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Drug War Chronicle

Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

  • Weekly: Blogging @ the Speakeasy

    "Jane Hamsher Talks Marijuana Legalization on MSNBC," "Diane Feinstein Wants to Continue Arresting Marijuana Users, and Other News," "How to Get Arrested for Marijuana in One Easy Step," "The New Politics of Marijuana Reform," "DARE Attacks Marijuana Legalization While Praising Alcohol."
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    Mexico Drug War Update

    Last Friday, the Juarez Cartel unveiled a frightening tactical innovation: the car bomb. Meanwhile, the killing goes on...
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    Review: "Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love"

    In the late 1960s, a small group of California surf bums and teenage working-class troublemakers took LSD, found God, and set out to turn on the world. Nicholas Schou's "Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and Its Quest to Spread Peace, Love, and Acid to the World," from St. Martin's Press, is their story.
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    CA Marijuana Init Worth Hundreds of Millions Yearly, State Analysts Say

    California cities and counties are laying off firefighters and police officers as they face a seemingly never-ending budget crisis. A new report from the state Legislative Analyst's Office says they could gain "hundreds of millions of dollars a year" if Proposition 19 passes. Hmmmm...
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    EU Court Upholds Dutch Border Town's Ban on Drug Tourism

    Even though the European Union demands a free market and the free movement of people within its borders, the EU's Court of Justice has ruled that a Dutch border town can bar foreigners from buying pot there.
  • This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    More bad apples in the Big Apple, a major drug corruption scandal brews in Tulsa, the city of Oakland pays big for bad cops, a Georgia deputy cops a plea, and a South Carolina state trooper goes down.
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    Coalition Calls on Obama to Withdraw Michele Leonhart DEA Nomination

    Drug reformers have been grumbling about the Obama administration's decision to nominate acting DEA head Michele Leonhart to be permanent DEA administrator since it was announced. Now, a drug reform coalition is calling on Obama to withdraw her nomination, citing recent DEA raids on medical marijuana providers. But there's more than that.