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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Georgia cop gets nailed for running with the Gangster Disciples, a New Jersey cop gets busted for peddling pot, an Indiana cop gets popped for peddling pills, and more.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_73.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
Missouri looks poised to vote on medical marijuana this fall, Florida looks poised to pass it this fall, an Ohio medical marijuana bill advances, and more. -
Thousands could go free with sentence cuts this year -- if bottlenecks are fixed. (nacdp.org)Obama's Effort to Free Drug War Prisoners Hits Bureaucratic Roadblocks [FEATURE]
More than 17,000 federal drug war prisoners have clemency applications pending under a Justice Department program, but with Obama's term coming to an end, the clock is ticking. -
Pill testing kits distributed by Britain's Newcastle University and its local SSDP chapter. (SSDP Newcastle)Chronicle AM: AAA Slams Per Se Marijuana Drugged Driving Laws, Brit College Hands Out Pill Test Kits, More... (5/10/16)
In a major study, AAA finds no scientific basis for drugged driving laws that assume impairment based on THC levels, Orlando becomes the latest city to downgrade small-time pot possession, the Ohio House approves a medical marijuana bill--but no smoking--an English university begins handing out pill test kits to students, and more. -
Marijuana_joint wikim_9.jpgChronicle AM: Global Marijuana Marches, Voters Split on Legalization in MA Poll, More ... (5/9/16)
They marched for weed in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janiero, New York and Toronto, and many other cities; a Massachusetts poll shows a dead heat for legalization there, Missouri looks set to vote on medical marijuana this year, and more. -
Part of the 25 tons of marijuana seized from one truck this week by the Mexican Army. (cen.mx)Chronicle AM: VT Legalization Really Dead This Year, Huge Mexican Pot Seizure, More... (5/6/16)
A final nail in the coffin for Vermont legalization this year, the California legalization campaign gets some police support, the Mexican army makes a huge pot bust, and more. -
It's a bumper crop of opium poppies for Aghanistan this year. (unodc.org)Chronicle AM: Bumper Afghan Opium Crop, No Monopoly Needed for MJ Research, Says State, More... (5/5/16)
It's harvest time in Afghanistan and the poppy crop is bountiful, the State Department says UN drug treaties don't require a NIDA monopoly on research marijuana, CBD bills get signed by the governor in Alabama and go to the governor in Oklahoma, South Dakota's internal possession law is obstructing sentencing reforms, and more. -
pile-of-cash_180_68.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Two cops get their hands slapped for stealing the drug evidence and a former NYPD officer goes down for slinging Oxycontin. -
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_72.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
A CBD bill passes in Alabama, the feds give up on going after the country's largest dispensary, Oakland moves to expand medical marijuana operations, and more. -
California_marijuana_template_5.jpgChronicle AM: CA Init Hands in Plenty of Signatures, CT Passes Sweeping Opioids Bill, More... (5/4/16)
Californians will have a chance to vote on marijuana legalization this year, Oakland moves ahead with medical marijuana expansion, Connecticut passes a sweeping bill aimed at the opioid crisis, and more.