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Drug War Chronicle #655 - October 28, 2010

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
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Latino Police Officers Endorse Prop 19 [FEATURE]

A national Latino police officers' association has joined the roster of groups supporting Proposition 19. Disproportionate arrests of Latinos for marijuana might have something to do with it.
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marijuana plants (wikimedia.org)

Prop 19 Down in Two New Polls

Two recent polls have Prop 19 losing. Is this the "Reverse Bradley Effect" at work? Let's hope so.

Prop 19 "Robo-Polling" Shows Majority Support

The Yes On 19 campaign Friday released an internal poll showing that likely voters support the initiative to control and tax marijuana by a margin of 56-41 when presented with an automated questionnaire but are less likely to state their support to live interviewers.
Plaza de Armas, Praxedis G. Guerrero
Plaza de Armas, Praxedis G. Guerrero

Mexico Drug War Update

Another bloody week in Ciudad Juarez and another rough week for Mexican police.
too much cash can corrupt cops
too much cash can corrupt cops

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A Kentucky sheriff gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar, a Texas deputy gets busted for protecting a drug dealer, two Southern California cops get nailed for doing robberies disguised as drug busts, and a small-town Wisconsin cop lets her crack habit get the best of her.
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This Week in History

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
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