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Drug War Chronicle #660 - November 24, 2010

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
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Donate Today for a Brighter Future Beyond Prohibition

We in the drug reform movement are filled with optimism after a historic year and campaign, and we are getting the anti-prohibitionist message out to more and more people than ever. But your help is needed to allow it to continue.
US Senate
US Senate

National Call-In Alert: The National Criminal Justice Commission Act

Sen. Jim Webb's bill to create a bipartisan National Criminal Justice Commission has passed the House of Representatives and the Senate Judiciary Committee. Your phone calls to US Senators could be what passes the bill this year and gets the top-to-bottom review of the criminal justice system started.
The glamorous stuff of temptation
The glamorous stuff of temptation

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

What, no crooked jail guards? How about a federal judge? We've got one this week, as well as a couple of dirty narcs, and a sticky-fingered police captain.
Edgar "La Barbie" Villarreal, after capture
Edgar "La Barbie" Villarreal, after capture

Mexico Drug War Update

An ex-governor is assassinated, and Ciudad Juarez sees its 130th police officer killed this year. Just another week in the prohibition-related violence plaguing Mexico.
Felipe Calderon -- already a lame duck?
Felipe Calderon -- already a lame duck?

Calderon's Drug War Agenda Stymied By Politics

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said money laundering and police reforms are key to winning victory over the drug cartels. But with the jockeying already beginning for the 2012 elections, their prospects are fading.
Are you sure that's heroin? Be careful out there, especially in England
Are you sure that's heroin? Be careful out there, especially in England

Heroin Drought Causing Problems in England

A fungus that blighted the Afghan opium crop this year is being blamed for heroin shortages in England that are leading to adulterated smack and even fake smack, and that's sending some users to the hospital.
The Dutch government doesn't want your business. (image via Wikimedia)
The Dutch government doesn't want your business. (image via Wikimedia)

Dutch Want to Ban Foreigners From Marijuana Coffee Shops

The election of a rightist governing coalition in the Netherlands will result in the banning of foreigners from the country's famous coffee shops. Are windmills and tulips enough to get you to go?
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