Cannabis Cafes Coming to Berlin?
The Green Party mayor of Berlin's hip Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has won the support of the district council for
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No medical marijuana grows for you in Live Oak, CA!
Chronicle AM -- November 27, 2013
Denver wants to put the kibosh on outdoor pot-smoking, a California appeals court okays a local ban on medical marijuana grows, Costa Rica enacts a sentencing reform, and more.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Massachusetts and Illinois prepare for medical marijuana dispensaries, action is picking up in state legislatures, and Americans for Safe Access issues a report on state compliance with federal enforcement priorities.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Cops in the drug war this week are accused of stealing snitch money, lying to get search warrants, growing and peddling pot, and engaging in a little coke-smuggling.
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This is three times the amount of opium that could get an immigrant worker executed in Dubai. (erowid.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 26, 2013
Medical marijuana gets attention in the statehouse, another drug war atrocity in New Mexico, Greece's first safe injection site is open, and a gram of opium or a few pounds of pot can get you the death penalty if you're in the wrong place. And more.
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Fort Worth Man Killed in Drug Raid
The year's 36th drug war fatality occured Friday night in Fort Worth, Texas. Guy with a gun met cops breaking down his door. Now he's dead.
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Oregon Solons to Take Up Marijuana Legalization
With marijuana legalization initiatives already gearing up in Oregon, a key lawmaker wants the legislature to put its own initiative before the voters.
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Peter Lewis (wikipedia.org)
In Memoriam: Peter Lewis, Major Supporter of Drug Policy Reform
Progressive Insurance chairman Peter Lewis died Saturday at age 80. He had been a major funder of drug reform efforts, particularly marijuana.
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"Warning! Your Family is in Danger!" anti-legalization poster courtesy of the Mexican government (cij.gob.mx)
Chronicle AM -- November 25, 2013
Drug reform funder Peter Lewis dies, the Oregon legislature will consider a legalization initiative bill, medical marijuana patients are suing Health Canada, and more.
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Coming soon to a legal retail outlet near you (if you live in Colorado). (wikipedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 22, 2013
The momentum for marijuana legalization continues in the US, but Australia's New South Wales rejects medical marijuana even for the terminally ill. There's plenty more news, too.
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a Denver medical marijuana dispensary (not one of those raided Thursday) (wikipedia.org)
DEA Raiding Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Denver! [FEATURE]
The DEA and IRS raided Denver-area dispensaries and grow ops Thursday. More than a dozen were hit, and it's not yet clear just why.
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Coming soon to a Washington state retail store near you.
Chronicle AM -- November 21, 2013
Movement toward legal marijuana commerce continues in Washington, movement toward dispensaries continues in Massachusetts, medical marijuana polls very well in Florida, and more.
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David Borden
Editorial: Did Trey Radel Really Vote for Drug Testing?
Headlines about the "cocaine congressman voting to drug test food stamp recipients" are at best only technically accurate, and miss the support Rep. Radel has shown for compassionate sentencing reform.
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Radel Hypocrisy Charge Doesn't Withstand Scrutiny
[Update: I've posted an improved version of this editorial in the Chronicle.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A quiet week on the corrupt cops front this week. We've got a pill-poppin' New England trooper stealing from the dead and a former New Orleans cop caught trying to peddle dope.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Federal agencies are beginning to work on the banking problem for medical marijuana businesses, the District of Columbia is looking at why its program is so tiny, and New Mexico can't keep up with medical marijuana demand. And there's much more, too.
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Maryland gubernatorial candidate Heather Mizeur wants to legalize marijuana. (wikipedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 20, 2013
A Maryland gubernatorial candidate and a Maine legislator both call for marijuana legalization, politicians are in trouble for using drugs (at least one of them a bonafide hypocrite for it), and marijuana law reforms appear to be advancing internationally, except in one Australian state. That's just for starters.
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NYPD practices stop-and-frisk techniques (nyc.gov/nypd)
New York AG Report Slams NYPD Stop-and-Frisk
New York's attorney general has examined the stop-and-frisk tactics of the NYPD in a new report. Only a miniscule fraction of stops result in an arrest for a serious crime, he found.
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INCB President Raymond Yans is "concerned" about Uruguay (incb.org)
UN Drug Bureaucrats Fret About Uruguay's Marijuana Legalization
The International Narcotics Control Board is "concerned" that Uruguay might actually go ahead and legalize marijuana. But Uruguay doesn't seem to care.
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Crackdowns on pain pills are leading the way to comeback for heroin. (wikipedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 19, 2013
Hmmm, on the same day the DEA warns that "marijuana availability seems to be on the increase," hundreds of people apply for licenses to sell pot in Washington state. Times are changing, and somebody needs to let the DEA know. And there's more news, too.