sign of remarkable consistency. So expectations were high when Snoop Lion, the rapper born Calvin Broadus who rose to fame in the gangsta rap 1990s as Snoop Doggy Dogg, emerged Thursday for the premiere of his new movie, album and identity. For "Rei... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:05:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1955946-snoop-documentary-reincarnated-sxsw-premiere.html 2013-03-15T01:05:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1954670-un-official-urges-us-to-fight-marijuana-laws.html VIENNA (AP) — The head of the U.N. drug watchdog agency is urging U.S. federal officials to challenge the decriminalization of possessing small amounts of marijuana for adults 21 and over in Washington and Colorado. While marijuana remains illegal under federal law, both states legalized possession of up to an ounce in November and are setting up rules to... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:39:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1954670-un-official-urges-us-to-fight-marijuana-laws.html 2013-03-14T15:39:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934936-wash-colo-potrepreneurs-opportunity.html LACEY, Wash. (AP) — Kim Ridgway and her wife, Kimberly Bliss, can well envision the shop they plan to open — where they'll put the accessories, the baked goods and the shelves stacked with their valuable product: jars of high-quality marijuana. Like many so-called "potrepreneurs" throughout Washington and Colorado, they're scrambling to get ready for the ... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:41:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934936-wash-colo-potrepreneurs-opportunity.html 2013-03-06T15:41:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932002-ex-dea-heads-un-panel-urge-us-to-nullify-pot-laws.html CHICAGO (AP) — Eight former U.S. drug chiefs warned the federal government Tuesday that time is running out to nullify Colorado and Washington's new laws legalizing recreational marijuana use, and a United Nations agency also urged challenges to the measures it says violate international treaties. The former Drug Enforcement Administration chiefs criticiz... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:54:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932002-ex-dea-heads-un-panel-urge-us-to-nullify-pot-laws.html 2013-03-05T20:54:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1921936-colorado-task-force-ponders-to-tax-legal-pot.html DENVER (AP) — Pot smokers in Colorado were the biggest winners in the vote that legalized the drug. Now state regulators are working out the details of exactly how to tax it, so the benefits are shared statewide in the form of increased revenue. A state panel set up to regulate marijuana in Colorado agreed Thursday to recommend the highest tax contemplate... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:49:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1921936-colorado-task-force-ponders-to-tax-legal-pot.html 2013-02-28T23:49:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1892982-nyc-plans-to-marijuana-arraignments.html NEW YORK (AP) — Many people arrested on low-level marijuana-possession charges in the nation's largest city will no longer be booked and held hours for arraignment, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday. Starting next month, people who get picked up on charges of having a small amount of marijuana will be released with appearance tickets if they have iden... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:01:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1892982-nyc-plans-to-marijuana-arraignments.html 2013-02-15T00:01:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1886754-marijuana-legalization-raises-safety-questions.html DENVER (AP) — Marijuana may be coming out of the black market in Colorado and Washington state, but the drug, at least for now, will retain a decidedly underground feel: Users may not know what's in it. Less than a year away from allowing pot sales, regulators are grappling with how to ensure that the nation's first legal marijuana industry will grow weed... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1886754-marijuana-legalization-raises-safety-questions.html 2013-02-12T17:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1868008-apnewsbreak-effort-building-to-change-us-pot-laws.html SEATTLE (AP) — An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty federal pot tax. While passage this year could be a longshot, lawmakers from both parties have been quietly working on several bills, the first of which Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oreg... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1868008-apnewsbreak-effort-building-to-change-us-pot-laws.html 2013-02-04T20:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858756-dozens-interested-wash-pot-consultant-job.html TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The job description requests an unlikely mix of skills: five years of regulatory experience, with a law degree preferred, and extensive knowledge of all things marijuana. But that didn't stop dozens of people from turning out Wednesday — in flannel and suits, ponytails and hemp necklaces — to find out more about becoming Washington st... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858756-dozens-interested-wash-pot-consultant-job.html 2013-01-31T08:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855778-green-thumb-wash-pot-consultant.html TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Wanted: A green thumb with extensive knowledge of the black, or at least gray, market. As Washington state tries to figure out how to regulate its newly legal marijuana, officials are hiring an adviser on all things weed: how it's best grown, dried, tested, labeled, packaged and cooked into brownies. Sporting a mix... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855778-green-thumb-wash-pot-consultant.html 2013-01-30T22:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853104-wash-vows-to-try-to-weed-how.html SEATTLE (AP) — So far, no one is suggesting checkpoints or fences to keep Washington state's legal pot within its borders. But Gov. Jay Inslee insists there are ways to prevent the bulk smuggling of the state's newest cash crop into the black market, including digitally tracking weed to ensure that it goes from where it is grown to the stores where it is ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853104-wash-vows-to-try-to-weed-how.html 2013-01-29T08:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847478-gop-stronghold-west-veers-dems-column.html DENVER (AP) — A political generation ago, the West signaled the nation's rightward swing, from the emergence of Ronald Reagan to the success of tax-limitation ballot measures in California and Colorado. Now, however, the fabled expanse of deserts, jagged peaks, and emerald coastlines is trending in a different direction. The West has become largely Democr... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847478-gop-stronghold-west-veers-dems-column.html 2013-01-26T14:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832436-future-wash-colo-pot-farming-uncertain.html YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Irrigation canals line Washington's Yakima Valley east of the Cascade Range, transforming a desert landscape into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world — including crops for some of America's biggest vices. Thousands of acres of wine grapes dot the landscape, contributing to Washington's No. 2 rank for premium w... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832436-future-wash-colo-pot-farming-uncertain.html 2013-01-19T20:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813914-partial-victory-bolivia-coca-fight.html LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Evo Morales' global crusade to decriminalize the coca leaf, launched in 2006 after the coca growers' union leader was first elected president of Bolivia, has finally attained a partial, if largely, symbolic victory. A year ago, Bolivia temporarily withdrew from the 1961 U.N. convention on narcotic drugs because it classifies coca le... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813914-partial-victory-bolivia-coca-fight.html 2013-01-11T19:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1792860-column-gun-debate-revives-enduring-american-fight.html WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of a new year, a libertarian strain pulses through America — a get-government-out-of-my-personal-life sensibility that cuts across ideologies and is driven by a younger generation's cultural attitudes. We've seen it in gay-marriage legalization and marijuana decriminalization. And in the fact that, four decades after Roe v. Wa... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1792860-column-gun-debate-revives-enduring-american-fight.html 2012-12-31T22:00:00Z