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- Feature: Drug Policy Reform and Sentencing Initiatives on the November Ballot
- Feature: Drug Reform Not on the Radar in Canada's Elections
- Offer: Unique and Important New Book on Medical Marijuana
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Drug War Follies: Iowa Anti-Meth Pseudoephedrine Law Snags Nasal Congestion Sufferer
- Public Opinion: Three-Quarters of Likely Voters Believe Drug War is Failing and More than One-Quarter Favor Legalization, Zogby Poll Finds
- Sentencing: Supreme Court 2nd Amendment Decision May Provide Opening for Appeal in Case of Pot Dealer Doing 55 Years for Carrying Gun
- Sentencing: Pennsylvania Reform Measure Becomes Law
- Medical Marijuana: Schwarzenegger Vetoes Employment Rights Bill
- Medical Marijuana: Bill Coming Down the Pike in Idaho?
- Latin America: Mexican President Moves to Decriminalize Drug Possession
- Europe: Marijuana Less Harmful Than Alcohol or Tobacco, Says British Drug Think-Tank
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- Editorial: Drug Dogs Don't Have ESP, or What's Wrong with Judges Today?
- Feature: Number of Schools Embracing Random Drug Testing on the Rise -- So is Opposition
- Feature: Poll Finds Broad Support for Doing Away with Mandatory Minimum Sentencing for Nonviolent Offenders
- Offer: Unique and Important New Book on Medical Marijuana
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Sentencing: Pennsylvania Senate Approves Treatment-Not-Jail Measure
- Search and Seizure: Florida Defense Attorneys Challenge Drug Dog "Hits"
- Medical Marijuana: Washington State Judge Plays Doctor, Convicts Authorized Patient of Cultivating His Own Medicine
- Salvia Divinorum: US Military Bases in England, Okinawa Say No to Sally D
- Latin America: Mexicans Bummed Out By Prohibition-Related Violence -- 44% Say Legalize Drugs
- Europe: Dutchman Busted for Smoking Tobacco in Cannabis Coffee House
- Europe: Kosovo Has Lowest Illicit Drug Prices in Region
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- Job Opportunity: Program Manager, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, Silver Spring, MD
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- Feature: Serious Crime Down, Drug Arrests Hold Steady, But Marijuana Arrests Increase to 872,000
- Feature: US Lists "Major" Drug Producing and Trafficking Countries, Names Only Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as Not Complying
- Offer: Unique and Important New Book on Medical Marijuana
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Marijuana: Massachusetts Decrim Initiative Organizers Take Off the Gloves, File Criminal Complaints Against Prosecutors
- Salvia Divinorum: Nebraska Shopkeeper to Go on Trial For Selling "Intoxicants" in Magic Mint Case
- Search and Seizure: Feds Must Get Warrant Before Scouring Cell Phone Location Records, Federal District Court Judge Rules
- Latin America: Brazilian Cops Kill With Impunity, Moonlight as Drug Gang Executioners, UN Report Says
- Europe: Britain's Drug Advisory Panel Ponders Down-Scheduling Ecstasy
- Europe: Dutch Supreme Court Says Patient Can Grow Marijuana for Therapeutic Use
- South Asia: Sri Lanka in Medical Marijuana Quandary
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- Feature: US Sentencing Commission to Examine Alternatives to Incarceration
- Feature: Battle Over California's Nonviolent Offender Recovery Act Initiative Begins to Heat Up
- Feature: Scholarship Fund Honoring 9/11 Hero John W. Perry Assists More Students Losing Financial Aid Because of Drug Convictions
- Offer: Unique and Important New Book on Medical Marijuana
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Medical Marijuana: California Activist Grower Eddy Lepp Guilty in Federal Cultivation Case, Faces 10 Years to Life
- Marijuana: It's Official -- Fayetteville Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Initiative Makes November Ballot
- Medical Marijuana: PTSD Victim Sues West Virginia Pain Management Center for Dismissing Him Because He Smokes Marijuana for Relief
- Latin America: Embattled Mexican President Seeks More Money to Fight Crime, Drug Gangs
- Latin America: Walters Continues US Attack on Venezuela Anti-Drug Efforts, Calls Chávez Policies "Global Threat"
- South Asia: Indian Newspaper Cheers On Anti-Drug Vigilantes
- Europe: Irish Judge Balks at Unquantified Drugged Driving Test
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- Editorial: How Much Does It Cost to Build an Air-Conditioned Drug Smuggling Tunnel?
- Feature: Venezuela, US Governments Spar Over Drug Fighting
- Chronicle Book Review: "On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine," by Nicolas Rasmussen (2008, New York University Press, 352 pp, $29.95 HB)
- Offer: Unique and Important New Book on Medical Marijuana
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Presidential Politics: Both Major Party Tickets Include Former Drug Users
- Drug Use: Prescription Pills Up, Cocaine and Meth Down, Marijuana Holds Steady
- Medical Marijuana: Los Angeles City Council Extends Moratorium
- Marijuana: Fayetteville, Arkansas, Lowest Priority Initiative Turns in More Signatures
- Marijuana: SAFER Takes on the NFL, Cites "Hypocrisy" of Player's Huge Fine for Marijuana Possession
- Australia: Drug Researcher Says Ecstasy Safer Than Binge Drinking, Causes Flap
- Latin America: Mexican Drug Violence Taking Toll on Pres. Calderón's Popularity
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- Feature: California Attorney General Issues Medical Marijuana Guidelines -- Mostly Good But Some Problems, Say Advocates
- Feature: Afghan Opium Production Declines Slightly From Record Levels
- Offer: Unique and Important New Book on Medical Marijuana
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- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Medical Marijuana: Washington State Fight Over Allowable Quantities Continues
- Harm Reduction: Funds Begin to Flow to DC Needle Exchange Programs
- Law Enforcement: LEAP Barred From Asian-American Cops Meeting in Virginia
- Europe: Scottish Heroin Crackdown Sparks Violent Crime Increase
- Death Penalty: More Executions in Iran, Saudi Arabia
- Australia: Strong Support for Medical Marijuana, Needle Exchange Programs, National Survey Finds
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- Editorial: Why Hasn't Denver's Police Chief Been Fired for Violating Marijuana Laws?
- Feature: The Drug Checkpoint That Wasn't -- Louisiana Lawmen Play Fast and Loose with the Constitution
- Feature: Seattle's Hempfest Again Draws Multitudes in Celebration of Cannabis Culture
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- Salvia Divinorum: North Dakota Man, First in Nation Charged With Magic Mint Offense, Sees Charges Reduced
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Marijuana: Massachusetts Decriminalization Initiative Polling Well
- Medical Marijuana: California Supreme Court to Take Up Limits Issue
- Marijuana: Hawaii's Big Island to Vote on Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Initiative
- Offer: Unique and Important New Book on Medical Marijuana
- Latin America: Mexico's PRD May Call for Legalization
- Europe: Move Afoot in Poland to Legalize Marijuana
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- Editorial: The Coca Wars are Futile, Whereas Drug Legalization is a Win-Win
- Feature: Prosecutors Want Five Years for North Dakota Man Who Bought $32 Worth of Salvia Divinorum on eBay
- Update and Appeal: StoptheDrugWar.org Media Coverage This Year
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- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Marijuana: Mendocino County Coalition Moves to Further Restrict Cultivation -- But Late-Breaking Judge's Ruling May Undo Their Earlier Victory
- Presidential Politics: Ralph Nader Says Free the Dopers, Jail the Corporate Crooks
- Presidential Politics: Bob Barr Criticizes High-Profile Drug Raid on Maryland Mayor's Home
- Offer: Unique and Important New Book on Medical Marijuana
- Europe: Former British Anti-Drug Official Now Calls For Legalization
- Europe: French Police Start Saliva-Testing Drivers for Drugs
- Press Release: First Global Conference on Methamphetamine to Feature 80 Speakers from 16 Countries
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- Job Opportunities: Marijuana Policy Project, Washington, DC
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- Feature: Feds Score Another Conviction Against a California Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator
- Law Enforcement: Killer Cop Walks in Ohio SWAT Raid Shooting, Relatives File Wrongful Death Suit
- Offer: Unique and Important New Book on Medical Marijuana
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- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Medical Marijuana: California Appeals Court Upholds State Law, Rejects San Diego County Claim
- Medical Marijuana: National MS Society Takes Half-Step Toward Recognizing Therapeutic Uses
- Marijuana: Arizona Court of Appeals Rejects Religious Defense
- Latin America: Argentine President Calls for Decriminalization of Drug Possession, Inclusion of Harm Reduction in National Drug Strategy
- Latin America: Peru Constitutional Court Overturns State Law Okaying Coca Crops
- Southeast Asia: Drug User Group Demonstrates for Legal Drug Use in Jakarta
- Southeast Asia: DEA Bringing Drug War Tactics to Vietnam
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- Editorial: Two Dogs Dead, a Family Traumatized, Another Day in the Drug War
- Feature: Federal Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Has Its Coming Out Party
- Feature: Prescription Drug "Fatal Medical Errors" Rising Dramatically -- What Does It Mean?
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- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Racial Profiling: Latest Illinois Report Prompts Civil Rights Groups to Call for End to Consent Searches
- Harm Reduction: Bill to End Federal Needle Exchange Ban Filed
- Medical Marijuana: DEA Seizes Medical Marijuana Seized By Seattle Police
- Marijuana: Joplin, Missouri, Decrim Initiative in Final Signature-Gathering Push
- Marijuana: Fayetteville, Arkansas, Lowest Priority Initiative in Signature Drive
- Southwest Asia: Iranian Harm Reduction Doctors Arrested, Held Without Explanation
- Latin America: In Bid to Reduce US Influence, Bolivia to Fund Own Anti-Drug Unit
- Europe: Britain's Drug War Not Working, Think-Tank Finds
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- Job Opportunity: Executive Director, Justice Policy Institute, DC
- Job Opportunity: State Legislative Affairs Director, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, DC
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