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    This Week in History

    Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
  • The CHA wants you to pass a drug test if you live in the Kenmore or any other CHA properties. (Image courtesy CHA)
    The CHA wants you to pass a drug test if you live in the Kenmore or any other CHA properties. (Image courtesy CHA)

    Chicago Housing Authority Wants to Drug Test Residents

    Drug testing mania has arrived at the Chicago Housing Authority, which is now proposing to require drug tests of all adult residents, with evictions if they fail.
  • Gov. Rick Scott (R) scores political points on the backs of the poor. (Image courtesy state of Florida)
    Gov. Rick Scott (R) scores political points on the backs of the poor. (Image courtesy state of Florida)

    Florida Welfare Drug Testing Bill Signed Into Law

    Under a Florida law signed by Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday, welfare recipients must undergo drug tests. It looks like the ACLU will challenge it in court.
  • The hangman has been -- and will be -- getting a real work out in Iran. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    The hangman has been -- and will be -- getting a real work out in Iran. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    Iran to Hang 300 for Drug Trafficking

    Iran has already executed more than 125 people for drug trafficking so far this year, and more than 300 await the hangman. It claims that's the only way to stop the flow of drugs destined for Europe.
  • An Amsterdam cannabis coffee shop. If you want to check it out yourself, you better hurry. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    An Amsterdam cannabis coffee shop. If you want to check it out yourself, you better hurry. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    Dutch to Ban Foreigners from Cannabis Cafes

    If you want to experience the cannabis coffee shops of Amsterdam, book your ticket now. Next year will be too late, as Holland gives the finger to pot-loving visitors.
  • Medical marijuana is on the agenda at the US Capitol (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    Medical marijuana is on the agenda at the US Capitol (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    Three Medical Marijuana Bills Filed in Congress [FEATURE]

    A bipartisan group of congressman have introduced three bills designed to end federal persecution of medical marijuana patients and providers and to treat medical marijuana businesses like any others.
  • The first steps have been taken toward letting any Colorado adult grow six of these legally. (Image courtesy the author)
    The first steps have been taken toward letting any Colorado adult grow six of these legally. (Image courtesy the author)

    Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Filed in Colorado [FEATURE]

    Will Colorado legalize weed in 2012? A broad array of state and national reform groups have just filed initiatives that would do precisely that.
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