Skip to main content

Drug War Chronicle #955 - December 29, 2016

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to protect reform from the Trump administration and win new victories.
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to protect reform from the Trump administration and win new victories.

The Wolves Are At the Door

StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to protect reform from the Trump administration and win new victories.
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_103.jpg
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_103.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

A study finds medical marijuana associated with a decline in traffic fatalities, the Arizona courts stick up for medical marijuana, changes in state law will have impacts in Colorado and Oregon, and more.
pile-of-cash_180_95.jpg
pile-of-cash_180_95.jpg

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A Maryland police drug lab director gets caught with her hand in the cookie jar, a Texas border town cop gets nailed for ripping off cocaine, and more.
DEA is doing a little less of this these days, according to federal conviction numbers. (dea.gov)
DEA is doing a little less of this these days, according to federal conviction numbers. (dea.gov)

Chronicle AM: MO Tech School Drug Testing Victory, AZ MedMJ DUID Victory, More... (12/23/16)

A federal appeals court sharply restricts mandatory drug testing at a Missouri technical college, an Arizona appeals court says prosecutors must actually prove impairment before convicting medical marijuana patients of DUID, the DEA seems to be a bit less busy than in years past, and more.
Starting next week, Oregon pot buyers will need a patient card if they want to buy at dispensaries. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia)
Starting next week, Oregon pot buyers will need a patient card if they want to buy at dispensaries. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Chronicle AM: OR Dispensaries Patient Only, Only Pure Cocaine Weight for OH Sentences, More... (12/26/16)

A new study finds that traffic fatalities decline in medical marijuana states, the Ohio Supreme Court rules that only the weight of pure cocaine -- not filler -- can be used in sentencing determinations, the Republic of Georgia walks away from jailing pot smokers, and more.
Permission to Reprint: This content is licensed under a modified Creative Commons Attribution license. Content of a purely educational nature in Drug War Chronicle appear courtesy of DRCNet Foundation, unless otherwise noted.