Drug War Chronicle

Oregon's Measure 80 is in an uphill battle as the campaign enters its final days.

There were more than 1.53 million drug arrests in the US last year, nearly half of them for marijuana. The good news is that the numbers are down slightly from the year before.

In an incident that is raising questions about Texas use of force policies, a state trooper in a helicopter fired on a fleeing vehicle suspected of carrying drugs Thursday. It was not carrying drugs, but undocumented immigrants, two of whom were shot and killed.

A new YouGov poll has support for marijuana legalization at a whopping 59% nationwide, with a +/- 4.2% margin of error.

Colorado's Amendment 64 appears to be gaining support in the campaign's final days. It's over 50% again in the latest poll.

A 31-year-old Louisville woman was killed when her car was hit during a high-speed pursuit in a drug investigation, and a St. Paul man was shot and killed by police as he tried to evade arrest with his vehicle.

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We're getting down to the final days, and the action around drug reform initiatives is fierce.

In a presidential debate virtually ignored in the US, three of four third party presidential candidates called for marijuana legalization and criticized the war on drugs.

It's been a relatively quiet week on the medical marijuana front, with the big news being the DC Circuit Court's interest in determining whether Air Force vet Michael Krawitz has standing to challenge the federal government's refusal to reschedule marijuana. But that isn't all.