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Country	State/Prov	Year	Month

1998
Dec 31	Augusta, ME USA	Maine Will Decide Medical Marijuana Question In '99
Dec 31	Madrid, Spain	Marijuana May Offer Protection Against Tumors, Research Shows
Dec 31	Wellington, New Zealand	New Zealand Health Committee Advocates Relaxing Marijuana Laws, Finds Moderate Use Harmless
Dec 31	Sacramento, CA USA	New California A.G. Says Legalizing Medical Marijuana Will Be A Priority
Dec 17	Washington, DC USA	Increasing Marijuana Reform Legislation Anticipated In 1999 State Legislatures
Dec 10	Washington, DC USA	Congress Allocates $23 Million To Develop Anti-Marijuana Fungus
Dec 10	Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaican Custom Officials To Order Drug Tests For Airline Passengers
Dec 10	Detroit, MI USA	Michigan Man Must Return To Virginia Jail To Serve Out 24 Year Old Marijuana Conviction
Dec 10	Washington, DC USA	Clinton Administration Calls Amendment Nixing D.C. Medical Marijuana Vote "Sensible"
Dec 10	Washington, DC USA	High Court Overturns Iowa Blanket Search Law, Marijuana Conviction
Nov 19	Syracuse, NY USA	Drug Testing Negatively Impacts Employee Productivity, Study Concludes
Nov 19	London, England	House of Lords Backs Prescription Cannabis, But Parliament Balks
Nov 19	Washington, DC USA	Government Health Officials Deny Marijuana and Pain Study, Again
Oct 22	Orlando, FL USA	Magazine Publishers Of America Enlist In Drug War Media Blitz
Oct 22	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Marijuana Plays No Significant Role In Automotive Crashes, Australian Study Finds
Oct 22	Denver, CO USA	Medical Marijuana Proposal To Appear On Colorado Ballot, But Votes Won't Count, Secretary of State Announces
Oct 22	Washington, DC USA	National Black Police Association Supports Passage of D.C. Medical Marijuana Proposal
Oct 22	Anchorage, AK USA	Alaska Nurses Association Backs Passage Of Medical Marijuana Initiative
Oct 14	Washington, DC USA	Marijuana Ranks Fourth Largest Cash Crop In America Despite Prohibition
Oct 8	Columbia, SC USA	South Carolina High School Issues Ban On Hemp Jewelry
Oct 8	London, England	U.K. Drug Czar Backs Limited Use Of Medical Marijuana
Oct 8	Washington, DC USA	Clinton Signs Law Denying Student Aid To Marijuana Smokers
Oct 8	Jerusalem, Israel	Marijuana Derivative Benefits Head Trauma Victims, Human Trials Show
Oct 1	Chicago, IL USA	New Roadside Test Can Detect Drug Impairment, Police Claim
Oct 1	Baton Rouge, LA USA	Pair of Lawsuits Challenge New Louisiana Drug Testing Requirements
Oct 1	Washington, DC USA	Senate Mulls Whether To Prohibit Possession Of Large Amounts Of Cash By Travelers
Oct 1	Missoula, MT USA	Federal Officials Say No To Montana Hemp Beer Maker
Oct 1	Montpelier, VT USA	Man Held In Oklahoma Jail For Possessing Legal Weed Still Faces Court Battle
Sep 24	Boston, MA USA	REMINDER: YEAR'S LARGEST MARIJUANA REFORM RALLY TO TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK
Sep 24	Spokane, WA USA	Government Website Uses Anti-Drug Trafficking Funds To Launch State Propaganda Campaign Against Medical Marijuana
Sep 24	Washington, DC USA	Voters In Nation's Capitol Will Decide On Medical Marijuana
Sep 24	Washington, DC USA	Senate To Take Up Resolution Rejecting Medical Marijuana
Sep 24	Washington, DC USA	House Okays Legislation To Test Driver's License Applicants, Others For Drugs
Sep 17	Denver, CO USA	Colorado Medical Marijuana Initiative Will Appear On November Ballot
Sep 17	Washington, DC USA	Ninety-Three Members of Congress Stand Up For Medical Marijuana
Sep 17	Arcata, CA USA	DEA Raids Humbolt Cannabis Center, Destroys Patients' Medicine
Sep 17	Fargo, ND USA	University Study Gives Green Light For Hemp Cultivation In North Dakota
Sep 10	Vancouver, BC Canada	Patient's Glaucoma Justified Medical Marijuana Use, Cultivation, Canadian Judge Rules
Sep 10	Washington, DC USA	Court Challenges Boost Hopes For Colorado, DC Medical Marijuana Initiatives
Sep 10	Oklahoma, OK USA	Governor's Signature All That Stands In The Way Of
Sep 3	Paris, France	French Police Threaten To Prosecute British Company For Marketing Hemp Products
Sep 3	Boston, MA USA	Judge Finds City-Imposed Restrictions On Scheduled Marijuana Rally Unconstitutional
Sep 3	San Francisco, CA USA	Judge Allows California Buyers' Clubs To Remain Open, Rejects Oakland Plan To Immunize Dispensary From Prosecution
Sep 3	Sacramento, CA USA	California Legislature Closes Without Deciding On Medical Marijuana Research Center
Aug 27	Baton Rouge, LA USA	Louisiana Governor Backs Unprecedented Drug Testing Plan Despite Costs, Legal Problems
Aug 27	Washington, DC USA	Government's Household Survey Data Contradicts Prop. 215 Critics
Aug 27	Pine Ridge, SD USA	DEA Says Federal Marijuana Prohibition Trumps Tribal Law Okaying Hemp Cultivation
Aug 27	London, England	Private Researcher Plants First Medical Marijuana Crop
Aug 20	Los Angeles, USA	Relative Safety Of Moderate Marijuana Smoking Not Challenged By New Study
Aug 20	West Australia, Australia	West Australia Decriminalizes Marijuana On "Trial" Basis
Aug 20	Los Angeles, CA USA	Best Selling Author Jailed On Medical Marijuana Charges Expected To Post Bail Tonight
Aug 13	Oakland, CA USA	Cannabis Club Staff Designated As Officers Of City Of Oakland
Aug 13	Salem, OR USA	Oregon Democrats Oppose Marijuana Recriminalization Effort
Aug 13	Washington, DC USA	DC Medical Marijuana Petitioners Challenge Initiative Count
Aug 13	New York, NY USA	International Marijuana Symposium To Be Held In London
Aug 13	Washington, DC USA	ACLU's Stance On Marijuana In New York Times Attacked By Drug Czar's Office
Aug 6	Washington, DC USA	Three Recent Polls Reveal Overwhelmingly Support For Marijuana Reform
Aug 6	Pine Ridge, SD USA	Indian Tribe Approves Ordinance Supporting Hemp Cultivation
Aug 6	Sacramento, CA USA	California Marijuana Arrests Soar Despite 215's Passage
Aug 6	Washington, DC USA	States Certify More Medical Marijuana Initiatives For Fall Ballot
Aug 6	Wellington, New Zealand	Marijuana Poses Few Health Risks, New Zealand Health Ministry Says
Jul 30	Hartford, CT USA	Off Campus Pot Arrest Not Grounds For Expulsion, State Supreme Court Rules
Jul 30	Raleigh, NC USA	North Carolina Appeals Court Rules Cops Can't Lie "In Good Faith" To Secure Search Warrants
Jul 30	Oakland, CA USA	Oakland City Council Votes To Shield Local Cannabis Dispensary From Federal Prosecution
Jul 30	London, England	MS Patients To Receive Whole Smoked Marijuana In English Trials
Jul 16	Portland, OR USA	Oregon Voters Will Decide On Legalizing Medical Marijuana This Fall
Jul 16	Washington, DC USA	Drug Czar Distorts Facts To Malign Dutch Drug Policies
Jul 16	Carson City, NV USA	Nevada Medical Marijuana Proponents To Challenge Signature Count
Jul 16	Victoria, Australia	Australian State Decriminalizes The Possession Of Marijuana
Jul 9	Louisville, KY USA	Medical Marijuana Proposals Await November Ballots In Several States
Jul 9	Louisville, KY USA	Hemp Could Be Lucrative Cash Crop For State, University Of Kentucky Report Says
Jul 9	Washington, DC USA	Marijuana Appears To Protect Against Brain Injuries, Federal Researchers Find
Jun 25	State College, PA USA	Judge Sets Bail At $10,000 For Retired Professor Who Smoked Marijuana
Jun 25	Sacramento, CA USA	California Legislature To Debate Measure Providing Medical Marijuana Distribution By Local Communities
Jun 18	New Orleans, LA USA	Military Judge To Rule On Third Hemp Seed Oil Case In Seven Months
Jun 18	Paris, France	French Government Report Says Marijuana Poses Less Dangers Than Alcohol
Jun 18	Toronto, ON Canada	Canadian Government Health Agency Calls For Decriminalizing Marijuana
Jun 11	Yakima, WA USA	Washington State Democrats Back Medical Marijuana Initiative
Jun 11	Hopkington, NH USA	New Hampshire Judge Dismisses Farmers Request To Grow Hemp
Jun 11	Washington, DC USA	Senate Okays Massive Anti-Drug Package In Tobacco Bill
Jun 4	Lansing, MI USA	Michigan City May Lose Millions In State Funds For Lenient Marijuana Law
Jun 4	Sacramento, CA USA	California Legislators Urge President To Allow State Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Jun 4	Tel Aviv, Israel	Early Studies Show Marijuana Derivative Prevents Brain Injuries
Jun 4	New Orleans, LA USA	Federal Court Halts School Board Policy Mandating Urine Tests For Teachers
May 28	New York, NY USA	International Drug Reform Coalition Declares "Global Days Against The Drug War"
May 28	San Francisco, CA USA	S.F. Officials Explore Distributing Medical Marijuana In Wake Of Cannabis Healing Center's Closure
May 28	Washington, DC USA	NORML, Others Testify Against DEA Marijuana Eradication Program At Washington, D.C. Hearing
May 28	Sacramento, CA USA	CMA Backs Removal Of Marijuana From Schedule I Prohibitive Status
Apr 30	San Francisco, CA USA	Judge Rules Cannabis Healing Center Can Stay Open
Apr 30	Denver, CO USA	Colorado Legislature Okays Resolution Rejecting Efforts to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Apr 29	Minneapolis, MN USA	Minnesota Governor Vetoes Hemp Research Bill
Apr 29	Ottawa, ON Canada	Former Marijuana Smokers Denied Entrance to the U.S., Canadian Paper Reports
Apr 16	Oklahoma City, OK USA	Oklahoma Rally To Be Held Monday To Address Plight Of Medical Marijuana Patients
Apr 16	Des Moines, IA USA	Iowa Legislature Okays Bill Enhancing Marijuana Penalties, Granting Police Power To Drug Test Drivers
Apr 16	San Francisco, CA USA	San Francisco Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ordered Closed By Judge
Apr 16	Wellington, New Zealand	New Zealand Report Urges Government To Legalize Marijuana, Exposes U.S. Role In Maintaining Worldwide Prohibition
Apr 9	Portland, OR USA	Use Of Thermal Imaging Without A Warrant Unconstitutional, Ninth Circuit Rules
Apr 9	Washington, DC USA	Senator Wants To Extend Marijuana Prohibition To Include Medical Research
Apr 9	Honolulu, HI USA	Hawaii Health Committee Urges Federal Government To Expedite Medical Marijuana Research
Apr 2	Sacramento, CA USA	California State Senate Committee Quashes Effort To Restrict Prop. 215
Apr 2	London, England	British Protest To Legalize Marijuana Draws 10,000
Apr 2	Tallahassee, FL USA	Need State Assistance In Florida? Better Pass a Drug Test Florida House Approves Measure To Drug Test Welfare Recipients
Apr 2	Oklahoma City, OK USA	Oklahoma Legislature Poised To Authorize National Guard To Engage In State Marijuana Enforcement
Mar 26	Washington, DC USA	Coalition Heads To Washington To Petition DEA To Lift Hemp Ban
Mar 26	San Francisco, CA USA	Judge Stays Federal Request To Shut Down California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Mar 26	Oklahoma City, OK USA	Oklahoma Senate Committee To Decide Today Whether To Move On Bill Authorizing National Guard To Engage In State Marijuana Enforcement
Mar 26	Washington, DC USA	Congress To Recess Without Voting On Resolution Opposing Medical Marijuana
Mar 12	Hilo, HI USA	Judge Dismisses Felony Charge Over Possession Of Legal Hemp Seeds
Mar 12	Atlanta, GA USA	CNN Internet Poll Shows 96 Percent Of Respondents Support Use Of Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes
Mar 12	Victoria, Australia	"War On Drugs" Can't Succeed, Australian Drug Policy Head Admits
Mar 12	Washington, DC USA	Empower America Conference Attacks Medical Marijuana
Mar 5	Washington, DC USA	House Republicans Continue Assault On States' Rights, Medical Marijuana Research House Judiciary Okays Resolution Calling Marijuana a "Dangerous And Addictive Drug"
Mar 5	New York, NY USA	Nearly Half Of All Americans Say That Marijuana Is "Hot" In Annual Poll
Mar 5	Toronto, ON Canada	Canadian Farmers Will Grow Commercial Hemp Plots For First Time In 50 Years, Health Minister Vows At Agriculture Conference
Feb 26	Washington, DC USA	House Republicans Declare: Damn The Science, Full Speed Ahead! Approve Resolution Opposing Any Use Of Marijuana As A Medicine
Feb 26	Dover, DE USA	Jury Reverses Court Martial After Hearing Evidence Of Legal Products Testing Positive For Marijuana
Feb 26	Sacramento, CA USA	California State Senator Introduces Legislation To Limit Patients Protected By Proposition 215
Feb 19	Washington, DC USA	Criminalization Of Marijuana Coincides With Explosion In Use, Federal Data, American Journal of Public Health Indicates
Feb 19	Toronto, ON Canada	Medical Marijuana Activists To Open Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Across Eastern Canada
Feb 19	London, England	Leading Research Magazine Claims WHO Suppressed Report Showing Marijuana To Be Safer Than Legal Intoxicants
Feb 12	Washington, DC USA	Growing Number Of College Students Say They Support Legalizing Marijuana
Feb 12	Toronto, ON Canada	Canadian AIDS Patient Files Civil Suit Demanding Federal Government Supply Medical Marijuana
Jan 22	Charlotte, NC USA	Arbitration Court Rules Snowboarder May Keep Gold Medal Despite Positive Drug Test
Jan 22	Charlotte, NC USA	Circuit Court Judge Agrees To Retry Seven Year Old Marijuana Seed Case
Jan 22	Charlotte, NC USA	Farm Bureau reverses hemp position
Jan 22	San Francisco, CA USA	AIDS journal supports medical marijuana
Jan 22	Fayette, MO USA	$20, age 17, first offense: 10 years in jail
Jan 15	Washington, DC USA	U.S. Files Civil Suits To Shut Down California Cannabis Buyers' Clubs
Jan 15	Washington, DC USA	HHS To Conduct Binding Review Of Marijuana's Prohibitive Status
Jan 15	Sacramento, CA USA	State Senator Calls For Summit On "Responsible Medical Marijuana Distribution"

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