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Feature: Pain Doctor William Hurwitz to Get New Trial
In a case with national implications, a prominent pain physician jailed as a drug dealer has won a right to a new trial.
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Appeal: A Glowing Testimonial for Drug War Chronicle
A long-time drug reform activist opines on Drug War Chronicle's inspirational value.
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DRCNet on MySpace
Nearly 1,800 people have already signed up as DRCNet "friends" on MySpace even though this is the first public announcement about it.
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Announcement: New Format for the Reformer's Calendar
Visit our new web site each day to see a running countdown to the events coming up the soonest, and more.
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Marijuana: "Lowest Priority" Local Initiatives Make Ballot in Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, and Missoula
Local initiatives that would make adult marijuana offenses the lowest law enforcement priority have made the ballot in Missoula, Montana, and three California cities.
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Grave Injustice from the Eighth Circuit
This weekâs most depressing story is that of Emiliano Gonzolez, an immigrant who consented to a police search only to have his life savings confiscated. The Eighth Circuit upheld the seizure even though Gonzolez was never even charged with a crime:
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Latin America: Brazilians Oppose Marijuana Legalization By Wide Margin, Poll Finds
A poll done by one of Brazil's leading newspapers suggests that marijuana legalization has a long way to go.
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Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
We have a Southern trifecta this week, with missing evidence in Alabama, a rogue task force in Mississippi, and a drug-dealing jail guard in Louisiana.
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Asia: China Begins Debate on First Comprehensive Drug Law
The Chinese government this week began discussing what would be that country's first law aimed specifically at controlling drug abuse.
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Industrial Hemp: California Assembly Passes Hemp Bill, Will Schwarzenegger Sign It?
A bill that would allow legal hemp production in California has passed both houses and now awaits the governor's signature.
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Medical Marijuana: No More Prison Threat for Renee Boje After Feds Accept Symbolic Plea
The federal case against medical marijuana refugee Renee Boje has ended not with a bang but with a whimper as, after eight years, the feds let her cop to a plea for possession of a 1/2 gram of pot.
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Asset Forfeiture: Federal Appeal Upholds Seizure of Cash Despite Lack of Drugs
Got cash in your car? A federal appeals court just made it easier for the police to seize it as drug money even if there are no drugs around.
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Semanal: El Calendario del Reformador
¡Aparecer en un evento puede ser la mejor forma de involucrarse! ¡Vea el calendario de esta semana para eventos que van desde hoy dÃa hasta el próximo año, en los Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo!
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New Trial for Martyred Pain Doctor William Hurwitz
Dr. William Hurwitz, whose case weâve reported on extensively, has been granted a new trial.
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Semanal: Esta Semana en la Historia
Eventos y citas de nota de los eventos de las polÃticas de drogas de los años pasados de esta semana.
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Europa: Público Británico Apoya a PolÃticas Más Racionales de Drogas, Dice Sondeo
Un nuevo sondeo de las conductas británicas con relación a la reforma de las polÃticas de drogas sugestiona un realismo y pragmatismo nuevos. ¿Será que los polÃticos seguirán la sabidurÃa de los electores?
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Drug War Grandstanding: A Bridge to Nowhere
Another prohibitionist politician has been ousted by voters:
From CBS NEWS:
Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski, stung by accusations of arrogance and stubbornness, lost his bid for a second term Tuesday after polling last in a three-way GOP primary.
Arrogant and Stubborn indeed, Murkowski has repeatedly disregarded Alaskan Supreme Court precedent, and public opinion, in his effort to re-criminalize private marijuana possession in his state.
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Suroeste Asiático: Cultivo Afgano de Adormideras Alcanza Nivel Récord
Informes preliminares sugieren que el cultivo afgano de adormideras estará en niveles récordes y 40 por ciento más alto que el año pasado, a pesar de centenas de millones de dólares gastados para suprimirlo.
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Metanfetamina: Tercer Juicio por Homicidio Doloso en Caso de Muerte Infantil por Intoxicación con Metanfetamina de California
Los fiscales de California esperan tener suerte en la tercera vez en su esfuerzo de asegurar una condenación por homicidio doloso contra una mujer cuyo hijo tenÃa metanfetamina en su sangre cuando se murió. Ella ya está cumpliendo 10 años por negligencia infantil.