The G-men are putting the squeeze on the banksters over pot proceeds (Image via Wikimedia)
Feds Squeeze Banks in Bid to Freeze Out Medical Marijuana [FEATURE]
The DEA and the Justice Department may have backed off -- somewhat -- on raiding medical marijuana dispensaries, but the feds have other tools in their kit, and now they're going after the banks.
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Colorado Drugged Driving Bill Generating Confusion and Concerns [FEATURE]
A bill moving in Colorado would set threshold THC blood levels to determine whether drivers are impaired. The question is would exceeding that level cause an automatic conviction or just more evidence to convict? Right now, the bill does both.
Who would have thunk it? Corrections reform is moving in Oklahoma. (Image via Wikimedia)
Oklahoma House Passes Corrections Reform Bill
One might have thought the Sooner state would start thinking about letting people out of prison only later, but a bill to reduce imprisonment is moving in Oklahoma City.
Drug sentencing reform is moving in Dover. (Image via Wikimedia)
Drug Sentencing Reform Bill Passes Delaware House
Delaware is one key step closer to enacting drug sentencing reform.
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Mass Marijuana Arrest Policy Costs NYC Big Bucks
New York City has earned the dubious distinction of being the world's marijuana arrest capital. But such (dis)honors come at a price. A big price.
Neither Montana's reactionaries nor the DEA can make medical marijuana go away. (Image courtesy Coaster420)
Montana Senate Nixes Medical Marijuana Repeal Amidst DEA Raids
Even as the Montana Senate was killing an effort to repeal the state's medical marijuana law, the DEA was behaving as if the law had never been passed by voters in the first place.
Did You Know? Pharmaceutical Drugs Based on Cannabis, on ProCon.org
MedicalMarijuana.ProCon.org, part of the ProCon.org family, is an in-depth web site presenting information and views from a variety of perspectives on the medical marijuana issue. The Chronicle is running a six-part series of info items from ProCon.org, and we encourage you to check it out.
The plant is getting popular in Connecticut (Image courtesty of the author)
Connecticut Voters Support Marijuana Law Reforms
Connecticut legislators pondering medical marijuana and decrim bills might want to take a look at the latest Quinnipiac poll numbers.
DA Leone couldn't come up with a criminal charge (Image courtesy Middlesex County District Attorney's Office)
Police Officer Walks in Massachusetts Drug Raid Death
Oops, you accidentally shot and killed somebody. That sounds like involuntary manslaughter -- unless you're a Massachusetts SWAT team cop on a drug raid.
Some educators require remedial litigation to ensure they understand their students' privacy rights. (Image courtesy DVSD)
PA School Districts Sued Over Student Drug Testing
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held in 2003 that schools must show a demonstrable need for drug testing students. Now, a pair of districts are being sued for requiring testing even though they have shown no need.
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Mexico Drug War Update
Honduras's first cocaine lab is discovered, a New Mexico town's mayor and police chief are arrested for alleged gun running, a former Juarez Cartel boss will stand trial, and Ciudad Juarez suffers from the continued nightmare of drug trade violence (as do many other places).
Prohibition's filthy lucre is hard for some to resist. (Image via Wikimedia)
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A federal judge gone wild now goes to jail, more gun running arrests pop up, and more of the same old run of the mill law enforcement corruption.
Looking old but thinking new in Utrecht (Image via Wikimedia)
Dutch City Wants Marijuana Growing Co-ops
The Dutch city of Utrecht wants to let pot-smokers form co-ops to grow together, but the national government does not approve.
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