Regierung in Prag entsprechende Höchstgrenzen fest: Beispielsweise 15 Gramm Marihuana, vier Ecstasy-Pillen oder ein Gramm Kokain. Auch Rauschmittel wie Heroin, Amphetamine oder Halluzinogene sind in der neuen Tabelle enthalten. Die Regelung soll ab 1. Januar gelten.

zeit.de

Sen. Dennis Meadows, a deputy general secretary of the Jamaica Labor Party, issued a statement on Saturday saying that relaxing laws against marijuana cigarettes - commonly referred to as "spliffs" - would free up the island's courts and police to focus on violent street crime and harder drugs.

canadianpress

Already Four States Have Marijuana Legalization Bills In Play; Californians To Vote On Legalization in 2010

It can readily be said that 2009 was one of the busiest and most productive years in cannabis law reform since NORML’s founding in 1970. However, it appears as if 2010 is going to be an even busier year–notably marked by the increasing number of actual state legalization bills and a voter initiative in America’s most important state.

norml.org

Medical marijuana could be legalized in D.C. if a giant government funding bill passes Congress. House and Senate conferees have come up with a compromise conference agreement that would provide funding for most federal departments and agencies. But unlike past years, there is no provision that would prevent D.C. from legalizing medical marijuana.

nbcwashington.com
Ballot Initiative 59

Many adults in the United States are willing to legalize marijuana, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 53 per cent of respondents support this notion, while 43 per cent are opposed.

angus-reid.com
Complete Poll [PDF]

The place looks like a storybook, and on January 1, the story's getting a lot cooler. Plans for implementation of a voter-approved citywide legalization of marijuana in the Colorado ski resort town of Breckenridge are nearly complete.

tokeofthetown.com

Last week, employees at a goodwill store in Ohio opened a donated water jug and found almost a pound of pot. The donation was anonymous, and police estimate the amount to be worth around $1,500.

huffingtonpost.com
Video

One of the primary reasons for NOT following Europe and the United States by introducing 'degree's of decriminalisation' for cannabis users has always been the governments inability to work out how to recoup the losses legalising cannabis would inevitably manifest upon big lobbying industries such as pharmaceuticals, petroleum and alcohol.

cannazine.co.uk