Prescription diamorphine could be preferable to street heroin. (New Jersey State Police)
For Some, Best Cure for Heroin May Be Legality
A new study from the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests as much.
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Jeff Mirzanskey -- Twenty years in, Missouri's only marijuana lifer gets parole.Chronicle AM: OH Init Looks Set, Israel Anti-Drug Unit Shuttered, NY "Fake Pot" Ban, More (8/10/15)
The New York Times has a strong editorial on marijuana reform, the ResponsibleOhio initiative should qualify for the ballot on a second try, Philly pot busts plummet after decrim, Israel zeroes out its anti-drug agency, and more. -
Shiva devotees on the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage to the Ganges are taking full advantage of wild cannabis on the way. (wikimedia)Chronicle AM: Judge Throws Out More Philly Cases, India Shiva Pilgrims Toke Up, More (8/7/15)
An Oregon congressman calls for down-scheduling marijuana, an Oklahoma US senator wants to punish tribes that allow marijuana, Boston's first dispensary is likely coming soon, drug hair-testing for truck drivers edges closer, and more. -
Prescription heroin. A new study says it is a useful treatment for some addicts. (wikipedia.org)Chronicle AM: Study Supports Prescription Heroin, States Want Feds Out of MJ Policies, More (8/06/15)
The DEA admits the screamingly obvious, the National Council of State Legislatures tells the feds to let states set their own marijuana policies, another South Florida community decriminalizes, and more. -
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_41.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana got attention on the national stage this past week, medical marijuana for PTSD sufferers was at issue in two states, Florida looks poised to pass a medical marijuana initiative next time around, and more. -
pile-of-cash_180_40.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
We have a Philadelphia twofer this week, an Indiana cop who killed himself after getting busted stealing pain pills, an Oklahoma K9 cop popped for stealing dope, another jail guard in trouble, and more. -
Bags of the popular Middle Eastern amphetamine Captagon seized by Saudi officials. (moj.gov.sa)Chronicle AM: MA Inits Filed, Pill Crackdown Hurts Patients, Yemen War Snarls Drug Trade, More (8/05/15)
Competing legalization initiatives get filed in Massachusetts, pain patients face obstacles amidst the pill mill crackdown, the Yemen war is messing up the peninsular drug trade, and more. -
How to deal with drugs in club land -- bans, cops, or harm reduction? (wikimedia.org)Chronicle AM: Music Festival Drug Deaths Spark Controversy, GOP Candidates on MedMJ, More (8/4/15)
GOP presidential contenders talk pot, drug overdose deaths at an LA music festival and an Italian nightclub excite controversy over how to respond, and more. -
Do_Not_Cross,_Crime_Scene_94_26.jpgMemphis Cop Killed After Interrupting $20 Marijuana Deal
Getting caught with even a little bit of marijuana could send a parolee back to prison. This was one parolee was wasn't ready to go back. -
Salvia divinorum -- still not a controlled substance in the US, but about to be banned in Canada.Chronicle AM: DEA "Fake Heroin" Ban, Canada Salvia Ban, London Laughing Gas Protest, More (8/3/15)
Rand Paul benefits from MPP's largesse, California tax officials eye a pot bank, medical marijuana is okayed for autistic kids in Michigan, Canada moves to ban salvia, Brits hold a laughing protest over a proposed legal highs ban, and more.