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Coca plants. The FARC has plans for them. (unodc.org)
Coca plants. The FARC has plans for them. (unodc.org)

Chronicle AM -- February 11, 2014

California's narcs are whining about Obama's marijuana remarks, Coloradans seem happy with legalization, a Good Samaritan overdose bill is filed in Maryland, an Israeli newspaper talks pot policy, and a Colombian FARC representative lays out the guerrilla's drug proposals, and more.
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Pot plants, Wheeler's Ranch_19.jpg

Chronicle AM -- February 10, 2014

State legislatures are busy with drug policy issues, particularly marijuana and medical marijuana, a Texas grand jury refuses to indict a man who killed a cop in a no-knock drug raid, Mexican vigilantes are duking it out with the Knights Templar in Michoacan, and more.
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Schapelle Corby will soon walk out of an Indonesian jail.
Schapelle Corby will soon walk out of an Indonesian jail.

Chronicle AM -- February 7, 2014

Marijuana and medical marijuana dominate the drug policy news again today, the Maryland Senate votes to ban Everclear, meth and prescription pills continue to draw legislative attention, and Schapelle Corby will soon be freed from an Indonesian jail, and more.
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The sun rises on industrial hemp in America (votehemp.com)
The sun rises on industrial hemp in America (votehemp.com)

Hemp Amendment Becomes Law as Prez Signs Farm Bill

President Obama this afternoon signed into law the omnibus farm bill, which includes an amendment allowing for research into hemp production in states that have authorized it.

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Medical marijuana blackberry wikimedia_1.jpg

Michigan High Court Rules for Medical Marijuana

In a critical ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court has blocked localities from banning medical marijuana-related activities that are allowed under the state's Medical Marihuana Act.
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needle exchange supplies_6.jpg

Smart Needle Exchange Reform Bill Moving in Maryland

The Maryland Senate today moved to undo a restriction in existing state law that prevents injection drug users from picking up more clean needles at the

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (gob.uy)
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (gob.uy)

Chronicle AM -- February 6, 2014

A slight majority in Rhode Island say legalize it, CBD medical marijuana bills are popping up in several states, Uruguay's marijuana-legalizing president gets a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and more.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_117.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

Project CBD takes on the skeptics on cannabidiol, medical marijuana bills move in Guam, but not in Michigan, and California counties continue to slug it out over dispensaries and grows.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Some cops like to party too hearty. Others just want a little pocket change. This week, we have four law enforcement miscreants.
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Patients in India need access to opioid pain medications, too. (cansupport.org)
Patients in India need access to opioid pain medications, too. (cansupport.org)

Chronicle AM -- February 5, 2014

Alaska will vote on marijuana legalization this summer, the DC council gives preliminary approval to a decriminalization bill, the farm bill with the hemp amendment intact passes Congress, advocates urge India's parliament to act on access to pain medications, and more.
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meth house (assumptionsheriff.com)
meth house (assumptionsheriff.com)

Chronicle AM -- February 4, 2014

Legalization proves profitable for Colorado's coffers, decrim moves closer in DC, more drug test bills get filed, Vermont attempts to do something about its opioid problem, a crime lab scandal brews in Florida, and more.
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