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Drug War Chronicle #837 - June 5, 2014

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
Yann Guignon and Jean-Nicolas Denarie with several varieties of iboga fruit (Sarita Wilkins)
Yann Guignon and Jean-Nicolas Denarie with several varieties of iboga fruit (Sarita Wilkins)

The Ibogaine Frontier: A Report from Durban [FEATURE]

Here is Douglas Greene with a first-hand account of an ibogaine conference in Durban, South Africa. Read about the challenges facing the plant and the cutting edge science behind its use in opiate addiction treatment.
Georgia State House
Georgia State House

USDA Blocks Georgia Food Stamp Drug Testing Law

Advocates of drug testing people poor people lost another battle today as the USDA told Georgia its law mandating drug tests for some food stamp recipients violates federal policy and cannot be implemented.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_134.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

In an historic vote, the House tells the DEA and Justice Department to butt out of medical marijuana states, limited CBD medical marijuana bills are signed into law in Iowa and South Carolina, Minnesota becomes the 22nd medical marijuana state, one bill to regulate medical marijuana in California is still alive, and more.
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pile-of-cash_165.jpg

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

More cops with prescription pill problems, more jail guards tempting fate. Just another week in drug war police corruption.
Cocaine is cocaine, whether rock or powder, and the California Senate has voted to treat it like that. (wikimedia.org)
Cocaine is cocaine, whether rock or powder, and the California Senate has voted to treat it like that. (wikimedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- May 29, 2014

Minnesota becomes the 22nd medical marijuana state, the California Senate passes a medical marijuana regulation bill and a bill equalizing crack and powder cocaine offenses, a new study reports on who current heroin users are, there are a series of votes set for today to rein in the DEA, a Canadian court allows heroin-assisted treatment trials to move forward, and more.
The DEA had a bad day on Capitol Hill yesterday.
The DEA had a bad day on Capitol Hill yesterday.

Chronicle AM--May 30, 2014

Yesterday was a bad day for the DEA as the House thrice voted to slap its hands, an anti-marijuana initiative in Montana gets okayed for signature-gathering, the New York Senate releases a report on heroin and opiate addiction and calls for more drug war, marijuana legalization supporters rally in Tel Aviv, and more
Coca eradication not too popular in Peruvian towns with coca leaf statues in the main plaza (Phillip Smith)
Coca eradication not too popular in Peruvian towns with coca leaf statues in the main plaza (Phillip Smith)

Chronicle AM -- June 2, 2014

A Nevada marijuana legalization initiative picks up a key endorsement, Iowa joins the ranks of the CBD medical marijuana states, Tennessee's governor gets ready to roll out a new plan to address prescription drug use, thousands march for legalization in Santiago, Chile, the Peruvian president backs away from forced coca eradication, and more.
Baby "Bou Bou" is in a medically induced coma after a SWAT team threw a flash-bang grenade into his crib during a drug raid.
Baby "Bou Bou" is in a medically induced coma after a SWAT team threw a flash-bang grenade into his crib during a drug raid.

Chronicle AM -- June 3, 2014

That Georgia drug raid last week that left a toddler seriously burned and in a medically-induced coma continues to spark outrage, the DC pot possession and cultivation legalization initiative is half-way there, New York's governor signs a deal for CBD medical marijuana trials that critics say isn't nearly enough, a former Brooklyn DA is in hot water of misusing seized drug money, and more.
Britain's National Black Police Association wants the government to study marijuana reform in the US. (nbpa.co.uk)
Britain's National Black Police Association wants the government to study marijuana reform in the US. (nbpa.co.uk)

Chronicle AM -- June 4, 2014

Legendary chemist Alexander Shulgin has died, the fight for medical marijuana in New York continues, Chicago sues Big Pharma over prescription opiates, Britain's black police association wants a look at legalization in the US, pot politics continues to get big play in Bermuda, and more
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