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Country	State/Prov	Year	Month

2005
Dec 29	Washington, DC USA	2005: The Year In Review NORML's Top Ten Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy
Dec 22	Novato, CA USA	Synthetic Cannabinoid Is Neuroprotective, Study Says
Dec 22	Washington, DC USA	Student Drug Survey Highlights Drug War's Failings
Dec 22	Washington, DC USA	Senate Amends Ban On Student Aid For Marijuana Offenders
Dec 15	Wroclaw, Poland	Cannabis-Like Cream Effective Combating Pruritus, Study Says
Dec 15	Rockville, MD USA	FDA Requests Public Comments Regarding Marinol
Dec 15	Washington, DC USA	Drug Czar's Office Announces Dates, Locations For 2006 Regional Student Drug Testing Summits
Dec 8	Washington, DC USA	Time Magazine Praises Medical Cannabis As "Legitimate"
Dec 8	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands Contemplates Regulating Commercial Cultivation Of Cannabis
Dec 8	Lisbon, Portugal	US Cannabis Use Rates Nearly Twice European Average
Nov 29	Washington, DC USA	NORML Questions Tactics Behind Feds' Latest "Drugged Driving" Campaign Organization Reiterates Stance Against Driving While Impaired By Cannabis
Nov 29	Washington, DC USA	Legal Challenge To NIDA's Pot Monopoly To Resume Next Month
Nov 22	Plymouth, United Kingdom	Cannabinoids Show Long-Term Benefits For MS Patients, Study Says
Nov 22	Washington, DC USA	Join NORML Next Week For The 22nd Annual Key West Legal Seminar
Nov 17	Bath, United Kingdom	Cannabis Extracts Relieve Arthritis Pain, Study Says
Nov 17	Sebastopol, CA USA	Crohn's Patients Report Symptomatic Relief From Cannabis
Nov 17	San Francisco, CA USA	San Francisco Okays Guidelines For Medical Cannabis Distribution
Nov 9	Barcelona, Spain	Spain Grants Limited Access To Medical Cannabis Spray
Nov 9	Linkoping, Sweden	Zero Tolerance DUID Laws Don't Deter "Drugged Driving"
Nov 9	Ferndale & Traverse City, MI USA	Two City Medical Use Initiatives Approved by Voters in Michigan
Nov 3	Washington, DC USA	Join NORML For The 22nd Annual Key West Legal Seminar
Nov 3	Sacramento, CA USA	California Policy Opens Door For Taxing Sellers Of Medical Cannabis
Nov 3	Washington, DC USA	Gallup: Public Support Grows For Legalizing Pot
Nov 3	Jerusalem, Israel	Cannabinoids May Offer Cancer Hope
Nov 2	Denver, CO USA	Denver Votes To Abolish Pot Penalties
Oct 27	Washington, DC USA	Liberalizing Marijuana Laws Enables Police To Focus Efforts On More Serious Crimes, Study Says
Oct 27	Washington, DC USA	Education Department Awards Schools $7.2 Million To Enact Random Student Drug Testing
Oct 20	Bern, Switzerland	Saliva Tests Not Sensitive To Cannabis
Oct 20	Colorado Springs, CO USA	Endocannabinoid System May Play Role In Maintaining Body's Homeostasis
Oct 20	Denver, CO USA	Citywide Cannabis Initiatives To Be Voted On Next Month
Oct 17	Washington, DC USA	Marijuana Arrests For Year 2004: 771,608, Record High; FBI Report Reveals
Oct 13	Arcueil, France	Cannabis Poses Less On-Road Risk Than Alcohol, Study Says
Oct 13	Seattle, WA USA	California Medical Marijuana Refugee Seized By Canadian Officials,Turned Over To US Authorities While Hospitalized
Oct 13	Baltimore, MD USA	Cannabinoids Promote Neurogenesis In The Brain, Study Says
Oct 6	Ottawa, ON Canada	Cannabis Now Top Canadian Cash Crop
Oct 6	Sydney, Australia	Medical Cannabis Reduces Patients' Reliance On Other Medications, Study Says
Oct 6	Washington, DC USA	NORML Launches Cash Prize Video Blog Contest
Sep 29	Madison, WI USA	35th Annual Midwest Harvest Festival To Take Place This Weekend
Sep 29	London, United Kingdom	Cannabis Extracts Effective In Treatment Of Pain-Related MS Symptoms, Study Says
Sep 29	Baltimore, MD USA	Positive Marijuana Result Not Associated With Auto Crash Culpability
Sep 22	Washington, DC USA	DEA Postpones Legal Challenge To NIDA's Pot Monopoly
Sep 22	Tokyo, Japan	Cannabinoids May Offer Role In Treating Inflammatory Diseases, Study Says
Sep 22	London, United Kingdom	Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Find Relief From Cannabis, Study Says
Sep 15	Hurth, Germany	Researchers Propose Cannabis Impairment Guidelines
Sep 15	Boston, MA USA	16th Annual Boston Freedom Rally To Take Place This Saturday
Sep 15	Ottawa, ON Canada	Health Canada Revisits Proposal To Distribute Medical Cannabis In Licensed Pharmacies
Sep 8	Sacramento, CA USA	Firing Medical Pot Users Not A Violation Of State Law, California Appeals Court Rules
Sep 8	London, United Kingdom	Britain: Pot Reclassification Associated With Decline In Teen Use
Sep 8	Vancouver, ON Canada	Body's Natural "Cannabis" Provides Pain Relief
Sep 8	Washington, DC USA	Medical Cannabis Laws Have No Negative Impact On Teen Use, Study Says
Sep 1	Chicago, IL USA	JAMA Commentary Calls For Marijuana's Rescheduling
Sep 1	Washington, DC USA	NIDA Rejects MAPS/Cal NORML Cannabis Vaporizer Study
Sep 1	Denver, CO USA	Denver Pot Reform Measure To Appear On November Ballot
Aug 25	Washington, DC USA	Legal Proceedings Begin Challenging NIDA's Monopoly Of US Cannabis Supply
Aug 25	Washington, DC USA	Rising Marijuana Arrests Rates Not Associated With Reduced Marijuana Use, Study Says
Aug 18	Seattle, WA USA	150,000 To Attend Seattle Hempfest This Weekend "Don't Just Burn It, Learn It!"
Aug 18	Salem, USA	Legislature Amends Oregon Medical Cannabis Law
Aug 18	Bristol, United Kingdom	Body's Cannabinoids Halt Spread Of Colorectal Cancer, Study Says
Aug 11	San Francisco, CA USA	THC Selectively Inhibits Tumor Cell Growth Better Than Synthetic Alternative, Study Says
Aug 11	Washington, DC USA	Congress Requests Assessment On "Drugged Driving"
Aug 11	Washington, DC USA	"MARINOL VERSUS NATURAL CANNABIS" New NORML Report Examines The Pros And Cons Of Synthetic THC Compared To Cannabis
Aug 4	Lyon, France	Marijuana And Cancer Risk Not Strong, Study Says
Aug 4	Bath, United Kingdom	Cannabinoids Could Offer Relief For Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Aug 4	Vancouver, BC Canada	US Seeks Extradition Of Marc Emery For Internet Seed Sales
Jul 28	Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaican Parliament May Consider Decrim
Jul 28	New York, NY USA	Former Ogilvy & Mather Execs Sentenced To Prison For Inflating Costs Of Feds' Anti-Pot Ads
Jul 28	Traverse City, MI USA	Presence Of THC Metabolite Alone Not Evidence Of Driver Impairment, Court Says
Jul 21	Washington, DC USA	NORML Unveils 2005 "Truth Report" Comprehensive Report Refutes White House's Top Marijuana Myths
Jul 21	Denver, CO USA	Federal Judge Rules Agents Don't Have To Return Property To Authorized Medi-Pot Patient
Jul 21	Buffalo, NY USA	Wives Influence Husbands' Pot Use, Study Says
Jul 14	Lisbon, Portugal	Cannabis No Stronger, British Medical Journal Says
Jul 14	Washington, DC USA	Domestic Pot Production Up, Cannabis Not Linked To Violence, Federal Report Says
Jul 14	San Diego, CA USA	NORML Mourns Passing Of Steve McWilliams
Jul 7	Clearwater, FL USA	Moderate Cannabis Use Not Associated With Cancer, Study Says
Jul 7	Los Angeles, CA USA	Decreased Depression In Cannabis Users, Study Says
Jul 7	Washington, DC USA	Feds Spend Nearly $4 Billion Annually On Failed Pot Policy, Economics Report Says
Jun 30	Rockville, MD USA	Arrests Drive Spike In "Marijuana Treatment" Admissions, Study Says
Jun 30	Ottawa, ON Canada	Medical Cannabis Spray Now Available In Canada
Jun 30	Providence, RI USA	Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Medical Marijuana Legislation
Jun 30	Washington, DC USA	Bipartisan Legislation To Authorize Commercial Hemp Cultivation Introduced In Congress HR 3037 Grants States "Exclusive Authority" To Regulate The Growing And Processing Of Industrial Hemp
Jun 24	The Hague, Netherlands	Attorney General For The Netherlands: "I Believe Because It Is Absurd"
Jun 24	San Francisco, CA USA	Feds Begin Crackdown Against Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Jun 24	Washington, DC USA	Narcotic Officers Organize To Fight Bush Administration's Cuts
Jun 17	Ottawa, ON Canada	Renee Boje Denied Refugee Status
Jun 16	Ghent, Belgium	Saliva Testing Not Yet Reliable For Cannabis, Study Says
Jun 16	Syracuse, NY USA	Increased Drug Enforcement Associated With Higher Levels Of Non-Drug Crimes, Study Says
Jun 16	Washington, DC USA	Congress To Continue Prosecution Of State-Authorized Medi-Pot Patients 161 House Members -- The Most Ever -- Vote To Halt Raids
Jun 9	Vancouver, BC Canada	Canada Should Establish "Regulatory Framework" For Cannabis, Study Says
Jun 9	Washington, DC USA	Supreme Court Ruling Spurs US Congress Vote To Bar Feds From Targeting Medi-Pot Patients
Jun 9	London, UK	British Regulators Likely To Uphold Delay Of Medical Cannabis Spray
Jun 2	Fukuoka, Japan	Cannabinoid Neuroprotective Against Cerebral Infarction, Study Says
Jun 2	Boston, MA USA	Taxing And Regulating Cannabis Could Yield $14 Billion In Annual Savings And Revenue, Study Says
Jun 2	Washington, DC USA	NORML Comments On Pending Supreme Court Medical Cannabis Ruling
May 26	Plymouth, United Kingdom	UK To Fund Three-Year Study On Role Of THC In MS Treatment
May 26	Bethesda, MD USA	Pot Compound Protects Against Alcohol-Induced Brain Damage
May 26	Maastricht, Netherlands	Dutch Considering Pilot Project To Ban Tourists From Border Coffee Shops
May 26	Newcastle, United Kingdom	Cannabinoids May Play Role In Treating Depression
May 19	Washington, DC USA	New Drug Czar Report Relies Primarily On Unpublished Data
May 19	Washington, DC USA	Congress To Outlaw "Anti-Drug Testing" Industry
May 19	Washington, DC USA	Medical Journals Tout Therapeutic Effects Of Cannabinoids
May 12	London, United Kingdom	HIV/AIDS Patients Report Subjective Relief from Cannabis, Study Says
May 12	Washington, DC USA	No Criminal Record For Pot Say Majority Of Canadians, Americans
May 12	Washington, DC USA	Drug Czar's Office A "Federal Wasteland" That Fails To Show Results, Study Says
May 5	New York, NY USA	More Than 180 Cities, 30 Countries To Hold Cannabis Rallies This Weekend
May 5	Washington, DC USA	Drug War Disproportionately Targets Minor Marijuana Offenders, Study Says
May 5	Washington, DC USA	Bipartisan Bill To Legalize Medical Marijuana Reintroduced In Congress HR 2087 Grants Leeway To State Legislatures, Would End Bush Administration's Assault On Medical Marijuana Patients
Apr 28	Washington, DC USA	US Inmate Population Surpasses 2.1 Million
Apr 28	Washington, DC USA	ACLU Joins Suit Alleging Feds Obstruct Medicinal Cannabis Research
Apr 28	Louisville, KY USA	Cannabis Use Not Associated With Injury Among Trauma Patients, Study Says
Apr 21	Salisbury, United Kingdom	Canada Approves First Ever Medical Cannabis Spray Sativex-Maker Hires Former Drug Czar Deputy Director
Apr 21	Miami, FL USA	Trial Set "Inhaled" Marinol And Migraine
Apr 21	Washington, DC USA	Federal Bill Mandating 10 Years To Life For Pot Sales Reintroduced In Congress
Apr 14	Ottawa, ON Canada	Cannabis Users Likely To Be Well Educated, Top Wage Earners, Survey Says
Apr 14	Madison, WI USA	Cannabinoids Offer Novel Approach For Treatment Of Prostate Cancer, Study Says
Apr 14	Belmont, MA USA	Heavy Cannabis Use Not Associated With Cognitive Deficits, Study Says
Apr 14	Honolulu, HI USA	No Causal Link Between Cannabis Use And Schizophrenia, Study Says
Apr 7	San Francisco, CA USA	NORML 2005 Conference Draws Near Record Crowd
Apr 7	Washington, DC USA	"YOU ARE GOING DIRECTLY TO JAIL" New NORML Report Takes Aim At "Zero Tolerance" Drugged Driving Laws
Mar 24	Washington, DC USA	Drug Czar's Office To Fund Nationwide Tour To Push For Expanded Student Drug Testing
Mar 24	Washington, DC USA	"Get Up, Stand Up! Stand Up For Your Rights!" Join NORML This March 31-April 2 For The 2005 National Conference
Mar 24	Tallahassee, FL USA	Cannabis Extracts Efficacious For Patients With Urinary Dysfunction
Mar 17	Salisbury, United Kingdom	British Docs Recommending Medical Cannabis, Study Says
Mar 17	Brussels, Belgium	EU To Begin Roadside Saliva Testing For Drugged Drivers
Mar 17	Austin, TX USA	NORML Announces Willie Nelson Benefit Golf Tournament Play Golf With Willie; All Proceeds Benefit NORML
Mar 17	Cologne, Germany	Netherlands: Most Use Prescription Cannabis For MS, Study Says
Mar 11	Washington, DC USA	NORML Releases Most Comprehensive Analysis Of US Marijuana Arrest Data To Date
Mar 3	Ottawa, Canada	Canada Offers Tax Break To Medical Cannabis Patients
Mar 3	Salisbury, United Kingdom	Company Accelerates Plans For US Approval Of Medi-Pot Spray
Mar 3	Canberra, Australia	Australia: ACT Limits Cannabis Cultivation
Mar 3	Vienna, Austria	US Appetite For Illicit Drugs Is World's Largest, UN Report Says NORML Director Calls For A "Regime Change" In US Drug Policy
Feb 24	Washington, DC USA	Former Ogilvy & Mather Execs Found Guilty Of Overbilling Drug Czar's Office For Anti-Pot Ads
Feb 24	Madrid, Spain	Cannabinoids Stave Off Alzheimer's Decline, Study Says
Feb 24	Layerthorpe, United Kingdom	Efficacy Of Student Drug Testing Not Backed By Evidence, Study Says
Feb 17	Lisbon, Portugal	Cannabis Becoming A 'Minor' Offense In EU, Study Says
Feb 17	Los Angeles, CA USA	Ex-Cop To Ride Horseback Across US To Promote Drug Law Reform
Feb 17	Columbus, OH USA	Ohio Senate Passes Ominous "Drugged Driving" Bill
Feb 10	Munich, Germany	Cannabis To Be Tested As Crohn's Disease Treatment
Feb 10	Washington, DC USA	2005 Marijuana Law Reform Legislation Introduced In States Nationwide
Feb 10	Washington, DC USA	Science Refutes Latest Marijuana And Cognition Claim
Feb 3	Brussels, Belgium	Belgium: Court Clarifies That Cannabis Smokers Are To Receive Verbal Warning; And Keep The Cannabis
Feb 3	London, United Kingdom	One-Third Fewer Britons Arrested For Marijuana Under Reclassification
Feb 3	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Drug Use Surveys Often Found Unreliable, Study Says
Jan 27	Oxford, United Kingdom	Moderate Use Of Cannabis "Safe," Study Says
Jan 27	Washington, DC USA	Justice Department Won't Defend Congress' Ban On Transit Ads Promoting Marijuana Law Reform
Jan 27	Washington, DC USA	Supreme Court Rules Random Drug Dog Sniffs Constitutional
Jan 20	Salisbury, United Kingdom	Cannabis Extracts Reduce Cancer Pain, Study Says
Jan 20	Warsaw, Poland	Polish Government Considers Pot Decriminalization
Jan 20	Berlin, Germany	Zero Tolerant "Drugged Driving" Limits Unconstitutional, German Supreme Court Says
Jan 13	Philadelphia, PA USA	Black Lawmakers Condemn War On Drugs, Call For Non-Criminal Alternatives
Jan 13	Washington, DC USA	US Stands Alone In Hemp Ban, Congressional Research Service Report Says
Jan 13	Washington, DC USA	Drug Czar's "News" Stories Violated Feds' Anti-Propaganda Laws, General Accounting Office Finds
Jan 6	Washington, DC USA	Allen St. Pierre Assumes Helm As New NORML Executive Director
Jan 6	Washington, DC USA	Save The Date: NORML Announces 2005 National Conference In San Francisco

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