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  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
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    MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_133.jpg

    Medical Marijuana Update

    We could see a congressional vote on barring the feds from interfering in medical marijuana states this week, California stays contentious, the New York Assembly passes a medical marijuana bill (again), and more.
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    Nevada regulatee.png

    Chronicle AM -- May 28, 2014

    Look out 2016, here comes Nevada! Also, a US congressman rips into NYPD over marijuana arrests, a New York medical marijuana bill passes the Assembly, Dallas pays out big time for police misbehavior, former DEA head Asa Hutchinson wants more drug war for Arkansas, and more.
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    Denver_0.jpg

    There's More to Colorado Than Marijuana [FEATURE]

    While the nation and the world focus on Colorado's legalization of marijuana, serious work on drug and sentencing reform and harm reduction has also been getting done there. Let's take a look.
  • Will another $100 million stop heroin in New YorK? (wikimedia.org)
    Will another $100 million stop heroin in New YorK? (wikimedia.org)

    Chronicle AM -- May 27, 2014

    Chuck Schumer wants $100 million to fight heroin in New York, a congressional vote to stop the DEA from attacking medical marijuana in states where it is legal is coming soon, the New York Assembly is voting today on a medical marijuana bill, an Oklahoma prescription drug bill dies, and more.