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Drug War Chronicle

Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

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    Medical Marijuana Update

    Yes, it's true: Medical marijuana dispensaries really are coming in Arizona and New Jersey, and clinics to Massachusetts. Meanwhile, Harborside wins in state court, and Mendocino County ponders a federal subpoena. There's more news, too.
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    This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    Greed strikes down a pair of cops, including a Bay Area drug task force commander, and two more go down because of dope habits they picked up along the way.
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    Prop 36 will help reducing overcrowding in California prisons (US Supreme Court)

    First Nonviolent Drug Offender Released Under CA Prop 36

    25 to life for drug possession? Not anymore, not under California's now amended Three Strikes law. The first drug prisoner to be released after voters approved Prop 36 last month is now a free man.
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    Coast Guard Officer Killed By Drug Smugglers

    A US Coast Guard petty officer was killed trying to intercept a Mexican smuggling craft just off the Southern California coast Sunday. He becomes the 61st person to die in US drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
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    Tax-Deductible Donations Support the Cause

    We are approaching a new year, in a new time, with critical opportunities and critical work needed to be done. A tax-deductible donation as year's end approaches will make sure the word gets out in 2013 -- a non-deductible donation will help us advocate legislatively too.