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Drug War Chronicle #688 - June 16, 2011

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
LEAP members pass by the White House as they deliver their report to the drug czar's office.
LEAP members pass by the White House as they deliver their report to the drug czar's office.

Cops Say Forty Years of War on Drugs is Enough [FEATURE]

To mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's declaration of the war on drugs, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has released a scathing report calling for it to end.
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ALERT: Support New Medical Marijuana Bills in Congress

Last month a bipartisan group of US Representatives introduced three new bills to protect medical marijuana patients, providers and businesses. Please visit our action alert web site to take action in support.
Gov. Gary Johnson -- you didn't see him on CNN for the debate. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Gov. Gary Johnson -- you didn't see him on CNN for the debate. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Gary Johnson Snubbed in CNN GOP Presidential Debate

The CNN Republican presidential debate tonight will include the self-destructing Newt Gingrich and the unannounced candidate Michelle Bachmann, but not announced candidate Gary Johnson.
All the drug busts in Mexico seem to make no difference. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
All the drug busts in Mexico seem to make no difference. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Mexico Drug War Update

Mexico's prohibition-related violence, with all its spectacular and horrifying brutality, continues unabated.
prohibition corrupts with cash (image via Wikimedia)
prohibition corrupts with cash (image via Wikimedia)

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

We've got it all this week: jail guards, police dispatchers, parole officers, big city narcs, small town deputies...
Taking prescribed Adderall, Oxycontin, or Vicodin? No problem. But medical marijuana can get you fired. (Image via Wikimedia.org
Taking prescribed Adderall, Oxycontin, or Vicodin? No problem. But medical marijuana can get you fired. (Image via Wikimedia.org

No Job Protection for WA Medical Marijuana Patients, Court Rules

Your employer can fire you for a drug test result positive for pot even if you have a valid medical marijuana recommendation, the Washington Supreme Court has held.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) has vetoed a smelly asset forfeiture bill. (Image courtesy state of Indiana)
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) has vetoed a smelly asset forfeiture bill. (Image courtesy state of Indiana)

Daniels Vetoes Indiana Asset Forfeiture "Reform"

Police and prosecutors in Indiana were violating the state constitution by failing to turn in seized funds to the school fund, so the legislature tried to fix it by saying they didn't have to. Now, the governor has done the right thing and vetoed that bill.
The Maine state capitol. There is no joy for pot fans in Augusta this week.  (Image via Wikimedia.org)
The Maine state capitol. There is no joy for pot fans in Augusta this week. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Maine House Rejects Marijuana Legalization Bill

If Maine voters want to legalize pot, it looks like they're going to have to do it themselves. The legislature just punted on a chance to do it for them.
The mean streets of Camden. And they think late-night Chinese joints are the problem? (Image via Wikimedia.org)
The mean streets of Camden. And they think late-night Chinese joints are the problem? (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Camden Wants Business Curfew to Stop Drugs

Camden, New Jersey, wants to shut down late night businesses in a bid to stop drug dealing.
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