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Drug War Chronicle

Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

  • Poor Alabamians who use drugs would be ineligible for Medicaid under a proposed law. (image via Wikimedia)
    Poor Alabamians who use drugs would be ineligible for Medicaid under a proposed law. (image via Wikimedia)

    Alabama Bill Would Drug Test Medicaid Recipients

    A proposed Alabama law would require Medicaid beneficiaries to take random suspicionless drug tests -- and pay for them -- and would throw them off the rolls for at least a year if they test positive.
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    Athens Cycle Tour (cityofathens.gr)

    Greek Government Proposes Drug Decriminalization

    The Greek government has submitted a bill that would decriminalize drug possession in most circumstances and provide for drug treatment instead of jail for addicts.
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    This Week in History

    Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
  • All the drug busts in Mexico don't seem to make a difference. (image via Wikimedia)
    All the drug busts in Mexico don't seem to make a difference. (image via Wikimedia)

    Mexico Drug War Update

    CIA agents and US mercenaries stationed at a military base in northern Mexico are helping fight the drug cartels. And the killing continues...
  • The lure of drug prohibition's filthy lucre proves corrosive to honest law enforcement. (image via Wikimedia)
    The lure of drug prohibition's filthy lucre proves corrosive to honest law enforcement. (image via Wikimedia)

    This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    One crooked sheriff gets indicted, while another cops a plea. Meanwhile, the border generates another three cases of corruption or thuggery.
  • Support for marijuana legalization is reaching the tipping point. (image via Wikimedia)
    Support for marijuana legalization is reaching the tipping point. (image via Wikimedia)

    Poll Finds Majority Support Marijuana Legalization

    For the third year in a row, Angus Reid polling shows majority support for marijuana legalization. That is more optimistic than other national polls, but only slightly more optimistic.