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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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You can grow up to five of these in Holland, no matter the yield, the Dutch high court has held. (image courtesy the author)Dutch Can Grow Five Marijuana Plants, No Problem
Although Dutch policy only allows you to possess five grams of marijuana, the high court has ruled that you can still grow five plants, no matter the yield. -
The busts keep on coming, but so do the drugs. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Mexico Drug War Update
More mass graves have been found, and the gruesome killings continue. -
legalization legislation coming to the Capitol soonUS Congressman to File Marijuana Legalization Bill This Year [FEATURE]
A pro-legalization US representative was the keynote speaker at the NORML conference in Denver Saturday. He said we're on the cusp of victory. -
Making this could get you life in prison in Oklahoma if a current bill becomes law (Image via Wikimedia.org)Oklahoma Senate Passes Life Sentence for Hash Making
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The battle is joined over dispensaries in Washington, and the clock is ticking. (Image via Wikimedia.orgFed Threat Puts Washington Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill in Doubt
Federal prosecutors threw a stink bomb in the room just as the Washington legislature was finalizing a medical marijuana dispensary bill. Now, the bill's future is in doubt. -
candlelight vigil, 2009 DPA conference, AlbuquerqueDrug Policy Alliance 2011 Grants Program LOI Deadline
The annual Drug Policy Alliance is accepting Letters of Inquiry -- due by April 29 -- for its 2011/2012 Promoting Policy Change grants program. -
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The busts and arrests go on, but so does the violence. (Image via Wikimedia)Mexico Drug War Update
Skinning people alive!? Just when you thought it couldn't get any more gruesome. -
Prohibition's filthy lucre is too much for some to resist (Image via Wikimedia)This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Cops stealing drug money, jail guards smuggling dope, deputies helping traffickers... and narcs gone wild in Peoria. Just another week in the drug war.