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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
- Bills to Drug Test the Poor Face Tough Going [FEATURE]
- Oakland 4/20: "Obama, You're Alienating Your Base" [FEATURE]
- Obama's 2012 Drug Strategy: The Same Old Same Old [FEATURE]
- Did You Know? 16 States' and DC's Medical Marijuana Laws, from ProCon.org
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Connecticut Senate Votes to Put Teeth in Racial Profiling Law
- West Virginia Governor Orders Job Trainee Drug Testing
- Georgia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Signed Into Law
- Fight Against Dutch Cannabis Café Restrictions Heats Up
- Russell Brand Talks Drug Policy in Parliament
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- This Week in History
- Obama Addresses Drug Legalization at Cartagena Summit [FEATURE]
- Oaksterdam University Will Carry On, But Without Richard Lee [FEATURE]
- Obama Releases 2012 National Drug Control Strategy
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Colorado Democrats Endorse Marijuana Legalization Initiative
- Missouri House Approves Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform
- Report Calls for Safe Injection Sites in Toronto, Ottawa
- Most of North Carolina Grand Jury's Cases Are Drugs
- UC-Boulder Moves to Quash 4/20 Marijuana Rally
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- New Hampshire Police Chief Killed in Drug Raid
- This Week in History
- Historic Challenge to Drug War Looms at Cartagena Summit [FEATURE]
- Dismayed But Unbowed -- Take Action Today to Save Medical Marijuana
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Marijuana Reform Bills Pass in Maryland
- Billboard Goes Up for Colorado Marijuana Initiative
- Washington State Supreme Court Limits Vehicle Searches
- Looming Dutch Khat Ban Draws Criticism, Complaints
- Jacksonville Police Kill Armed Man in Drug Raid
- Two More Drug War Deaths
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- This Week in History
- Medical Marijuana Crackdown Sparks San Francisco Protest [FEATURE]
- Protestors Challenge NYC Mayor on Mass Marijuana Arrests [FEATURE]
- Colombia Bill Would Decriminalize Drug Plant Cultivation
- Big Name Australians Call for End to Drug War
- Rasmussen Poll Finds 47% Say Legalize, Tax Marijuana
- Washington, DC Selects Medical Marijuana Growers
- Feds Raid Oaksterdam University
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Book Offer: "The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States"
- DC Cop Kills Teen in "Drug Activity" Shootout
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- This Week in History
- Central American Presidents Hold Drug Legalization Summit [FEATURE]
- Supreme Court to Decide Second Florida Drug Dog Case
- Michigan Father Killed in Marijuana Child Removal Incident
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Book Offer: "The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States"
- Medical Marijuana Bills Advance in New England
- New Hampshire Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
- Louisiana Heroin Penalties Not Harsh Enough, Solon Claims
- Colorado Drug Sentencing Reform Bill Introduced
- Schoolgirl Sues Pennsylvania District Over Drug Tests
- West Australia Enacts Mandatory Minimums for Marijuana
- DEA Agent Kills Man in Cartel Murder-for-Hire Sting
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- This Week in History
- DPA Grants Program LOIs Due April 26th
- Fight Is On to Make Drug Possession a Misdemeanor in California [FEATURE]
- Battle for Restored Needle Exchange Funding Heats Up [FEATURE]
- Book Offer: "The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States"
- Mexico Presidential Candidate Vows to End Drug War
- UN Anti-Drug Body Supports Overdose Prevention Measures
- Greece to Hand out Needles, Condoms in AIDS Fight
- Florida Governor Signs State Worker Drug Test Bill
- Federal Court Blocks DEA Effort to Close Florida Pharmacies
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Fresno Cops Kill Armed Man Fleeing Meth Bust
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- This Week in History
- Chronicle Book Review: "The Marijuana Conviction"
- Chronicle Review Essay: Mexico's Drug Cartels
- Book Offer: "The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States"
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Florida Bill to Drug Test State Employees Passes
- Oklahoma House Passes Welfare Drug Test Bill, Includes Candidates
- California Medical Marijuana Measure Dropped in Favor of Legislative Campaign
- New Hampshire House Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
- Colombia to Enact Drug Decriminalization
- Morales Defends Coca-Chewing at UN Anti-Drug Meeting
- Giving Addicts Heroin More Effective Than Methadone, Study Finds
- Two More Drug Raids, Two More Deaths
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- This Week in History
- Oregon Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Moving [FEATURE]
- Canadian Senate Passes Harsh Crime Bill
- Book Offer: "The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States"
- DEA Extends Ban on Fake Marijuana Chemicals
- Costa Rica Joins Call for Drug Legalization Debate
- In Mexico, Biden Rejects Drug Legalization Talk
- Iran Executed Nearly 500 Drug Offenders Last Year
- Judge Challenges Nevada Medical Marijuana Restrictions
- Florida House Passes State Worker Drug Test Bill
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Bill Gets Hearing
- South Carolina Man Killed in Drug Traffic Stop
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- After Supreme Court Win, Antoine Jones Still Seeks Justice [FEATURE]
- Review Essay: The Border and Mexico's Drug Wars
- New Offer for Donating Members: "The Marijuana Conviction"
- Seattle Mayor Says It's Time to Legalize Marijuana
- LEAP Urges Canada to Reject Harsh Crime Bill
- INCB Attacks Bolivia on Coca Stance
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Napolitano Insists Mexico Drug War Not a Failure
- Colorado to Vote on Regulating Rather Than Prohibiting Marijuana
- California Bill Would De-Felonize Drug Possession
- Anti-Meth Prescription Pseudoephedrine Bills Defeated
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- This Week in History
- California Marijuana Initiatives Starving for Cash [FEATURE]
- Congress Okays Drug Tests for Unemployment Benefits
- Rand Paul Blocks Federal Synthetic Drug Bans
- Colorado Marijuana Initiative Turns in Final Signatures
- Soros Gives Big Bucks for California Three Strikes Reform Measure
- Vermont Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Stalled
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Haarlem Cannabis Cafes Reject Dutch-Only Member Passes
- Florida Detective, Meth Suspect Killed in Shootout
- Texas Officer in Drug Investigation Kills Armed Man
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- This Week in History