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Uruguayan President Mujica strikes back at critics, and so does his wife. (gob.uy)
Uruguayan President Mujica strikes back at critics, and so does his wife. (gob.uy)

Uruguay's Mujica, Wife in Diplomatic Spat with INCB

Uruguayan President Mujica is not standing quietly by in the face of criticism from UN drug bureaucrats. Neither is his wife, an Uruguayan senator.
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Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has some harsh words for his critics and finds some support, too.
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has some harsh words for his critics and finds some support, too.

Chronicle AM -- December 16, 2013

Uruguay's president defends marijuana legalization there and finds an ally, marijuana bills are popping up in some surprising countries, the Justice Department says we have a federal prison crisis, and much more.
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Two More Drug War Deaths

A Minnesota man is dead of an apparent overdose after swallowing drugs during an arrest, and a Washington state man was shot and killed by police as they attempted to arrest him after an undercover drug buy. They are the 37th and 38th domestic drug war fatalities of the year.
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India's Maoist Naxalities -- profiting from prohibition. (wikimedia.org)
India's Maoist Naxalities -- profiting from prohibition. (wikimedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- December 13, 2013

It looks like Washington state medical marijuana patients will continue to be able to grow their own, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes wants to welcome pot tourists, the Michigan Senate takes aim at welfare drug users, Indian Maoists are profiting from prohibition, and more.
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A move is on to end the federal ban on funding needle exchanges.
A move is on to end the federal ban on funding needle exchanges.

Chronicle AM -- December 12, 2013

A push is on to end the federal ban on needle exchange funding, a secret federal panel meets to discuss marijuana banking issues, UN anti-drug bureaucrats are still unhappy with Uruguay, more bodies show up in Mexico, and more.
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Medical Marijuana Update

A busy Tuesday in California, herbal medicine experts make a call, New Jersey's third dispensary opens, Florida's Supreme Court hears a challenge to an initiative, and more.
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Chronicle AM -- December 11, 2013

Uruguay legalizes the marijuana trade (and the usual suspects object), Denver provides a helpful guide to legalization there, Human Rights Watch scorches Louisiana for its AIDS-enhancing policies, and more.
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Uruguay Legalizes Marijuana! [FEATURE]

In an historic vote, the Uruguayan Senate gave final approval Tuesday night to the government's marijuana legalization bill. Once President Mujica signs it, Uruguay is 120 days away from legal marijuana commerce.
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Uruguayan President Jose Mujica
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica

Uruguay Legalizes Marijuana!

The Uruguayan Senate approved the government's marijuana legalization bill on a 16-13 vote Tuesday evening.

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African American faith leaders called Tuesday for an end to the drug war and mass incarceration. (sdpconference.info)
African American faith leaders called Tuesday for an end to the drug war and mass incarceration. (sdpconference.info)

Chronicle AM -- December 10, 2013

African-American faith leaders observe International Human Rights Day by calling for an end to the drug war and mass incarceration, Texans are ready for criminal justice reform, and Mexico's prohibition-related violence continues apace. And more.
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Cambodian "intervention" truck rounding up drug users and other "undesirables" in Phnom Penh. (hrw.org)
Cambodian "intervention" truck rounding up drug users and other "undesirables" in Phnom Penh. (hrw.org)

Cambodia Drug Detention Centers Rife With Abuse

Human Rights Watch has issued another scathing report on the abuse of drug users and other "undesirables" in Cambodian drug detention camps. Drug treatment isn't on offer, but torture, sexual abuse, and forced labor are.
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Chronicle AM -- December 9, 2013

A West Virginia man gets a first degree murder charge in his wife's accidental drug death, a Utah "Good Samaritan" overdose bill is moving, some US senators grumble about Zohydro ER, and we have a pair of stories about opiates in India. And more.
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Uruguay Legalizes Marijuana Tomorrow!

Tuesday is going to be historic. Tomorrow, the Uruguayan Senate will vote on a bill that would make their country the first in the world to legally regulate the production, distribution and sale of marijuana for adults. The bill was approved in the House of Representatives in July with 50 out of 96 votes.
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