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Drug War Chronicle

Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

  • Marijuana has no accepted medical use, the DEA claims. (image via wikimedia.org
    Marijuana has no accepted medical use, the DEA claims. (image via wikimedia.org

    DEA Denies Marijuana Rescheduling Petition

    In a through-the-looking-glass move, the DEA has denied a petition to reschedule marijuana, arguing it has no accepted medical use.
  • The initiative would allow you to grow six of these or go the pot shop and buy some. (image via wikimedia.org)
    The initiative would allow you to grow six of these or go the pot shop and buy some. (image via wikimedia.org)

    Colorado Marijuana Initiative Campaign Gets Underway

    An initiative that would legalize possession of up to an ounce of pot (or the harvest of up to six plants) and tax and regulate commercial sales is now gathering signatures in Colorado.
  • President Obama is losing friends in the medical marijuana community. (image from whitehouse.gov)
    President Obama is losing friends in the medical marijuana community. (image from whitehouse.gov)

    Administration Medical Marijuana Memo Causes Dismay, Anger [FEATURE]

    The Obama Justice Department's "clarification" of its approach to medical marijuana is causing reactions ranging from dismay and disgust to confusion among advocates. Battle lines are being drawn.
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    Cash and guns Mexico_12.jpg

    Mexico Drug War Update

    The Mexican government appears to be going after the Zetas, which must please the cartel's rivals.
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    This Week in History

    Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
  • City Hall in Portland. The city council can approve the initiative or let the voters decide. (image via wikimedia.org)
    City Hall in Portland. The city council can approve the initiative or let the voters decide. (image via wikimedia.org)

    Marijuana "Lowest Priority" Initiative Advances in Maine City

    An initiative making adult pot possession the lowest law enforcement priority in Portland, Maine, has handed in more than enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.