Job Opportunity I: Communications Director, Marijuana Policy Project, Las Vegas
The Marijuana Policy Project is seeking a Communications Director for its office in Las Vegas.
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Job Opportunity II: Executive Director, Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition, Providence, RI
The Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition (RIPAC), a grassroots medical marijuana community of patients, caregivers, and advocates, is seeking an executive director to head its office in Providence. -
Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A pair of cops turned thugs in St. Louis are jeopardizing a pile of drug convictions, a cop turned thug in Dallas will stay behind bars until trial, a Customs and Border Patrol officer heads to prison, and a Massachusetts town still can't find pot that went missing from its police department half a decade ago -- but it's trying. -
Federal Budget: House 2009 Appropriations Bill Contains Even More Drug War Funding Increases... And a Slight Cut to Plan Colombia
Just a couple of weeks after dishing out a few billion dollars more for the drug war in the emergency stimulus bill, Congress is at it again in the 2009 omnibus appropriations bill. More money for Byrne JAG grants, more money for Plan Mexico, and just a tiny bit less for Plan Colombia. -
South Asia: Indian Health Minister Calls for National Alcohol Prohibition
India's health minister wants to ban a dangerous drug... alcohol. -
Public Opinion: Kellogg Reputation Takes a Hit Over Dumping Michael Phelps
Kellogg may have miscalculated when it dumped Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps after the infamous bong photo surfaced. Not only did it stir up a boycott from marijuana activists, it now looks like it's hurting the food giant's reputation. -
Heroin Maintenance: Study Suggests Baltimore Could Be Ripe for a Pilot Program
Heroin maintenance programs in Switzerland and Germany have produced positive results there. Can it work in the US? Drug policy expert Peter Reuter looked at the prospects for Baltimore. -
Law Enforcement: Belated Justice for Kathryn Johnston as Judge Sentences Atlanta Narcs Who Killed Her to Prison
The three Atlanta narcs whose phony drug raid ended with the death of a 92-year-old woman were sentenced to prison Tuesday. Has the Atlanta Police Department learned its lesson? The sentencing judge certainly hopes so. -
Medical Marijuana: New Jersey Bill Passes State Senate
The New Jersey senate passed a medical marijuana bill Monday, and the governor said Wednesday he would "absolutely" sign it. But it has to get through the Assembly first. -
Feature: End of an Era? No More DEA Raids on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, US Attorney General Says
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday that there would be no more DEA raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in states where it is legal. That is a huge victory, but the victory will not be complete as long as a single person remains in or threatened with federal prison for helping sick patients.