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CNN Poll Finds 55% Support Marijuana Legalization
Another poll comes in showing a rapid increase in support for marijuana legalization and a solid majority now favoring it, this one from CNN.
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marijuana-plants_0_41.jpgChronicle AM -- January 6, 2014
Marijuana continues to suck all the air out of the room when it comes to drug policy, with news on the legalization, medical, and international fronts. The only non-marijuana-related item we have today is the murder of a confidential informant. -
medical-marijuana COLO DOT_18.jpgChronicle AM -- January 3, 2014
Today is one of those days when it seems like drug reform is all about marijuana. We have four domestic stories -- all about marijuana policy -- and two international stories -- both about marijuana policy. And then there's the "Breaking Bad" contest winner thinking he's Florida's answer to Walter White. -
uruguay-flag_0.gifThe Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2013 [FEATURE]
2013 saw a historic breakthrough on the international front, as well as evidence that powerful currents are shifting inexorably away from the prohibitionist consensus of the last half-century. But there was also continuity as the drug war, drug production, and the use and trafficking of drugs, all continued apace (although not without innovation). -
South Korean comedian and actress Song In Hwa gets sent to jail for smoking pot. (Facebook)Chronicle AM -- January 2, 2014
The New Year starts off with a whole bunch of marijuana news, the DEA Cartagena prostitution scandal gets an update, another Republican governor calls for welfare drug testing, and a South Korean comedian gets hammered for toking up. And more. -
drugtest2_39.jpgFederal Judge Throws Out Florida Welfare Drug Test Law
Florida's law mandating the suspicionless drug testing of welfare applicants has been found unconstitutional by a federal district judge. Gov. Rick Scott (R) says he will appeal. -
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_112.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
The dispensary and cultivation wars continue in California, dispensaries are delayed in Nevada, a bill moves in New Jersey, and more. -
pile-of-cash_143.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A probation officer gets caught growing marijuana, a task force commander is accused of stealing $90,000, more cops get nailed for spilling the beans to drug suspects, and more. -
Adam Hartle and Anthony Hasham made the pilgrimage from Jacksonville, FL, to be first in line. (Rebecca Chavez)Colorado Makes History with First Legal Retail Marijuana Sales [FEATURE]
It has been a historic day in Denver, with the first legal retail sales of marijuana having taken place early this morning. It's a new era. -
Do_Not_Cross,_Crime_Scene_68.jpgSan Diego Man Busted for Marijuana Dies in Border Patrol Custody
A San Diego man detained by the Border Patrol after being caught carrying three pounds of marijuana died in a holding cell Christmas Eve.