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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

  • Bermuda Attorney General Mark Pettingill (charterchambers.bm)
    Bermuda Attorney General Mark Pettingill (charterchambers.bm)

    New Bermuda Attorney General Wants Marijuana Law Debate

    Bermuda's new attorney general wants Parliament to take up the topic of marijuana law reform, but he's not quite ready to say it's time to legalize or decriminalize it.
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    coca plant (UNODC)

    US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

    Bolivia's bid to rejoin the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs without accepting the treaty's proscription against coca leaf chewing appears to be set to happen, despite the objections of a handful of Western countries.
  • Danielle Misha Willard, a relapsed heroin user, was shot by West Valley, UT police in a parking lot in November. (facebook.com)
    Danielle Misha Willard, a relapsed heroin user, was shot by West Valley, UT police in a parking lot in November. (facebook.com)

    Who Was Killed in America's Drug War Last Year? [FEATURE]

    For two years Drug War Chronicle has tracked cases in the US of drug war carnage related to drug law enforcement. Here is a preliminary look at last year's.
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    MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_63.jpg

    Medical Marijuana Update

    It's been fairly quiet over the holidays, but medical marijuana is legal in Massachusetts now!
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    This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    Philadelphia keeps on paying for its out-of-control drug squad, and a pair of probation officers have pill-pilfering problems.
  • Gov. Rick Scott's controversial laws have already cost Florida a million dollars. (wikipedia.org)
    Gov. Rick Scott's controversial laws have already cost Florida a million dollars. (wikipedia.org)

    Florida Must Pay Attorney Fees in Employee Drug Test Lawsuit

    Florida Gov. Rick Scott's drug testing crusade has just cost state taxpayers $190,000 after a federal judge ordered the state to pay attorneys' fees in an employee drug testing lawsuit bought by state employee unions. His other drug testing schemes aren't faring well, either.
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    StoptheDrugWar.org Needs Your Support

    Nonprofits including those in drug policy reform face continuing challenges in the tough economic environment. That means StoptheDrugWar.org and Drug War Chronicle need your support to do our job in 2013.