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San Diego Man Busted for Marijuana Dies in Border Patrol Custody
A San Diego man detained by the Border Patrol after being caught carrying three pounds of marijuana died in a holding cell Christmas Eve.
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Curses, foiled again...
Judge Strikes Down Florida Welfare Drug Test Law
Happy holidays, indeed!
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Walking Raven's Luke Ramirez is making the transition from dispensary to adult sales retailer. (Kim Sidwell, cannabiscamera.com)
Legal Marijuana No Simple Matter for Colorado Retailers [FEATURE]
Adult marijuana sales become legal tomorrow in Colorado, but would-be retailers are having to deal with some bumps in the road.
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Merry Christmas! Uruguay President Signs Marijuana Law
Uruguayan President Mujica has signed that country's groundbreaking marijuana legalization bill into law. The government now has 120 days to craft rules, and then Uruguay's era of legal marijuana commerce will commence.
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Deputy Adam Sowders was killed executing a no-knock drug raid over some marijuana plants. (http://www.co.burleson.tx.us)
Texas Deputy Killed in Dawn No-Knock Drug Raid
A Texas deputy has been shot and killed in a dawn no-knock drug raid over a few marijuana plants.
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Chronicle AM -- December 24, 2013
The first business licenses for legal marijuana shops have been issued in Colorado, dispensaries are delayed in Nevada, hemp is on the agenda in Kentucky, and Uruguay's legalization example is causing reflection in the region. And more.
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Chronicle AM -- December 23, 2013
The marijuana court judge was drunk, Dread Pirate Roberts wants his bitcoins back, Beto O'Rourke wants the Border Patrol to answer some questions, Rand Paul and Cory Booker tweet policy, and more.
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Alaska Marijuana Legalization Petition Passes Goal
The Alaska marijuana legalization initiative signature-gathering campaign has gathered nearly 45,000 signatures. They only need 31,000 to make the ballot, but they need a healthy cushion to account for ones that get invalidated.
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Krystal Barrows (facebook.com)
Ohio Woman Killed By Errant Shot in Drug Raid
An Ohio woman sitting on the couch of a mobile home about to be hit in a drug raid is dead after a deputy standing outside the house accidentally discharged his weapon, striking her in the head.
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"Obamacare" Heroin Hits the Market
Like any other businessmen seeking to differentiate their product from similar competitors, heroin dealers come up with brand names, too.
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And off it goes! Ed Rosenthal & Mickey Martin file the 4th CA marijuana legalization initiative of year. (facebook.com)
Fourth California Marijuana Legalization Initiative Filed
Ed Rosenthal joins an increasingly crowded field of California marijuana legalization initiative filers. The question is: Will any of them be on the California ballot in November 2014?
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San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon (wikimedia.org)
SF DA and San Diego Police Chief File Defelonization Initiative
San Francisco's district attorney and San Diego's police chief have filed an initiative that would defelonize most drug possession and other nonviolent crimes. But will they try to get it on the ballot in 2014?
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Hash is medicine, and the cops have to give it back, the Oregon appeals court ruled. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- December 20, 2013
A pair of state appeals courts slap down cops who take people's medicine and won't give it back, there are problems with Kansas' drug testing law, Peru is buying shining new toys to prosecute its drug war, and more.
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Finally, Clarence Aaron will go free.
Obama Commutes Sentences of Clarence Aaron, Seven Other Crack Offenders [FEATURE]
Breaking with his past practice, President Obama Thursday granted commutation to eight federal prisoners serving long sentences for crack cocaine-related offenses, including Clarence Aaron, who has been in for 20 years.
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Guatemala Considers Legalizing Opium Growing for Medicinal Market
Guatemala is considering allowing the legal, controlled cultivation of opium poppies in a bid to weaken drug trafficking.
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Chronicle AM -- December 19, 2013
Today we have a plethora of pot polls, hope on banking, an important decision by Washington state regulators, and hints of change to come from Canada's Tories, among other news.
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Finally, Clarence Aaron will go free.
Obama Commutes Sentences of Clarence Aaron, Seven Others
The White House announced this morning that President Obama had granted commutations
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Would You Give Up a Gallon of Gas a Month to End the Drug War?
In an era where so much of the national debate is still framed by prohibition-based thinking, our small, dedicated and passionate staff keep anti-prohibitionists on the cutting edge of legislation and policy. That's why we need your help to keep StoptheDrugWar.org and the Drug War Chronicle going strong in 2014.
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The Media and Drugs: A Long Way Still to Go [EDITORIAL]
Despite some improvement, the mainstream media continues to get it wrong on the drug issue in many, many ways. This makes it as crucial as ever for reformers to continue to fund and make our own media.
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Guatemala Considers Legalizing Opium Growing
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina and other government officials said repeatedly this week that they are considering legalizing and regulating opium poppy production in areas where it is alrea