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Drug War Chronicle #798 - August 29, 2013

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
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Holder Pressed on DEA Use of NSA Intelligence

Fallout continues from the Reuters revelation that the DEA is using NSA intelligence gathered under counter-terrorism laws. Now, senators and congressmen are asking Attorney General Holder to explain in a classified hearing next month.
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Medical Marijuana Update

Dispensaries are on the march in various states, even as in some places, localities fight rear-guard efforts. And there's more medical marijuana news, too.
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Legalize/Decriminalize Marijuana, Canadians Say

Canadians are ready for marijuana law reform, a new poll finds. The only real question seems to be: legalization or decriminalization? Someone needs to tell the Conservative Party.
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Joshua Colclough

New Orleans Police Officer Jailed for 2012 Drug War Killing

Something unusual has happened. A police officer is going to prison for killing someone in the drug war. A New Orleans cop has pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in the death of 20-year-old Wendell Anderson in a drug raid last year.
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South Carolina Man Is Latest Drug War Fatality

A midnight traffic stop for a tinted windows violation in South Carolina turned into a drug bust when cops smelled weed, and one man is dead after fleeing and allegedly shooting at officers.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Two Texas cops lose their jobs, a California jail guard gets busted at the playground, a Tennessee sheriff's lieutenant cops to slinging pain pills, and an Arizona Customs officer is headed for the pen.
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