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2009 was an action packed year for cannabis reform and media coverage. Here is  a list of the top cannabis, marijuana, and hemp stories of 2009

Medical

Obama Administration: Don't Focus On Medical Marijuana Prosecutions
http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/192
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvUziSfMwAw
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7998

Many Teens See Medical Cannabis As Alternative Treatment Option
http://www.substanceabusepolicy.com/content/4/1/7

Portland opens America’s first medical marijuana café
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5AD06O20091114
Denver Opens America’s first marijuana gourmet restaurant
http://cbs4denver.com/business/medical.marijuana.gourmet.2.1346694.html

Lifetime Marijuana Use Associated With Reduced Cancer Risk
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7944
Study confirms that cannabis is beneficial for multiple sclerosis
http://www.physorg.com/news179118127.html

Why I give my 9 year old pot
http://www.doublex.com/section/health-science/why-i-give-my-9-year-old-pot

Legalization

California: Lawmakers Hold Historic Hearing On Marijuana Legalization    
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7999
Maine Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Measure; Dispensaries Coming To Washington, DC In 2010
http://www.mainepatientsrights.org/Petition MEDICAL MARIJUANA.pdf
Rasmussen Poll: Majority Of Americans Say Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/august_2009/51_rate_alcohol_more_dangerous_than_marijuana
Michael Phelps Caught With A Bong
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/150832/14-times-Olympic-gold-medal-winner-Michael-Phelps-caught-with-bong-cannabis-pipe.html
10 Obstacles in Marijuana Law Reform
http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/5586
First-Ever Nationwide Pro-Marijuana TV Ad Campaign Launched
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0mEDE_w1xo
Boomers see views relaxing on marijuana
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/15/AR2009111503007.html?sub=AR

Stiletto Stoners
http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/articles/living/female-stoners

American Medical Association Calls For Scientific Review Of Marijuana’s Prohibitive Status
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/11/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5614233.shtml

Polls show public support for marijuana legalization is at an all time high
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7806
http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Obama100days/story?id=7459488&page=1
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/02/americans-growing-kinder-to-bud.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/30/BA1417BHMA.DTL&hw=marijuana&sn=005&sc=443

Oakland becomes the first US City To Tax Marijuana
http://www.smartvoter.org/2009/07/21/ca/alm/meas/F/

The UN backs drug decriminalization
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/un-backs-drug-decriminali_n_220013.html

Small Ski town legalizes marijuana
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/04/breckenridge-votes-overwh_n_344815.html

Initiative to Legalize Marijuana Headed for California’s Ballot in 2010
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/12/marijuana-legalization-initiative-headed-for-2010-ballot-organizers-say.html

Hemp

Farmers Arrested Planting Hemp On DEA Headquarters Lawn (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/13/farmers-arrested-planting_n_318808.html

North Dakota farmers lose appeal to grow hemp
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9401979