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Drug War Chronicle

Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

  • Kansas state capitol, Topeka (wikimedia.org)
    Kansas state capitol, Topeka (wikimedia.org)

    Drug Sentencing Reform Bill Passes in Kansas

    A bill awaiting the Kansas governor's signature would increase judges' discretion in sentencing small-time drug offenders, although it increases penalties for some major drug offenses.
  • downtown Copenhagen (wikimedia.org)
    downtown Copenhagen (wikimedia.org)

    Danish Government Rejects Legal Marijuana

    The Copenhagen city council had requested that the Danish government allow it to experiment with legal cannabis sales, and now the government has replied with a resounding "no."
  • coca eradication plane spraying herbicides in Colombia (wikimedia.org)
    coca eradication plane spraying herbicides in Colombia (wikimedia.org)

    Colombia Bill to Decriminalize Drug Crops Advances

    A bill that would decriminalize drug crop cultivation in Colombia has passed a first reading in the lower house, but the government opposes it.
  • Davinian Darnell Williams (JCSO)
    Davinian Darnell Williams (JCSO)

    Jacksonville Cop Kills Unarmed Drug Suspect

    An unarmed Florida drug suspect who made a furtive movement during a traffic stop was shot and killed by a Jacksonville police office who unloaded seven shots at him.
  • LEAP Hiring Speakers Bureau Director (Applications Due Tomorrow!)

    Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is an international nonprofit educational organization created to give voice to law-enforcers who believe the US war on drugs has failed. They are hiring a Speakers Bureau Director, most likely based in the Washington, DC area.
  • Brian Wilbourn's conviction was overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct.
    Brian Wilbourn's conviction was overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct.

    False Testimony: How Prosecutors Leave Justice Behind [FEATURE]

    Prosecutors across the country are misbehaving -- and getting away with it. And among the common forms of misconduct are hiding exculpatory evidence and knowingly using false testimony to win convictions.
  • Rep. Hinchey addresses a 2005 press conference on medical marijuana, as Montel Williams awaits his turn at the podium.
    Rep. Hinchey addresses a 2005 press conference on medical marijuana, as Montel Williams awaits his turn at the podium.

    House of Representatives Votes Down Defunding Medical Marijuana Raids [FEATURE]

    In a bid to snuff out the federal medical marijuana crackdown, four US congressman have introduced an amendment that would bar the Justice Department from spending money to do so. Late Wednesday, it failed, but the issue went to the House floor.
  • 320px-2003-07_Traffic_stop_on_Gregson_St_1.jpg
    320px-2003-07_Traffic_stop_on_Gregson_St_1.jpg

    Colorado Per Se Drugged Driving Bill Dies

    A bill that would label drivers impaired if they have more than five nanograms of THC per milliliter in their blood even if they are not actually impaired has passed the Colorado Senate and a House committee, but the clock ran out on it Wednesday.