Former senator, now pot lobbyist, Alphonse D'Amato (Facebook)
You Won't Believe Alphonse D'Amato's New Gig
The hardcore conservative and former Republican senator is going to be a paid marijuana lobbyist.
Drug War Chronicle
Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
-
-
pile-of-cash_180_128.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Louisiana cop gets nailed for having sex and peddling dope on the job, a sticky-fingered Pennsyvlania cop gets nailed for stealing drug money, a South Carolina cop gets nailed -- nine years after the fact -- for lying on a drug search warrant, and more. -
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_139.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
A white-haired conservative Mormon Republican senator from Utah files a medical marijuana research bill, the Arizona Supreme Court tells recalcitrant local officials they can't hide behind federal law to mess with the the state's medical marijuana law, and more. -
Don't hold your breathing waiting for marijuana lounges in Vegas. It could be awhile. (Wikipedia)Chronicle AM: Las Vegas MJ Lounges Hit Snag, Utah MedMJ Init Polling Well, More... (9/20/17)
The Bay State's highest court just made it harder for cops to charge people with pot-impaired driving, Las Vegas-area county commissioners put a stop to talk of pot lounges anytime soon, Colombia's president speaks out against the drug war (again) at the United Nations, and more. -
No safe injection sites for California this year. Maybe next year. (vch.ca)Chronicle AM: CA Safe Injection Site Blocked for Now, No Toronto Pot Lounges, More... (9/19/17)
The California safe injection bill came up two votes short of passing this year, Toronto authorities ignore the pleas of pot lounge operators for a place under legalization, Virginia's Democratic attorney general comes out with a plan to fight opioid overdoses, and more. -
CSU Pueblo will see the nation's first pot tax college scholarships. (CSU Pueblo)Colorado County's Marijuana Tax Program Will Provide $420,000 in College Scholarships This Fall
Marijuana legalization is bringing economic and educational benefits to the people of Pueblo County. -
All of New England is now a minor pot bust-free zone. (Wikimedia)New Hampshire Just Decriminalized Marijuana Possession
Now there is nowhere left in New England where possession of a small amount of weed will get you arrested and thrown in jail. -
California_marijuana_template_15.jpgChronicle AM: Bill to End Federal Man Mins Filed, CA Calls for Pot Rescheduling, More... (9/18/17)
Bostonians celebrate marijuana legalization, California calls for its rescheduling, state attorneys general urge health insurers to reduce opioid prescriptions, Maxine Waters files a bill to end mandatory minimums for drug sentences, and more. -
young marijuana plant during vegetative growth phase (Wikipedia)The Only Legal Marijuana State to Ban Personal Pot Grows Could Be About to Change Its Mind
Some northwest reformers were disappointed that Washington's marijuana initiative only legalized industry sales, not home growing by individuals -- some even opposed the initiative for that reason. But Washington may soon add home growing to the legalization regime that I-502 got started. -
Colombian cocaine exports are on the increase. (Spanish police)Chronicle AM: WA Ponders Personal NJ Grows, Trump Chastises Colombia Over Coca, More... (9/15/17)
The only legal marijuana state that doesn't allow personal cultivation will revisit the issue, the president chides Colombia and Colombia reacts, there's strong support for pot legalization in New Jersey, and more.