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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It's jail and prison guards gone wild this week! Most did their misdeeds for profit, but at least one did hers for love.
Drug War Chronicle
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_63.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana bills are moving in Florida and Utah, and new bills are popping up as state legislatures get down to business. -
Colorado sold nearly a billion in buds (and edibles) last year. (wikipedia.org)Chronicle AM: Historic Federal Drug Budget, 2015 CO MJ Sales Nearly $1 Billion, More... (2/10/16)
A marijuana legalizer wins a presidential election primary, Western states take up marijuana issues, the Obama administration balances demand and supply anti-drug spending in a historic first, and more. -
Medical marijuana is seeing action at statehouses in the US and in foreign capitals. (wikimedia.org)Chronicle AM: WVA Welfare Drug Test Bill Advances, ME Voters Want Drug Decrim, More... (2/9/16)
Medical marijuana bills get filed not only in Iowa, but also Australia and Greece, a new poll shows enlightened drug policy attitudes among Maine voters, Republican US senators hold competing events for and against sentencing reform legislation, and more. -
The Southeast Asian herb is now available powdered...Could Kratom Be a Better Choice for Heroin and Pain Pill Users? [FEATURE]
The stuff eases pain and opiate withdrawals and is almost impossible to overdose on. Banning it seems like a step in the wrong direction. -
Rhode Island State HouseChronicle AM: RI Legalization Bills, More Philly Dope Cases Thrown Out, More... (2/8/16)
New England is turning into a real marijuana legalization hotspot as Rhode Island is set to become the latest state in the region to try to free the weed, the South Dakota legislature will take up medical marijuana after an initiative failed to make the ballot, Philadelphia's "tainted justice" policing scandals undoes more drug convictions, and more. -
A Maryland bill could lead to the first supervised injection facility in the US. (vch.ca)Chronicle AM: Fed Bill Would Allow MJ Ad Mailings, Far-Reaching MD Bills Filed, More... (2/5/16)
Oregon's federal representatives fight to protect marijuana advertising, medical marijuana and CBD bills are moving in the states, a Maryland delegates files bills for drug treatment on demand, supervised injection sites, opiate maintenance (including heroin), and drug decriminalization -- quite a package! -- and more. -
va logo.jpgWill the VA Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans? [FEATURE]
A VA policy barring doctors from recommending -- or even discussing -- medical marijuana with their patients expires this weekend. Congresspersons, doctors, and patients are hoping a change for the better is coming. -
Do_Not_Cross,_Crime_Scene_94_32.jpgJanuary Drug War Deaths: Two in Night-Time Raids, One Unarmed and Fleeing From Police
A new year, a new batch of drug war deaths. -
Jamaican ganja decriminalization has seen marijuana arrests plummet. (wikimedia.org)Chronicle AM: MJ Arrests Plummet in NYC & Jamaica, ME May Refelonize Drug Possession, More... (1/4/16)
What a difference a policy change makes! After decrim in Jamaica and actually enforcing decrim in New York City, marijuana arrests plummet in both places, a bill to cut marijuana penalties advances in Kansas, a bill to refelonize hard drug possession is in play in Maine, and more.