1. Tax Deductible Donations Support Reform in 2011

Help bring about the brighter future that awaits us beyond prohibition, by making a tax-deductible educational donation or a non-deductible lobbying donation before year's end.

2. Warrantless GPS Not a Shortcut for Drug Investigators, Judge Panel Finds [FEATURE]

Can the cops put a GPS device on your car and track you for weeks without a warrant? That's what they did to DC club owner Antoine Jones. Now, after a federal appeals court sided with Jones, his case could be headed for the Supreme Court.

3. Cannabinomics: The Marijuana Policy Tipping Point (BOOK REVIEW)

Psychiatrist Christopher Fichtner makes a real contribution to the literature with Cannabinomics. You should check it out, or, better yet, give it to someone who is genuinely curious about how best to handle marijuana.

4. Mexico Drug War Update

More major drug trafficking figures were captured or killed this week, yet Mexico's drug prohibition-related violence continued unabated. This year's death toll has passed 9,000, and Ciudad Juarez this week passed the 3,000 mark.

5. This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A narc who admits he's corrupt, a narc accused of serial theft, an auxiliary cop busted for peddling pills, and a deputy who thought he was protecting dealers all made the roll of dishonor this week.

6. NJ Senate Demands Governor Fix Medical Marijuana Regulations

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claims to support medical marijuana, but has acted first to delay the law there, then to subvert it through the regulatory process. Now, the state Senate has told him to get real.

7. Busted CA Medical Marijuana Patient Now Free to Leave Alabama

An Alabama medical marijuana nightmare is about to come to an end for a card-carrying California patient.

8. Senators Introduce Bill to Create Western Hemisphere Drug Commission

Three senators have introduced a bill to set up a commission to evaluate the efficacy of US anti-drug programs in the hemisphere. But is it about ending the war on drugs or just making it more efficient?

9. Despite Pot Prohibition, Teen Marijuana Use Continues Slight Upward Trend

The annual Monitoring the Future survey of teen drug use is out. Teen pot smoking is up slightly, but in line with most of the past 15 years.

10. Salvia Poses Little Short-Term Health Risk, Researchers Say

Salvia divinorum is a powerful, short-acting hallucinogen, but it won't adversely affect your health -- at least in the short term -- a new study has found. Just don't go out driving on it, please.

11. This Week in History

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