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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

  • The State Senate steps up to protect the medical marijuana law. (image from wikimedia.com)
    The State Senate steps up to protect the medical marijuana law. (image from wikimedia.com)

    NJ Senate Demands Governor Fix Medical Marijuana Regulations

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claims to support medical marijuana, but has acted first to delay the law there, then to subvert it through the regulatory process. Now, the state Senate has told him to get real.
  • Hannah Montana Goes Trippin' -- and it's legal and safe. (wikimedia.com)
    Hannah Montana Goes Trippin' -- and it's legal and safe. (wikimedia.com)

    Salvia Poses Little Short-Term Health Risk, Researchers Say

    Salvia divinorum is a powerful, short-acting hallucinogen, but it won't adversely affect your health -- at least in the short term -- a new study has found. Just don't go out driving on it, please.
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    Ciudad Juarez

    Mexico Drug War Update

    As 2010 ticks down, Ciudad Juarez is on track to hit 3,000 murders this year, and that national toll for the year could hit 10,000.
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    This Week in History

    Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
  • A deal in Trenton? Not so fast, patients say. (image courtesy Wikimedia)
    A deal in Trenton? Not so fast, patients say. (image courtesy Wikimedia)

    NJ Pols Strike Medical Marijuana Deal, Patients Unhappy

    It's been nearly a year since medical marijuana passed the New Jersey legislature, and now Gov. Christie and an Assembly leader have cut a deal -- but the patients aren't real happy.