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  • Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has signed a bill designed to reduce drug overdose fatalities. (image via wikimedia.org)
    Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has signed a bill designed to reduce drug overdose fatalities. (image via wikimedia.org)

    Cuomo Signs NY Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill

    Faced with rising drug overdose deaths, New York is the latest -- and largest -- state to pass a 911 Good Samaritan law allowing people to seek help without fear of prosecution.
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    This Week in History

    Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
  • Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would rather go to war with the narcos then legalize drugs. (Image: World Economic Forum)
    Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would rather go to war with the narcos then legalize drugs. (Image: World Economic Forum)

    Guatemala President Wants "NATO-Style" Force to Battle Narcos

    Weak Central American states are hard-pressed to go up against the Mexican cartels, and now, Guatemala's president wants to build a NATO-style regional military force to go up against them. And for the US to pay for it.
  • Drug prohibition's filthy lucre tempts law enforcement (image via wikimedia.org}
    Drug prohibition's filthy lucre tempts law enforcement (image via wikimedia.org}

    This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    We've got sticky-fingered SWAT cops, we've got perverted probation officers, we've got smack-slinging uniformed police officers, we've got strung out, pill-stealing cops, and, of course, we've got crooked jail guards.
  • At least one Michigan legislator wants to know how often SWAT teams are deployed. (image via wikimedia.org)
    At least one Michigan legislator wants to know how often SWAT teams are deployed. (image via wikimedia.org)

    SWAT Reporting Bill Filed In Michigan

    At least one Michigan legislator wants an idea of what SWAT teams in the state are up to.
  • Ecstasy tablets. A federal judge has ruled that Ecstasy offenses are punished too harshly. (Image: Wikimedia.org)
    Ecstasy tablets. A federal judge has ruled that Ecstasy offenses are punished too harshly. (Image: Wikimedia.org)

    Federal Judge Rejects Ecstasy Sentencing Guidelines

    The federal sentencing guidelines for Ecstasy offenses are too harsh and not supported by the scientific evidence, a federal district judge has ruled.
  • Hawaii teachers won't have to provide these to keep their jobs. (image via wikimedia.org)
    Hawaii teachers won't have to provide these to keep their jobs. (image via wikimedia.org)

    Hawaii Teachers Fend Off Random Drug Testing

    After more than three years of controversy and challenges, the state of Hawaii has given up on trying to impose random, suspicionless drug testing on teachers.
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