Opponents of Medical Marijuana Get Humiliated in New York Times
Last week's NYT editorial from fanatical anti-pot crusader David Evans generated some powerful responses from readers. Here's my favorite.
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US Prison Population in First Decline Since 1972
The number of people in prison in the US has dropped for the first time since 1972, and the number of people under correctional supervision has declined for the second year in a row.
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This pill bottle fulls of opiate pain pills could get you 20 years or more in North Carolina. (wikimedia.org)
North Carolina Opium Law Snares Small Prescription Pain Pill Holders
A North Carolina law aimed at heroin traffickers is rolling up people with pain pills and sending them to prison for a long, long time.
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Congress Votes to Restore Needle Exchange Funding Ban
Two years ago this week, after years of advocacy by public health and harm reduction advocates, the long-standing ban on federa
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Amnesty International Condemns Iran Drug Executions
Amnesty International has called on Iran to stop executing people for drug offenses, saying the Islamic Republic has embarked o
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Amnesty International Condemns Iran Drug Executions
Iran is executing hundreds of drug offenders, and that violates international law, says Amnesty International in a new report condemning the killings.
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US Prison Population in First Decline Since 1972
The number of people in prison in the US has dropped for the first time since 1972, and the number of people under correctional supervision has declined for the second year in a row. Is a sea change at hand?
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Congress Votes to Restore Needle Exchange Funding Ban
Ignoring strong evidence that needle exchange programs prevent the spread of AIDS and other blood-borne diseases, the US Congress has decided to ban the use of federal funds for them.
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Email from Rep. Jose Serrano on Reinstatement of Federal Syringe Exchange Funding Ban
(The following statement from Rep. José Serrano (D-NY), sponsor of 2009 legislation that repealed the ban on federal funding of sy
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Breaking: Congress Votes to Kill People
[image:1 align:right]Earlier this week we alerted our email subscribers and web site readers that Repu
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Medical Marijuana Update
Busy, busy, busy. Here's this week's medical marijuana news digest. Chronicle story here.
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US House Votes to Ban New Synthetic Drugs
As expected, the House of Representatives has passed a bill banning synthetic stimulants and cannabinoids.
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No dispensaries for Arizona if Gov. Brewer has her way. (wikimedia.org)
Arizona Governor Asks Federal Judge to Void Part of Medical Marijuana Law
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has decided the state will argue in federal court that federal law preempts the dispensary provisions in the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law.
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This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
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Teens Rejecting Alcohol, Tobacco, Selecting Marijuana [FEATURE]
The annual Monitoring the Future survey of high school students find cigarette and alcohol use down, but marijuana use up.
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Teens Rejecting Alcohol, Tobacco; Selecting Marijuana [FEATURE]
The annual Monitoring the Future survey of high school students find cigarette and alcohol use down, but marijuana use up.
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Obama's Drug Czar Blames YOU for Increased Teen Marijuana Use
[inline:marijuanamakesyougay-cropped.jpg align=right]Just when you thought the medical marijuana debate couldn’t get any uglier, the Drug Czar shows up at your doorstep demanding to know why you want to drug the children.
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Mexico Drug War Update
Mass murders in Ciudad Juarez and the Comarca Lagunera, and the army killed 11 cartel gunmen in Tamaulipas. Just another week in Mexico's prohibition-related violence.