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Drug War Chronicle #779 - April 11, 2013

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
Russell Simmons, 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (courtesy David Shankbone via Wikimedia)
Russell Simmons, 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (courtesy David Shankbone via Wikimedia)

Celebrities Urge Obama Forward on Drug, Sentencing Reform [FEATURE]

A slew of celebrities, including some not-so-usual suspects (the Kardashians!?), as well as faith, academic, and media figures, have signed on to a letter to President Obama urging him to press forward on drug and sentencing reform.
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Medical Marijuana Update

Rhode Island is set to see its first dispensary open next, Mendocino County faces down the feds, and more news from around the country.
Obama's 2014 drug budget came out Wednesday. (whitehouse.gov)
Obama's 2014 drug budget came out Wednesday. (whitehouse.gov)

Modest Changes in Obama's FY 2014 Drug Budget

The White House released the FY 2014 drug budget Wednesday. Its "21st Century drug policy" still has some 20th Century priorities.
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Maryland Solons Approve Medical Marijuana Bill

Medical marijuana legislation has cleared the Maryland legislature, and the governor has said he will sign it, but it's unclear just when and where patients will be able to obtain their medicine.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Some Utah narcs are having a spotlight shone on them, an NYPD cop goes down for robbing drug dealers, and a Florida deputy gets caught buying pain pills and stealing them from his aunt.
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