Drug War Chronicle

An armed apparent marijuana dealer was shot and killed by Georgia police after he refused to put down his gun. That's drug war death #62 so far this year.

It's a historic day. Marijuana possession is now legal in Washington state, and will be in Colorado, too, within a few weeks.

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Yet another poll with majority support for marijuana legalization, and this time the pollster says it's "just a matter of time."

Yes, it's true: Medical marijuana dispensaries really are coming in Arizona and New Jersey, and clinics to Massachusetts. Meanwhile, Harborside wins in state court, and Mendocino County ponders a federal subpoena. There's more news, too.

Greed strikes down a pair of cops, including a Bay Area drug task force commander, and two more go down because of dope habits they picked up along the way.

Yet another poll shows that support for marijuana legalization has reached the tipping point.

25 to life for drug possession? Not anymore, not under California's now amended Three Strikes law. The first drug prisoner to be released after voters approved Prop 36 last month is now a free man.

Some Colorado business groups are urging Attorney General Holder to enforce federal marijuana laws in Colorado. Read on to see the complete list of these groups trying to subvert the will of the voters.

A US Coast Guard petty officer was killed trying to intercept a Mexican smuggling craft just off the Southern California coast Sunday. He becomes the 61st person to die in US drug law enforcement operations so far this year.