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Drug War Chronicle #728 - April 5, 2012

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
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Sydney harbor, New South Wales, Australia (wikimedia.org)

Big Name Australians Call for End to Drug War

Some prominent Australians are on-board with a new campaign to end drug prohibition, including the current foreign minister, Bob Carr.
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Washington, DC Selects Medical Marijuana Growers

Medical marijuana patients in the nation's capital could be buying their medicines in dispensaries by this summer after the District government selected growers Friday.
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Feds Raid Oaksterdam University

The feds hit the iconic Oaksterdam University and associated businesses in a Monday morning raid. No word yet on any arrests. Patients are mobilizing. An already scheduled protest set for Tuesday in San Francisco should be even more energized now.
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Medical Marijuana Update

Monday's federal raid on Oaksterdam University in Oakland has ignited a firestorm of criticism of heavy-handed federal efforts to clamp down on medical marijuana distribution. Meanwhile, battles continue to be fought from Washington, DC, to local city halls.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Hoo-boy! Institutionalized misconduct and corruption in Florida and New Jersey, more jail guards in trouble, a pill-peddling cop, and a former Colorado sheriff goes down for trading meth for sex.
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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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