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Drug War Chronicle

Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

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    Champs de Elysee, Paris (wikipedia.org)

    Marijuana Discord on the French Left

    France's Socialists don't want to legalize marijuana, but their likely coalition junior partners, the Greens, do. It's a start.
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    This Week in History

    Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
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    Medical Marijuana Bill Goes to New Hampshire Governor

    The New Hampshire legislature has sent a medical marijuana bill to the governor's desk, but the governor has threatened a veto, and the push is on to either find a veto-proof majority or get the governor to change his mind.
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    MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_35.jpg

    Medical Marijuana Update

    Connecticut becomes the 17th medical marijuana state, localities in various medical marijuana states continue to try to keep a lid on the green medicine, and two raids go down and 34 warning letters go down in LA County right at press time.
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    This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    What's the matter with Kansas? Two corrupt cops stories out of the Jayhawk State this week, but also tales out of Arkansas, New York, and Pennsylvania.