Feature: Pain Patients, Pain Contracts, and the War on Drugs
Pain contracts that force chronic pain patients to agree to intrusive drug testing and other invasions of privacy are becoming increasingly ubiquitous.
Feature: Reefer and Religion -- Nevada Clergy Embrace Marijuana Legalization
In a first, more than two dozen members of the clergy in Nevada came out in support of regulating marijuana. The news continues to reverberate.
Feature: Justice Department Report Shows Drug Use Among Prisoners Holding Steady, But Emphasizes Increased Methamphetamine Use
A new government report finds prior drug use by prisoners almost unchanged from a decade ago, but highlights slight increases in prior methamphetamine use while removing alcohol from consideration.
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Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A tawdry tale out of Tulsa tops the corrupt cops stories this week.
Pain Medicine: Dr. Hurwitz Denied Bail, to Sit in Prison Pending New Trial
Dr. William Hurwitz will remain in prison pending a new trial after a federal judge decided he was a flight risk.
Paraphernalia: Florida County Approves Tough New Ordinance
Florida's Pinellas County has passed a tough new paraphernalia ordinance that lowers the standard of proof necessary to win a sales conviction.
Methamphetamine: Georgia Governor Makes It Campaign Issue, Seeks to Double State Task Force
Locked in a tight race, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is making methamphetamine a campaign issue.
Latin America: Tijuana Mayor Vows to Investigate Entire Police Force for Links to Drug Trade
The mayor of the Mexican border city of Tijuana has ordered an investigation of all 2,300 city police for links to the drug trade, but there is more to the mayor's move than meets the eye.
South Pacific: New Zealand Sports Drug Tests Snag Mainly Marijuana Smokers
New Zealand's drug testing in sports regime is catching hardly anyone using banned substances, and most of those it does catch were just smoking marijuana.
Weekly: This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
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