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Czechs Decriminalize Peyote, Magic Mushroom Growing
Czechs will be able to grow peyote and magic mushrooms under reforms in the drug laws approved by the Cabinet this week.
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Bill OâReilly Thinks Medical Marijuana is a Sneaky Plot to Give People Medicine, Or Something
On the eve of their cable TV debut, Steve and Andrew DeAngelo of Harborside Health Center appeared on O’Reilly. He wasn’t very nice to them.
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"Weed Wars" Reality TV Series Premiering Tonight
Check out this preview, then check out the show itself tonight.
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Honduras Calls Out the Army to Fight Drug Cartels
The Honduran congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to send out the armed forces to combat Mexican drug trafficking organizations.
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Honduras Calls Out the Army to Fight Drug Cartels
Facing prohibition-generated violence, the Honduran government has given the military full domestic policing powers.
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The Future of Drug War Chronicle
As drug policy reform continues into its most consequential stage in decades, StoptheDrugWar.org plays a crucial role for leaders and organizations in the movement. But we need your help, more perhaps than ever, to keep the most important StoptheDrugWar.org service, the Drug War Chronicle newsletter, at full strength.
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New Study Finds Traffic Fatalities Decline with Medical Marijuana Laws [FEATURE]
A study released this week has found legalizing medical marijuana has resulted in a nearly 9% decline in traffic deaths and a 5% reduction in beer sales in states that allow it.
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New Study Finds Traffic Fatalities Decline with Medical Marijuana Laws [FEATURE]
In what could be an important intervention in the debates over medical marijuana and pot legalization, the first study to examine the relationship between medical marijuana and traffic deaths found they declined in medical marijuana states.
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Two Governors Call on DEA to Reschedule Marijuana as Medicine [FEATURE]
Two medical marijuana state governors, Rhode Island Gov.
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Two Governors Call on DEA to Reclassify Marijuana for Medical Use [FEATURE]
Two medical marijuana state governors, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, on Wednesday called on the federal government to reschedule marijuana. In a joint 106-page petition to the DEA, they said states that have passed medical marijuana laws need to be able to regulate its distribution without fear of federal prosecution.
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This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past -- including the repeal of alcohol prohibition. In this week's Drug War Chronicle,
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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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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It's prison guards gone wild this week, plus a really sleazy deputy gets a sweet deal and a 'roided cop takes a plea deal.
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Mexico Drug War Update
Mexican human rights activists have filed a complaint in the Hague against President Calderon for human rights violations committed by Mexican security forces, also mentioning crimes committed by d
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Mexico Drug War Update
Mexican human rights activists have filed a complaint in the Hague against President Calderon for human rights violations committed by Mexican security forces, also mentioning crimes committed by drug cartels. That and the killings and arrests continue, with no apparent impact on the flow of drugs north.
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ENCOD Bulletin on Drug Policies in Europe #82, December 2011
(This newsletter is also online at
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It's prison guards gone wild this week, plus a really sleazy deputy gets a sweet deal and a 'roided cop takes a plea deal.
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Newt Gingrich Wants to Kill Dealers, Drug Test Everybody Else
[inline:Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_retouched.jpg align=right caption="Newt Gingrich (photo courtesy Gage Skidmore via wikimedia.org)"]Ever since Newt Gingrich became the latest front-runner for the republican presidential nomination, a lot of people have been reminding us how horrible he is on drug policy issues. Heck, even Next Gingrich has been reminding us how horrible Newt Gingrich is on drug policy issues:
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Barney Frank at press conference calling for repeal of a law that denies financial aid to students because of drug convictions
Drug Reform Ally Barney Frank Retiring from Congress
The drug reform movement is losing a key congressional ally. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) announced Monday he will retire at the end of this term.