Chronicle Archive
Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
- Editorial: Things Are Gradually Moving in the Right Direction
- Feature: Among Architects, a Prison Design Boycott Gains Steam
- Drug War Chronicle Book Review: "Policing the Globe: Criminalization and Crime Control in International Relations," by Peter Andreas and Ethan Nadelmann. (2006, Oxford University Press, 333 pp., $29.95 HB)
- Book Offer: Lies, Damn Lies, and Drug War Statistics
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Medical Marijuana: New Mexico Becomes Twelfth State to Approve It
- Methamphetamine: Feds Make First Cold Medicine Bust Under Combat Meth Act
- Harm Reduction: New Mexico Governor Signs Overdose Death Reduction Measure
- Voting Rights: Florida Clemency Board Votes to Restore to Most Felons
- The Presidency: Past Drug Use Would Disqualify Nominee for Only 19% of Americans, Poll Finds
- Methamphetamine: Nevada Governor's Working Group Issues Preliminary Report
- Information: NIDA Drug Library Closed Due to Budget Woes
- Web Scan
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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- Three Job Openings at the Harm Reduction Coalition, NY and CA
- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
- Feature: Drugs Should Be Classified According to Their Harms, British Experts Say -- And They're Not Now
- Drug War Chronicle Book Review: "Beat the Heat: How to Handle Encounters With Law Enforcement," by Katya Komisaruk (2003, AK Press, 192 pp., $16.00 PB)
- Book Offer: Lies, Damn Lies, and Drug War Statistics
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Law Enforcement: Atlanta Police Change Policies in Wake of Fatal Drug Raid
- Law Enforcement: The Drug War Dominates Grand Jury Action in One Ohio County
- Marijuana: Cincinnati City Council Votes to Extend Tough Ordinance
- Medical Marijuana: New Hampshire Bill Narrowly Defeated
- Marijuana: Bob Barr to Lobby for Marijuana Policy Project
- South America: Bolivia Moves to Block Coca Crop Expansion
- Middle East: Marijuana Not Kosher for Passover, Says Green Leaf Party
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
- Feature: Prison Rape and the War on Drugs
- Feature: "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Free Speech Case Goes to the Supreme Court
- Feature: Reefer Madness Strikes a Leading British Newspaper
- Book Offer: Lies, Damn Lies, and Drug War Statistics
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Medical Marijuana: Minnesota Bill Approved By Second House Panel
- The Candy Counter: Georgia Set to Ban Sales of Marijuana-Flavored Lollipops to Kids
- Europe: Clamor for Licit Medicinal Afghan Opium Grows Among British MPs
- Europe: Heroin Substitute Buprenorphine Now Available in Scotland
- Web Scan
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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- Job Opportunities: PreventionWorks, Washington, DC
- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
- Book Offer: Lies, Damn Lies, and Drug War Statistics
- Feature: Medical Marijuana Bill Passes New Mexico Legislature, Awaits Governor's Signature
- Feature: Trouble Hits in Peru This Week Over Coca Eradication
- Drug War Chronicle Book Review: "Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics: A Critical Analysis of Claims Made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy," by Matthew Robinson and Renee Scherlen (2007, State University of New York Press, 268 pp., $27)
- Quote of the Week: Sen. Jim Webb on the Incarceration Crisis
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Medical Marijuana: Federal Appeals Court Rules Angel Raich Can Be Prosecuted, Even If Only Marijuana Keeps Her Alive
- Sentencing: Tyrone Brown is a Free Man!
- Harm Reduction: Los Angeles County Okays Needle Exchange Program
- Medical Marijuana: Federal Judge Dismisses Charges Against Ed Rosenthal
- Search and Seizure: Utah Supreme Court Holds Mere Odor of Marijuana Not Enough for a Warrantless Home Search
- Medical Marijuana: Minnesota Bill Approved by House Committee
- Marijuana: Grassroots Protest in Small Town Wisconsin After Drug Bust
- Australia: NSW Greens' Call to Decriminalize Drug Possession Causes Pre-Election Stir
- Weekly: This Week in History
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- Job Listings: MPP, Minneapolis and DC
- Job Listing: Syringe Exchange, Harm Reduction Coalition, California
- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
- Chronicle on the Scene Feature: In Peru, the Coca Growers' Movement Gathers Strength, But Faces Hurdles
- Feature: Medical Marijuana Goes Mainstream in the States
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Maryland: Drug Reform Efforts Picking Up in the Terrapin State
- Marijuana: Wisconsin's Dane County (Madison) Will No Longer Prosecute Simple Possession
- Latin America: Brazilian Governor Says Legalize Drugs to Fight Crime
- Europe: British Panel Calls for Complete Drug Law Overhaul
- Europe: Candidate's Remarks Open Window on Scottish Labor Party Drug Policy Split
- Southwest Asia: 2007 Afghan Opium Crop Could Be Record-Breaker, UN Predicts
- Canada: Afghan Opium Should Be Bought Up and Marketed Worldwide, Defense Think Tank Says
- Southwest Asia: Opium -- Not Just for Afghanistan Anymore?
- Europe: Dutch Left Greens Open Pro-Marijuana Web Site
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
- Chronicle on the Scene Feature: In the Bolivian Chapare, Evo Morales' "Coca, Si; Cocaine No" Policy Brings Peace, If Not Prosperity
- Collision Course: Bolivia's "Coca, Si; Cocaine, No" Policy Runs Afoul of the International Drug Control Board and, Probably, the United States
- Free Speech: "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Case Heading to Supreme Court Next Month, with Ken Starr Supporting One Side and SSDP Another
- Medical Marijuana: Flint Becomes Fifth Michigan City to Okay It
- Latin America: Killing of Salvadoran Politicians By Police in Guatemala Opens Window on Drug Corruption in Central America, Killing of Killers Closes It
- Europe: Legendary Irish Broadcaster Says Country Should Debate Legalizing Drugs
- Extreme Politics: Vermont Mayor Calls for Death Penalty for Hard Drug Dealers, Legalizing Marijuana
- Europe: Britain to Provide Heroin to Addicts, "Restricted" Home Office Brief Says
- Web Scan
- Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
- Chronicle on the Scene Feature: Bolivia's "Coca, Yes, Cocaine No" Policy is Beginning to Work
- Drug War Chronicle Book Review: "Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics: A Critical Analysis of Claims Made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy," by Matthew Robinson and Renee Scherlen (2007, State University of New York Press, 268 pp., $27)
- Marijuana: Colorado Pot Advocate Ken Gorman Killed Saturday, Days After Local News Station Did "Exposé" On Him
- Newsbrief: Colorado Town Backs Away from Tougher Marijuana Penalties
- Bad Bills: Nevada Legislation Could Send Parents to Prison for 15 Years for a Single Plant
- Medical Marijuana: Supporters File Federal Lawsuit Against HHS, FDA
- Southwest Asia: Afghan Opium Eradication Effort Sparks New Violence
- Europe: British Top Cop Calls for Prescription Heroin for Addicts
- Web Scan
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Job Opportunities: Marijuana Policy Project, Nevada and DC
- Job Opportunity: Syringe Exchange Program Specialist, CA
- Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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- Errata
- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
- The Anti-Dobbs: Winning the War Within Through Drug Legalization
- Chronicle on the Scene Feature: In Peru, Coca Growers Struggle to Survive
- Medical Marijuana: DEA Judge Says Let Professor Grow Marijuana for Research Purposes
- Medical Marijuana: Study Finds It Can Help With Pain
- Marijuana: Colorado Judge Resigns to Protest City's Tough New Ordinance
- Hemp: Ron Paul Introduces Industrial Hemp Bill in US Congress
- Latin America: Mexico Moves to Decriminalize Drug Possession -- So It Can Concentrate on Drug Traffickers
- Canada: Vancouver Mayor Pushes Stimulant Maintenance Plan
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Web Scan
- Errata
- Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
- Feature: Arkansas Law Punishing Mothers Whose Newborns Test Positive for Drugs Accomplishes Little, Study Finds
- Feature: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- 2008 US Federal Drug Control Budget
- Feature: The Conviction That Keeps On Hurting -- Drug Offenders and Federal Benefits (repeat)
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Law Enforcement: Atlanta Narcs to Be Indicted for Murder by State -- Federal Investigation Could Be Hurt
- Law Enforcement: Atlanta NAACP Calls for Tight Restrictions on "No-Knock" Searches
- Bad Bills: Drug Tax Dies in Virginia Legislature
- Hemp: North Dakota Issues First Licenses to Grow Industrial Hemp, but DEA Roadblock Remains
- Press Release: Vote Hemp Exposes ONDCP and DEA Lies about Hemp Farming
- Drug Use: Baby Boomers Most Likely to Have Shot Up
- Africa: Proposed Draconian Drug Law in Namibia Runs Into Intense Opposition
- Web Scan
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
- Feature: The Conviction That Keeps On Hurting -- Drug Offenders and Federal Benefits
- Second National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV, and Hepatitis Underway in Salt Lake City
- Law Enforcement: Jacksonville Narcs Kill Two Men in Separate Incidents Eight Days Apart
- Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Sentencing: No Relief for Louisiana's Heroin Lifers
- Medical Marijuana: Bills Introduced in Minnesota, Moving in New Mexico
- Methamphetamine: Epidemic, What Epidemic? Meth Use Down, SAMHSA Says
- Southwest Asia: British Conservatives Call for Afghan Opium to Be Licensed, Converted to Pharmaceuticals, Not Destroyed
- Weekly: This Week in History
- Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
- Announcement: DRCNet RSS Feeds Now Available
- Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar