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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
- With Final House Vote, Pennsylvania Set to Become 24th Medical Marijuana State
- Open Letter in Advance of the UNGASS Calls for Obama to Go Bold
- Bill Maher-Inspired Protest Will Smoke Out the White House
- Review Essay: Drugs and the Mutation of Criminality in Latin America
- European Drug Reform Stalwart Joep Oomen Dead at 54
- Medical Marijuana Update
- February's Drug War Deaths
- Drug War Idiocy: One Indiana Deputy Killed, Another Wounded in Midnight Drug Raid Over a Syringe
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: Pain Pills to Get "Black Box" Warning, FL to Get Syringe Exchanges, More... (3/23/16)
- Chronicle AM: TN Pregnant Women Drug Law Fails, AR Welfare Drug Testing Starting, More... (3/24/16)
- Chronicle AM: New AP Poll Has 61% for Pot Legalization, PA MedMJ Bill Not a Done Deal Yet, More... (3/25/16)
- Chronicle AM: Michiganders Say Legalize, Kansas MedMj Mom Sues Over Son's Removal, More... (3/28/16)
- Vermont Senate Votes to Legalize Marijuana!
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: WA Drug Task to Disband, Cites Legalization; Harm Reduction Bills Advance in FL, NM, More... (2/18/16)
- Chronicle AM: Supreme Court Takes Up CO Legalization, DEA Can't Keep Track of Evidence, More... (2/19/16)
- Chronicle AM: VT Poll Has Majority for Legalization, OH Poll Has Supermajority for MedMJ, More... (2/22/16)
- Chronicle AM: VT Legalization Bill Heads for Senate Floor, Burma Opium Vigilantes, More... (2/23/16)
- Chronicle AM: VT Senate Gives First Approval of Legalization Bill, CT MedMJ Expansion, More... (2/24/16)
- Chronicle AM: VT Senate Votes to Legalize Marijuana, DC Pot Arrests Plummet, More... (2/25/16)
- New England 2016 is a Marijuana Legalization Hotbed [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: NH, NM Legalization Bills Killed, FL & WY Forfeiture Reform Advances, More... (2/15/16)
- Chronicle AM: CA Init Has Big Bucks, Afghan Government Complicit in Opium Trade, More... (2/16/16)
- Chronicle AM: Facebook Goes After Marijuana Businesses, WY Forfeiture Bill Advances, More... (2/17/16)
- A Maryland Lawmaker's Paradigm-Shifting Approach to the Heroin and Pain Pill Crisis [FEATURE]
- Could Kratom Be a Better Choice for Heroin and Pain Pill Users? [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: Fed Bill Would Allow MJ Ad Mailings, Far-Reaching MD Bills Filed, More... (2/5/16)
- Chronicle AM: RI Legalization Bills, More Philly Dope Cases Thrown Out, More... (2/8/16)
- Chronicle AM: WVA Welfare Drug Test Bill Advances, ME Voters Want Drug Decrim, More... (2/9/16)
- Chronicle AM: Historic Federal Drug Budget, 2015 CO MJ Sales Nearly $1 Billion, More... (2/10/16)
- Chronicle AM: CT Legalization Bill, ND Legalization Init, CA MedMJ Tax Bill, More... (2/11/16)
- Will the VA Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans? [FEATURE]
- Vermont Marijuana Legalization Bill Wins First Committee Vote
- Maine Now Poised to Vote on Marijuana Legalization This November
- January Drug War Deaths: Two in Night-Time Raids, One Unarmed and Fleeing From Police
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: VT Legalization Bill Advances, Puerto Rico Issues MedMJ Regs, More... (1/29/16)
- Chronicle AM: Maine Legalization Initiative On Target for Ballot, Narcan in the News, More... (2/1/16)
- Chronicle AM: Obama Wants $1 Billion to Fight Opioids, Legal Pot Sales Hit $5.4 Billion, More... (2/2/16)
- Chronicle AM: DC Council Backs Away From Pot Club Ban, RI Gov Wants Patient Tax, More... (2/3/16)
- Chronicle AM: MJ Arrests Plummet in NYC & Jamaica, ME May Refelonize Drug Possession, More... (1/4/16)
- Seven Ways New York's Medical Marijuana Program Falls Short [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: Mexico Legalization Debate Gets Underway, NH Gov Signs Heroin Bills, More... (1/25/16)
- Chronicle AM: Marijuana Decrim Killed in VA, Ireland Ponders Pill Testing for Festivals, More (1/26/16)
- Chronicle AM: DC MJ Club Ban Moving, Fed Lawmakers Want MedMJ Allowed for Vets, More... (1/27/16)
- Chronicle AM: FL MedMJ Init Qualifies for Ballot, VT Gov Endorses Pot Legalization Bill, More... (1/28/16)
- Why Is the Administration Sending Refugees Back to Narco War Nightmare US Helped Create? [FEATURE]
- Dabs, the Latest Pot Trend Police and Media Are Needlessly Freaking Out About [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: CA Init Cleared for Petitioning, Gets Donations, VT Gov Says Legalize, More... (1/7/16)
- Chronicle AM: El Chapo Captured, ME Gov's Race-Tinged Remarks Draw Outrage, More... (1/8/16)
- Chronicle AM: CA NAACP Endorses AUMA, No MedMJ for PTSD in NY, Germany Moves on MedMJ, More... (1/12/16)
- Chronicle AM: Drug Policy in Obama's SOTU Speech, New England Legalization Bills Heard, More... (1/13/16)
- Chronicle AM: Seattle Shrinks MJ Buffer Zones, 2nd Chance Reauth Heads for House Floor, More... (1/14/16)
- Chronicle AM: Another Poll Has Legalization Majority, OH Pot Politics, Brazil Approves Ibogaine, More... (1/15/16)
- Chronicle AM: CA Dems Endorse Legalization, Fed Court Upholds MedMJ Firing, More... (1/18/16)
- Chronicle AM: Iran Hangs More Drug Offenders, VT Legalization Hearings Underway, More... (1/19/2016)
- Chronicle AM: Top Cops Call for Sentencing Reform, GOP Senators Split On Reform, More... (1/20/16)
- Chronicle AM: MPP Eyes OH MedMJ Init, MD Solons Override Paraphernalia Veto, More... (1/21/16)
- Chronicle AM: Wichita "Decrim" Thrown Out, Argentina Will Shoot Down Drug Planes, More... (1/22/16)
- The Most Outrageous Drug War Deaths of 2015 [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: MPP's Marijuana Policy Top 10, NY MedMJ Registration Begins, More (12/24/15)
- Chronicle AM: Houston Decriminalizes, Detroit Tightens Snitch Procedures, More... (12/28/14)
- Chronicle AM: IN Asset Forfeiture Bill Filed, Spanish High Court Convicts Cannabis Club Members, More... (12/29/15)
- Chronicle AM: US Legalization Hurting Mexican Pot Farmers, NM Legalization Bill Pre-Filed, More... (12/30/15)
- Chronicle AM: CA Could Get $1 Billion a Year in Pot Taxes, Kosher MedMJ Comes to NY, More... (12/31/15)
- Chronicle AM: Bolivia to Fight at UN to Decriminalize Coca, No MedMJ Initiative for OK This Year, More... (1/4/16)
- Chronicle AM: Jeb Bush Releases Drug Policy, MO Bill Would Criminalize Drug Use in Pregnancy, More... (1/5/16)
- Chronicle AM: DC Council See-Saws on Pot Clubs, Fed Judge Throws Out Pot Credit Union Lawsuit, More (1/6/16)
- StoptheDrugWar.org's Mission Today, And Why Your Support Is Needed
- The Top 10 Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2015 [FEATURE]
- The Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2015 [FEATURE]
- President Obama Commutes Sentences of Nearly a Hundred Federal Drug Prisoners
- Spending Bill Just Passed By Congress Includes Important Drug Reforms
- Colombia Legalizes Medical Marijuana
- The Smoke Clears on California Marijuana Legalization as AUMA Takes Center Stage [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: DE Decriminalizes Tomorrow, Drought Halves Afghan Opium Crop, More (12/17/15)
- Chronicle AM: Obama to Free 93 Drug War Prisoners, Budget Deal Includes Drug Reforms, More (12/18/15)
- Chronicle AM: Pittsburgh Decriminalizes, College Drug Testing News, ODs Hit Record High, More (12/21/15)
- Chronicle AM: Colombia Legalizes MedMJ, MD MedMJ Delayed Until 2017, More (12/22/15)
- Chronicle AM: DOJ Suspends Asset Forfeiture Progam, Syrians Flee ISIS for Lebanon's Hash Trade, More (12/23/15)
- Black Lives Matter Makes A Powerful Connection With Racist Drug War [FEATURE]
- Obama Administration Urges Supreme Court to Dismiss States' Suit Against Colorado Marijuana Law
- Annual Study Finds Legalization Hasn't Increased Teen Use [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Chronicle AM: CA Initiative Picture Clearing Up, Call for NYC Safe Injection Site, More (12/8/15)
- Chronicle AM: VT Legalization Bill Coming Soon, Second City Gets First Dispensary, More (12/9/15)
- Chronicle AM: Naloxone News in NC & NYC, DC Pot Social Club Fight, CO Pot Tourism, More (12/10/15)
- Chronicle AM: Mexico Issues First Pot Permits, DOJ Wants More $$$ for Asset Forfeiture, More (12/11/15)
- Chronicle AM: Activists Block Bad MI MedMJ Bills, Jeb Bush Now Open to Decrim, More (12/14/15)
- Chronicle AM: Drug Czar Calls Drug War a Failure, But..., New Yorkers Toke Up in Streets, More (12/15/15)
- Chronicle AM: Ireland to Allow SIF, Congress Renews DEA Funding Ban in MedMJ States, More (12/16/15)