Chronicle Archive
Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
- Feature: Medical Marijuana Gets Historic First Legislative Hearing in Pennsylvania
- Feature: At the Statehouse -- Salvia Banned in Four More States This Year
- Alert: Tell Congress to Repeal Unjust Crack Cocaine Sentences
- Medical Marijuana: In Slap to DA, Jury Acquits San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator
- Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
- Marijuana: California Tax and Regulate Cannabis 2010 Initiative Suspends Signature Gathering -- Because They Have Enough
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Law Enforcement: Man Trying to Snuff Joint at Checkpoint Ends Up Dead -- Attorney Accuses Police
- Law Enforcement: Federal Judge Slams NYPD for Widespread Lying in Drug Cases
- Law Enforcement: Utah "Meth Cops" Lose Out on Health Claims
- Middle East: Hamas Adopts Tough New Drug Laws, Includes Death Penalty for Dealers
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- Feature: Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensary Ordinance Battle Continues
- Feature: Marijuana Decriminalization and Legalization Bills at the Statehouse This Year
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- Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Middle East: In Israel, Medical Marijuana Advances in the Knesset and at Sheba Hospital
- Canada: Montreal Heroin Maintenance Study in Doubt after Quebec Refuses to Pay
- Europe: Scotland Ponders Move to Fines for Small-Time Marijuana Possession
- North Africa: Moroccan Human Rights and Drug Policy Activist to Remain Behind Bars
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- Feature: Medical Marijuana in State Legislatures -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Feature: Fired Up in Albuquerque -- The 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference
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- Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Latin America: Former Mexican Foreigner Minister Accuses Army of Extra-Judicial Executions in Drug War
- Europe: Fired British Drug Advisor Calls for Royal Commission on Marijuana Decriminalization
- Medical Marijuana: Battle Over Regulating Los Angeles Dispensaries Drags On, But Council Rejects Prosecutor's Advice
- Sentencing: Era of Mandatory Minimums for Drugs Comes to an End in Rhode Island
- Budget Crunch: Tennessee Could Free 4,000 Prisoners in Bid to Cut Costs
- Prohibition: Kansas Politician Hears of New Drug, Responds with Plan to Ban It
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- Feature: The State of Play -- Federal Drug Reform Legislation in the Congress
- Feature: 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conferences Opens Amid Optimism in Albuquerque
- Medical Marijuana: American Medical Association Calls for Review of Pot's Schedule I Status
- Europe: British Home Secretary's Firing of Drug Advisor Continues to Reverberate
- Sentencing: US Sentencing Commission to Review Mandatory Minimums
- Medical Marijuana: Colorado Judge Blocks Restrictions on Caregivers
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- Feature: Maine Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
- Feature: Veterans Incarcerated and Ignored When They Could Be Getting Help, Report Finds
- Europe: British Science vs. Politics Battle Explodes As Top Drug Advisor Fired for Heresy
- Marijuana: Colorado Ski Town Votes to Legalize It, Measure Passes With 73%
- Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
- The Border: US Begins Turning Busted Smugglers Over to Mexico for Prosecution
- Drug Legalization: Senator Pushes Amendment to Censor Any Talk of That
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Marijuana Legalization: California Poll of Primary Voters Finds Narrow Majority Say Keep It Illegal
- Europe: Dutch Cannabis Café Owner on Trial Over Amount of Pot on Hand
- LAST CHANCE: Help StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet) Win $50,000 in America's Giving Challenge
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- Editorial: How Much Does It Cost to Build an Air-Conditioned Drug Smuggling Tunnel?
- Feature: Historic Hearing on Marijuana Legalization in the California Legislature
- Drug War Chronicle Book Review: "Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juarez," by Howard Campbell (2009, University of Texas Press, 310 pp., $24.95 PB)
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- Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Medical Marijuana: "Truth in Trials" Bill Reintroduced, Would Allow Medical Testimony in Federal Prosecutions
- Medical Marijuana: New Hampshire Veto Override Falls Two Votes Short
- Southwest Asia: Three DEA Agents Among Dead in Afghan Helicopter Crash
- Medical Marijuana: Colorado Court of Appeals Rules Caregivers Must Do More Than Just Grow Pot
- Southeast Asia: UN's Top Health Rights Officials Calls for Decriminalizing Drug Use, Ending Forced "Rehab Camps"
- Latin America: Marijuana Legalization Fares Poorly in Chile Poll
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- Announcement: The 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 12-14
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- Feature: Justice Department Issues Medical Marijuana Policy Memo -- No Prosecutions If Complying With State Law
- Feature: Busted for Handing Out Clean Needles -- The Mono Park 2 Fight Back in California's Central Valley
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- Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
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- Latin America: Mexico Ex-President Fox Lashes Out at President Calderon Over Drug War
- Public Opinion: In Gallup Poll, Support for Legalizing Marijuana Reaches All-Time High, Majority in West
- Medical Marijuana: California Judge Issues Injunction Blocking LA Dispensary Moratorium
- Southwest Asia: Afghan Opium Trade Wreaking Global Havoc, UNODC Warns
- Europe: In Opinion Poll, Romanians Reject Marijuana Legalization
- Asia: Drug Users Form Regional Organization
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- Announcement: The 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 12-14
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- Feature: In Act of Civil Disobedience, Hemp Farmers Plant Hemp Seeds at DEA Headquarters
- Feature: Maine Medical Marijuana Dispensary Initiative Ahead in November Election Campaign
- Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
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- Sentencing: Sen. Durbin Introduces Bill to Eliminate Crack/Powder Cocaine Disparity
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Marijuana: Massachusetts Legalization Bill Gets Hearing
- Medical Marijuana: Wisconsin Bill to Be Filed
- Australia: Western Australia Premier Vows to Roll Back Marijuana Reforms, Reenergize Drug War
- New Zealand: New Anti-Meth Measures Set to Go Into Effect -- Tough Luck, Flu Sufferers
- Africa: Liberia Institutes Draconian New Drug Sentences
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Announcement: The 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 12-14
- Students: Intern at StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet) and Help Stop the Drug War!
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- Feature: What About the Clinton and Bush Era Medical Marijuana Prisoners and Defendants?
- Feature: Federal Needle Exchange Funding Ban Battle Continues
- Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
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- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Sentencing: New York's Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms Now in Effect
- Marijuana: Massachusetts Legalization Bill Set for Hearing Next Week
- Law Enforcement: Veteran Activist Dana Beal Busted in Nebraska -- Supporters Rallying to Help
- Asset Forfeiture: Texas DA Seeks to Use Seized Funds to Defend Herself in Lawsuit Over Unlawful Seizure of Same Funds
- Southwest Asia: Russia Says US, NATO Anti-Drug Efforts in Afghanistan "Inadequate," Urges Aerial Eradication of Poppy Crops
- Pacific Islands: Head of Fiji NGO Calls for Debate on Marijuana Legalization
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Announcement: The 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 12-14
- Weekly: Blogging @ the Speakeasy
- Students: Intern at StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet) and Help Stop the Drug War!
- Feature: Marc Emery Jailed in Canada Pending Extradition to US
- Feature: NORML Annual Conference Meets in Atmosphere of Hope, Determination, and Exhilaration
- Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update
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- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Marijuana: Boston Freedom Rally Draws 30,000 -- No Arrests, Some Tickets, in Wake of State Decrim Vote
- Marijuana: Daily 4:20 Protests Spark Saturday Arrest in Keene, New Hampshire
- Law Enforcement: PATRIOT Act "Sneak and Peek" Searches Targeted Drug Offenders, Not Terrorists
- Harm Reduction: Drug-Related Deaths Rose Dramatically in Recent Years, CDC Says
- Public Health: Feds Finally Issue Warning on Tainted Cocaine
- Law Enforcement: Drug Court Program Needs Serious Reforms, Defense Attorneys Say
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Announcement: The 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 12-14