Drug War Chronicle #1005 - January 11, 2018

The attorney general may have done us a favor by heightening the contradictions of federal marijuana prohibition.

The measure would allow the possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana, but not legal stores.

Words from the US president make a global impact, and some of Trump's words about the drug war have been among the worst.

Jeff Sessions is trying to turn back marijuana legalization and even medical marijuana. Don't let him do it.

An effort to undo racial inequities faces a challenge in Ohio, Oklahomans will go to the polls to vote for medical marijuana in June, three members of the Kettle Falls Five win a major court victory, and more.

A state prison guard, a small town cop, and an Arkansas prosecutor's investigator all go down.

It took him a year, but Attorney General Sessions has now torn up the Cole memo, opening the way for a renewed federal war on marijuana. Vermont legislators are advancing a legalization bill anyway, New York's governor calls for criminal justice reforms, and more.

The attorney general's war on marijuana proves unpopular, marijuana proves popular (again), Vermont moves forward on a legalization bill, and more.

A California lawmaker revives his marijuana sanctuary state bill, President Trump lauds "very harsh" drug policies, Mexico's prohibition-related violence continues, and more.

Attorney General Sessions' announcement last week of a possible renewed war on marijuana continues to reverberate, the New Hampshire House passes a bill to legalize possession and cultivation, but not sales; Colorado lawmakers want a safe injection site as part of their response to the opioid crisis, and more.

Vermont is just a governor's signature away from becoming the first state to legalize weed at the statehouse, Maine stakeholders reach agreement on a legalization implementation bill, the US prisoner population declines for the third straight year, and more.