Feature: Obama's Appointees Raise Questions in the Drug Reform ... Drug War Chronicle, DC - (Emanuel, now a member of Congress, did vote for the pro- medical marijuana Hinchey amendment in July of last year.) This week's announcement that former ...

Holder As Attorney General Seen Likely To Escalate War On Drugs Huffington Post, NY - ... on medical marijuana dispensaries. What kind of legacy did Holder leave? Evidence abounds that the drug war has done nothing to help DC's crime problem. ...

Obama Drug Czar Pick: No Recovery from War on Drugs? Huffington Post, NY - Ramstad also-- again, against the evidence-- opposes medical marijuana and supports federal policing and prosecution of providers and patients in the states ...

A Dust-Up alum's reaction to Obama's picks Los Angeles Times, CA - Arlen Specter, but not as worrying as his 12-year-old suggestion that Washington, DC institute longer sentences for marijuana possession, or his 7-year-old ...

ABC News Drug Policy Reform Organizations Weigh in on Holder Reason Online, CA - He'll call off the medical marijuana raids. Anything more would be a pleasant surprise. And even that will be offset by his insistence on resurrecting ... Video: Obama Taps Holder For AG Eric Holder and Drug Policy Eric Holder, drug warrior and gun banner -

CA medical marijuana advocates concerned about Obama appointments Capitol Weekly, CA - ... state were deciding on a medical marijuana initiative. Holder has been acceptable enough to conservatives that he was nominated to a Washington, DC , ...

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The Prospects for Drug Reform in Obama's Washington AlterNet, CA - Medical Marijuana : Halt the use of Justice Department funds to arrest and prosecute medical marijuana users in states with current laws permitting access to ...

The Bay City Times - MLive.com Michigan voters roll in medical marijuana , causing discomfort for ... The Bay City Times - MLive.com, MI - Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project with offices in Las Vegas and Washington DC , said the efforts in Michigan and in ...

The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com Voters approve medical marijuana MLive.com, MI - by Jeff Karoub AP DETROIT -- Voters in Michigan overwhelmingly approved a medical marijuana ballot measure -- making it one of a quarter of states to ... Voters pass Proposal 1, support letting severely ill grow own pot Michigan Voters Say Yes To Medical Marijuana Questions on ballot initiatives remain