Attorney General Eric Holder (justice.gov)
Justice Department Limits Seized Asset Sharing With State, Local Cops [FEATURE]
Attorney General Eric Holder has taken the biggest step to reform civil asset forfeiture programs in years.
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Medical Marijuana Update
California localities continue to deal with medical marijuana, bills are showing up in the states, the Kettle Falls Five want their prosecutions ended, and more.
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Utah Man Killed in Drug Bust Scuffle
The year's first drug war death occurred Wednesday in Draper, Utah, during a scuffle as cops tried to arrest a man they suspected of using drugs.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A veteran cop gets caught with his hands in the cookie jar, jail guards go wild, and two different ex-cops go to prison for growing marijuana.
This opiate maintenance drug could be in wider use. (bluelight.org)
Chronicle AM: OR Marijuana Moves, No More UMass Snitches, Suboxone Bottlenecks, More (1/15/15)
Oregon pot regulators are going on a listening tour, Oregon pot consumers are getting organized, a Minnesota Indian reservation ponders producing medical marijuana, UMass ends its student snitch program, and more.
"Policing for profit" just took a big hit thanks to Attorney General Holder. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM: Major Asset Forfeiture Reform Move, NCAA Drug Policy Review, Indonesia Executions, More (1/16/15)
Attorney General Holder announces a major civil asset forfeiture reform move, the NCAA will review its drug policies, a Vermont report on the impact of pot legalization has been released, and more.
The beach at Bali. Indonesia is a major tourist destination, but also has the death penalty for drug offenses. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM: NY Pot Legalization Bill, DEA Gathered Metadata, Indonesia Executions Reaction, More (1/19/15)
New York has a marijuana legalization bill, New Hampshire ponders a study of legalization, Rhode Island patients get a vapor lounge, the DEA has another means of surveilling Americans, Indonesia's resort to the death penalty for drugs stirs controversy, and more.
Heroin is on the legislative agenda in a number of states, including Virginia. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM: ME Mj Bills, OH Mj Init, VA Heroin Bills, WY Drug & Asset Forfeiture; More (1/20/15)
State legislative sessions are getting underway, and drug policy-related bills are popping up all over. There's good, bad, and ugly.
A faked Facebook page will cost the DEA $134,000. (facebook.com)
Chronicle AM: DEA Settles Facebook Suit, WY Decrim Bill Advances, More (1/21/15)
The DEA will pay for using a woman's identity (and photos) to make a fake Facebook page, a Wyoming decrim bill is moving, Virginia is seeing CBD and medical marijuana bills, there's a hemp bill in Florida, the Vera Institute releases a report on New York sentencing reforms, and more.
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