Reveler Burned Alive at Festival in Utah
Utah's Burning Man-style event, Element 11, was the setting for a bizarre death that occurred Saturday night. An attendee who ran into a huge bonfire did not survive.
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Sen. Cory Booker: Pills Are 'More Dangerous Than Marijuana'
During his successful Senate campaign, former Newark Mayor Cory Booker called for "a structured national conversation about decriminalizing marijuana." He's taking a wait-and-see approach to legalization.
42 Drug Arrests at Shut-Down New York Fest
A storm forced the evacuation of the Hudson Project music festival in Saugerties, New York on its final day. Over the weekend, 42 drugs arrests were made in and around Winston Farm, the site of Woodstock '94.
Uruguay's Mujica Calls U.S. Pot Legalization Sloppy
In announcing the delay of his country's marijuana program, Uruguay Pres. Jose Mujica stated, "If we want to do this sloppily, it is not hard to do that; that's what the United States is doing."
Auburn's Marshall Busted for Pot in Georgia
Auburn QB Nick Marshall was cited for marijuana possession in Georgia on July 11. Marshall led the Tigers to the BCS Championship Game against Florida State, which they lost.
Spokane Stoner 'Fired' After Making Legal Pot Purchase Back on the Job
Shortly after Mike Boyer jubilantly bought the first bag of legal recreational marijuana ever sold in Spokane, one of his employers demanded he take drug tests, which he could never pass.
Mass. Supreme Court Rules Against Marijuana Searches
Just because your car smells of burnt or dried pot doesn't give police the right to search it, the Massachusetts Supreme Court has determined.
National Drug Control Strategy 2014: Charting a Third Way
It's prevention over incarceration in the White House's latest missive about drug control, a policy they call the "third way." But MPP's Mason Tvert asks, "Why stay the course when the current policy has utterly failed?"