In 2010, the year he would have celebrated his 65th birthday (February 6th), Bob Marley continues to inspire and influence people around the world. One of the most charismatic and challenging performers of our time--a musical, political and even spiritual figure of mystical proportions, both poet and prophet, hero and rebel--Marley remains reggae’s greatest icon and a monumental musical figure of our time. Throughout 2010, Island/Tuff Gong/UMe, his worldwide catalog home, will honor with new album releases a legacy which continues to resonate as Marley’s music is revealed and rediscovered by new generations.

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Kevin Booth (American Drug War) is back with his latest hard-hitting doc. This time he focuses on the medical-marijuana boom in Southern California. Interviewees include Ethan Nadelmann, Craig X Rubin, Don Duncan, Ed Forchan, Bret Bogue, Jeff Joseph and Freeway Ricky Ross.

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In 2009, Olympic great Michael Phelps acknowledged “regrettable” behavior and “bad judgment” after a photo in a British newspaper showed him inhaling from a marijuana pipe.

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Our view: We don't want to emulate California's freewheeling medical cannabis program, but doctors, not judges, should decide when a drug is medically necessary.

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They allege that partially hidden under the overpass were large plastic wrapped bundles and inside was about 238 pounds of raw marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $642,000.

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In the words of comedian Dave Chappelle: “I keeps it real”

A boom for new and improved Bodegas

The definition of Bodega:

A Bodega is a Hispanic/Spanish/Latin mini-mart, kind of like a 7-11 / Time Saver, but usually smaller; an establishment of commerce where customers have the convenience to purchase a wide variety of foods, liquor, beer, cigarettes and candy; a commonly used term on the east coast, especially in the New York City region, where you will find many of these. The word came from the actual Spanish word for "grocery store" - la bodega.

The definition of Bodega in Canada:

In Canada, a neighborhood corner store, not part of a large chain, that is being used as a front to sell drugs. There will be some legitimate business selling soda, cigarettes, and candy bars, but most of the aisles in the store will be full of liquidation merchandise covered in a thick layer of dust.

The definition of Bodega for New Yorkers and Bostonians:

The candy store.

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In den Slums von Rio tobt ein erbitterter Drogenkrieg. Doku von John Blair (Oscar für "Anne Frank")

In den berüchtigten Favelas von Rio de Janeiro fordert der blutige Krieg um Drogen über 1000 Tote pro Jahr. Jon Blair wagte sich in die Slums und porträtiert drei Männer, die dort auf verschiedenen Seiten stehen: "Spiderman", ein junger Dealer, Leonardo Torres vom Drogendezernat und der Pastor dos Santos.

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The Guardia Civil in Girona have arrested three of their own number in connection with drugs missing from the frontier post at La Jonquera. Reports indicate that the third man was arrested some days after his two companions who were imprisoned last week.

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