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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

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    This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    A dirty Chicago cop goes to prison, a crooked small-town New York officer faces the same fate, a Florida cop facing trial for peddling meth has gone on the lam, and four suburban Chicago cops are being sued.
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    Announcement: The 2011 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, LA

    Every two years drug policy reformers from across the United States and around the world come to the International Drug Policy Reform Conference to listen, learn, network and strategize together for change. This year the conference is in Los Angeles, in November, and StoptheDrugWar.org is a partner.
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    Hemp field at sunrise. Will California farmers be able to enjoy its fruits? (votehemp.org)

    California Hemp Bill Awaits Governor's Signature

    A bill to allow a four-county, eight-year pilot project for industrial hemp production has passed the California legislature and awaits Gov. Jerry Brown's signature.
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    Missouri College Demands Students Undergo Drug Tests

    A Missouri technical college is the first public college in the country to demand mandatory suspicionless drug testing of students, and it will likely be the first in the country to be sued for it too.
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    ALERT: Congress Must Pass Sentencing Reform

    Congress took a modest step last year to reforming the draconian federal sentences it put in place 25 years ago for drug offenses. More is needed, and your help is needed to make that happen.
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    photo courtesy Bruce Reith, South West Michigan Compassion Club

    Michigan Medical Marijuana Protest Draws 1,000+

    After a state appeals court effectively shut down dispensaries in Michigan, medical marijuana patients rallied in large numbers in Lansing, the state capital.
  • Ivory Wave and other products containing "bath salts" will soon be banned. (image via Wikimedia)
    Ivory Wave and other products containing "bath salts" will soon be banned. (image via Wikimedia)

    DEA Issues Emergency Ban on "Bath Salts" Drugs

    The DEA has responded to the latest synthetic drug panic in the only way it knows how -- by enacting bans. This time it's the "bath salts" drugs under attack.
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    Announcement: The 2011 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Los Angeles

    Every two years drug policy reformers from across the United States and around the world come to the International Drug Policy Reform Conference to listen, learn, network and strategize together for change. This year the conference is in Los Angeles, in November, and StoptheDrugWar.org is a partner.