Read more legalization stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6990/legalization.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:27:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61823/weve-lost-the-war-on-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe war on drugs has been waged for 40 years, but despite spending $44 billion annually, “the drugs have won,” writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . A former police chief notes that “drugs are more readily available, at lower prices and higher levels of potency—the drug war...http://www.newser.com/story/61823/weve-lost-the-war-on-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Jun 2009 7:14:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58880/del-moves-to-legalize-sports-betting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Delaware State Senate has approved a bill legalizing sports betting and allowing casinos to operate table games like roulette, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. The governor, seeking to close a gaping budget gap, will sign the bill this week. The measure sailed through the senate after a pitched...http://www.newser.com/story/58880/del-moves-to-legalize-sports-betting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 13:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56689/pot-holiday-goes-mainstream.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMarijuana enthusiasts will toke up today in celebration of 420, the pot holiday that corresponds to the code for pot consumption across the nation, the Monitor reports. The term 420 was hatched in 1971 by a dozen high school pot smokers who used to meet at 4:20 in the...http://www.newser.com/story/56689/pot-holiday-goes-mainstream.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 14:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47161/legal-or-not-bottled-smarts-are-here-to-stay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe case is stacking up in favor of "smart pills," memory- and alertness-boosting prescription drugs already used by fighter pilots, corporate execs, and students for a cognitive edge, writes Maia Szalavitz in Time . Proponents say legalization debates are moot at this point—"the genie is already out of the bottle,...http://www.newser.com/story/47161/legal-or-not-bottled-smarts-are-here-to-stay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Jan 2009 6:52:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45008/legalize-ritalin-like-drugs-as-brain-boosters-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAttention-disorder drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall are becoming so commonly used for the off-label purpose of gaining a mental edge that they should be legalized for such use, says a team of neuroscientists and ethicists. They make their case in Nature , arguing that laws "should be adjusted to avoid...http://www.newser.com/story/45008/legalize-ritalin-like-drugs-as-brain-boosters-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Dec 2008 21:27:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/3551/senate-revives-immigration-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate breathed new life into the stalled immigration bill today, voting to resume debate on the signature legislation of President Bush's second term. With a slew of amendments waiting in the wings, passage is hardly a sure thing, the Times reports, but the bipartisan coalition that crafted the measure...http://www.newser.com/story/3551/senate-revives-immigration-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Jun 2007 13:46:57 CDT