Photos: November Chronicles, the month in marijuana
November 30, 2012
A man smokes marijuana using an apple adapted with a pipe during a demonstration calling for the legalisation of the drug in Guatemala City November 24, 2012. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez
A burning pile of marijuana and other drugs is pictured at the 7th Military Zone on the outskirts of Monterrey November 1, 2012. More than a ton of narcotics, including marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines and psychotropic pills were incinerated as part of the Nuevo Leon-Tamaulipas anti-drug operation, according to local media. REUTERS/Daniel Beceriil
Anti-narcotics police officers destroy confiscated drugs before incinerating the drugs in Panama City November 23, 2012. More than 10,976,71kg (24,199,50 lbs) of different types of drugs were destroyed by Panama's anti-narcotics police, including some 10,779 kg (23,763 lbs) of cocaine, 109 kg (240 lbs) of marijuana and 58 kg (127 lbs) of heroin. The drugs were seized as part of various police operations around the country from August 22 to November 22, 2012, according to the police. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
A member of the National Police stand guards during the incineration of illegal drugs in Panama City November 23, 2012. More than 10,976,71kg (24,199,50 lbs) of different types of drugs were destroyed by Panama's anti-narcotics police, including some 10,779 kg (23,763 lbs) of cocaine, 109 kg (240 lbs) of marijuana and 58 kg (127 lbs) of heroin. The drugs were seized as part of various police operations around the country from August 22 to November 22, 2012, according to the police. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
Supporters erupt in cheers at the passage of Amendment 64. Supporters of Amendment 64, the campaign to regulate marijuana like alcohol, gather at Casselman's in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post
People attending an Amendment 64 watch party in a bar celebrate after a local television station announced the marijuana amendment's passage, in Denver, Colo., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The amendment would make it legal in Colorado for individuals to possess and for businesses to sell marijuana for recreational use. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Betty Aldworth, center, a director of the Yes on 64 campaign responds to questions about the legalization of marijuana at a news conference at Civic Center Park in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Co-directors Brian Vicente, left, and Mason Tvert, right, listen. Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 on Tuesday legalizing marijuana in Colorado for recreational use. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Brian Vicente co-director of the Yes on 64 campaign waits to start a news conference about the legalization of marijuana at Civic Center Park in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 on Tuesday legalizing marijuana in Colorado for recreational use. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, a writer for the Seattle Police Department's website and blog, works on the department's Twitter account in his office, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Seattle. When Washington state voters legalized the recreational use of marijuana on Nov. 6, 2012, SPD posted a funny, question-and-answer blog written by Spangenthal-Lee that has become a big hit on the web. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Port Carbon firefighter Tim Walsh places a marijuana plant on the street among others taken out of the second floor apartment in Port Carbon, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/The Republican-Herald, Nick Meyer)
Jake Dimmock, co-owner of the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, works with flowering plants in a grow room, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Seattle. After voters weighed in on election day, Colorado and Washington became the first states to allow legal pot for recreational use, but they are likely to face resistance from federal regulations. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, medical marijuana is packaged for sale in 1-gram packages at the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, in Seattle. Votes this week by Colorado and Washington to allow adult marijuana possession have prompted what could be a turning point in the nation's conflicted and confusing war on drugs. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
In this Oct. 24, 2012 photo, crosses allegedly left by the drug cartel "Caballeros Templarios," or Knights Templar, representing members of the drug cartel who have died, show signs of vandalism allegedly left by the Zetas drug cartel near the town of Cueramato, Michoacan state, Mexico. Knights Templar, a quasi-religious drug cartel that controls the area and most of the state, monitors the movements of the military and police around the clock. The gang's members not only live off methamphetamine and marijuana smuggling and extortion, they maintain country roads, control the local economy and act as private debt collectors for citizens frustrated with the courts, soldiers say. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
Honduras' President Porfirio Lobo, from left, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla and Belize' Prime Minister Dean Barrow pose for photos prior to a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Mexico and the three Central American nations are calling for a review of international drug policies after two U.S. states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
In this photograph made on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, Israeli women work at Tikkun Olam medical cannabis farm, near the northern Israeli city of Safed, Israel. Marijuana is illegal in Israel but medical use has been permitted since the early nineties for cancer patients and those with pain-related illnesses such as Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, and even post-traumatic stress disorder. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
In this photograph made on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, Moshe Rute, 80, smokes medical cannabis at the old age nursery home in kibbutz Naan next to the city of Rehovot, Israel. Marijuana is illegal in Israel but medical use has been permitted since the early nineties for cancer patients and those with pain-related illnesses such as Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, and even post-traumatic stress disorder. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
In this Friday Nov. 2, 2012 photo, Mykayla Comstock, 7, one of Oregon's youngest medical marijuana patients, spends time with her mother, Erin Purchase, in Gladstone, Ore. Purchase says she gives her daughter marijuana pills to combat the effects of chemotherapy, but her father, who lives in North Dakota, worries about the effects of the drug on her brain development. Mykayla was diagnosed with leukemia last spring. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Beth Nakamura)
In this Friday Nov. 2, 2012 photo, Mykayla Comstock, 7, one of Oregon's youngest medical marijuana patients, admires her dress while her dog, Chase, looks on, in Gladstone, Ore. Mykayla's mother says she gives her daughter marijuana pills to combat the effects of chemotherapy, but her father, who lives in North Dakota, worries about the effects of the drug on her brain development. Mykayla was diagnosed with leukemia last spring. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Beth Nakamura)
A Macedonian customs dog stands on a package containing marijuana, one of hundreds displayed at police quarters after they were seized at a border crossing, in Skopje, Macedonia, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Macedonian custom officers seized over 500 kilograms (1100 pounds) of marijuana at a Macedonian border crossing with neighboring Albania and detained the truck driver, police said. The marijuana, which is believed to have originated from Albania and destined for distribution in western Europe, has an estimated euro 3 million (US$ 3.8 million) street value. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
In this photo provided by the Thurston County Sheriff's Dept., two 5-foot alligators that were found at a marijuana grow site where a man was shot on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, are shown. Lt. Greg Elwin said the alligators were likely being used to protect the drugs and that the sheriff's office will work with county Animal Services to determine what will happen to the alligators. (AP Photo/Thurston County Sheriff's Dept.)
A crowd of spectators encircles two fighting bulls at a bullfight in Khayega, Kakamega county, near Kisumu in western Kenya Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The traditional bullfights go back generations and are a matter of pride and prestige for the bull-owners, taking place each weekend and featuring two highly-prized bulls from different villages fighting each other until one flees in defeat, after having been fed a secret herbal concoction during the preceding day which often includes marijuana, known locally as bhang. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Juan Vaz, center, an Uruguayan activist and government aide who has been jailed for growing marijuana in his home, speaks with unidentified friends who are growing marijuana on their roof in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. This South American nation is one step closer to solving this by turning the government into the country's leading marijuana dealer. The proposal formally introduced to Congress last week would create a National Cannabis Institute with the power to license people and companies to produce marijuana for recreational, medical or industrial uses. (AP Photo/Paul Byrne)
Marihuana plants are seen being grown inside a closet made for that purpose at a private house in Montevideo, Uruguay,Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress has legalized abortion and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
U.S. Marines of Police Advisory Team Now Zad, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Regimenta stand guard next to a guard post overlooking a flower and a marijuana garden at a police sub-station at Now Zad district in Helmand province, southwestern Afghanistan November 8, 2012. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
An Indian camel herder smokes marijuana as he sits with others at the annual Pushkar Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The annual camel and livestock fair attracts thousands of livestock dealers who bring thousands of camels, horses, and cattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Luke, 28 years old from London, smokes cannabis in a coffee shop on November 1, 2012 in the center of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Coffee shops in the Dutch captial will remain open to tourists after its mayor, Eberhard van der Laan, decided that tourists will not be banned from the 220 coffee shops in Amsterdam where marijuana and hashish are openly sold and consumed. The decision came after the new government of the Netherlands stated that it would be up to local authorities to decide whether or not to impose a ban on cannabis. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
Cannabis joints are being rolled, costing 10 Euros per gram, in a coffee shop on November 1, 2012 in the center of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Coffee shops in the Dutch captial will remain open to tourists after its mayor, Eberhard van der Laan, decided that tourists will not be banned from the 220 coffee shops in Amsterdam where marijuana and hashish are openly sold and consumed. The decision came after the new government of the Netherlands stated that it would be up to local authorities to decide whether or not to impose a ban on cannabis. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
Vendors work their booths during the National Marijuana Business Conference 2012 at the Sherman Street Event Center on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, in Denver. Colorado voters on Tuesday approved marijuana for recreational use. The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz
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