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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

  • Campos, Kilmer, Campbell, and Rosenthal at Oaksterdam (photos by Drug War Chronicle)
    Campos, Kilmer, Campbell, and Rosenthal at Oaksterdam (photos by Drug War Chronicle)

    Marijuana Book Authors Talk at Oaksterdam [FEATURE]

    There was some interesting and well-informed discussion at Oaksterdam University Saturday night as the authors of four recent books on marijuana sat down to talk and think out loud.
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    marijuana-plants_0_30.jpg

    Montana Marijuana Initiative Comes Up Short

    A proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Montana has failed to gather enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, but voters in Big Sky County will still have the chance to vote on medical marijuana.
  • Parliament in Belmopan (wikimedia.org)
    Parliament in Belmopan (wikimedia.org)

    Belize Ponders Marijuana Decriminalization

    The English speaking Central American nation of Belize has undertaken a review of whether to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
  • Did You Know? "Stops" by New York City Police in 2011, on DrugWarFacts.org

    DrugWarFacts.org, a publication of Common Sense for Drug Policy, is an in-depth compilation of key facts, stats and quotes on the full range of drug policy issues, excerpted from expert publications on the subjects. The Chronicle is running a series of info items from DrugWarFacts.org -- check them out!
  • MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_41.jpg
    MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_41.jpg

    Medical Marijuana Update

    The federal crackdown on medical marijuana continues in California, the first plants are now being grown in New Jersey, and there's lot's more medical marijuana news, too.
  • Inmate numbers are starting to drop in the states. (US Supreme Court)
    Inmate numbers are starting to drop in the states. (US Supreme Court)

    Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

    With state budgets pinched all across the land, some states this year have adopted sentencing reforms.
  • Activists want cops to lay off the buds (wikimedia.org)
    Activists want cops to lay off the buds (wikimedia.org)

    Flint (MI), Springfield (MO) Marijuana Petitions Turned In

    Flint, Michigan, and Springfield, Missouri, could see marijuana reform measures on the local ballot this November after activists in both cities handed in petition drive signatures last week.