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Here Comes Italy: The Next Country to Legalize Marijuana? [FEATURE]
Momentum is mounting in Rome to make Italy the next country to legalize marijuana. A multilpartisan group of parliamentarians is looking at possible models for legalization, and the national anti-Mafia agency has weighed in too.
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California Bill Seeks to Name Three Obscure Substances "Date Rape Drugs," Enhance Penalties [FEATURE]
A bill that seeks to address date rape by going after three obscure drugs misses the forest for the trees -- and threatens a lot of people who aren't rapists.
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President Obama commuted 22 drug sentences today. (whitehouse.gov)
Obama Commutes 22 Drug Sentences, Including Eight Lifers
In one fell swoop, President Obama has doubled the number of drug offenders whose sentences he has commuted. He cut the sentences for 22 of them today.
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Medical Marijuana Update
A federal CBD bill is filed, the federal medical marijuana bill picks up more sponsors, and bills are moving (or dying) in a number of states.
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Two More Drug War Deaths This Week
A Virginia man and a Florida man are the 14th and 15th drug war fatalities of the year.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Holy cow! Pull up a seat -- this week's corrupt cops rogues' gallery is going to take awhile to get through. We've got jail guards, FBI agents, deputies, internal affairs officers, a deputy police chief, even a judge.
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Chronicle AM: CA Poll Has 55% for Legalization, GA MedMJ CBD Bill Passes, DEA Sex Parties, More (3/26/15)
Marijuana and medical marijuana remain hot items at the statehouse, a new report says DEA agents partied with prostitutes paid for by drug traffickers, Indiana's governor okays emergency needle exchanges, and more.
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Chronicle AM: CA Legalization Progress Report, DC Seed Share Event Draws Hundreds, More (3/27/15)
Check out the progress report on pot legalization in California, DC's seed share event is a big success, more delays for CBD in Florida, medical marijuana bills move in New Jersey, and more
Drug testing took a couple of shots in the courts, and pediatricians say it shouldn't be used in schools. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM: CO Defends Pot Law, Drug Testing News, Feds Target Reddit Users, More (3/30/15)
Colorado defends its pot law at the Supreme Court, a DC seed sharing event goes big on its second day, pediatricians reject drug testing in schools, two courts set limits on worker drug testing, the feds go after Reddit users over dark web drug sales, and more.
Are there hemp fields on the horizon in North Dakota? (votehemp.org)
Chronicle AM: AK Pot Bill Advances, Obama Commutes Drug Sentences, Brit Drug Spat, More (3/31/15)
There will still be marijuana felonies under a bill moving in Alaska, North Dakota has a new hemp law, an Arkansas welfare drug test bill heads to the governor's desk, Obama commutes sentences, and more.
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Chronicle AM: Holder Takes on Forfeiture Again, NY Medical Marijuana Final Rules, More (4/1/15)
It's mainly medical marijuana news today, but there's also another move on asset forfeiture from Attorney General Holder.
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