The busts and arrests go on, but so does the violence. (Image via Wikimedia)
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Skinning people alive!? Just when you thought it couldn't get any more gruesome.
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Prohibition's filthy lucre is too much for some to resist (Image via Wikimedia)This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Cops stealing drug money, jail guards smuggling dope, deputies helping traffickers... and narcs gone wild in Peoria. Just another week in the drug war. -
Vermont could be the next medical marijuana dispensary state. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Vermont Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill
Vermont is another step closer to medical marijuana dispensaries after the state Senate approved a bill Friday. But there were trade-offs. -
Vancouver's Insite safe injection site on East Hastings Street (Image courtesy Vancouver Coastal Health)Vancouver Safe Injection Site Saves Lives, Report Finds
A new study of Vancouver drug overdoses shows they have decreased dramatically in the Downtown Eastside since a safe injection site opened there. -
Samuel Birch reportedly did not want to go back to jail.Ohio Man Killed, Officer Wounded in Drug Bust
A 24-year-old Toledo, Ohio, man is dead after firing on police who came to arrest him on drug charges. -
Marc Emery leading a rally in Calgary during happier times (image via wikimedia.org)Marc Emery Denied Transfer to Canadian Prison
Canadian marijuana activist Marc Emery will not be allowed to do his time in Canada because of "the seriousness of the offense" and "law enforcement concerns." -
Welfare recipients are the latest targets of Florida politicos. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Florida Welfare Drug Testing Bills Advance
Florida legislators want to make poor people take a drug test -- and pay for it -- before they can get public benefits. -
Gov. Schweitzer heeds the will of the voters, not the legislature.Montana Governor Vetoes Medical Marijuana Repeal
Montana's Republican legislature wanted to repeal the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law, but the Democratic governor struck it down with the veto pen. -
Ontario marijuana grow (RCMP)Ontario Court Overturns Canada's Marijuana Law [FEATURE]
A court in Ontario has struck down Canada's marijuana law, saying it prevented patients from gaining access to their medicine. Now, the government has 90 days to respond before pot is legal in Ontario. -
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Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.