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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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Vietnam Using Drug Takers as Slave Labor [FEATURE]

A shocking new report from Human Rights Watch details how Vietnamese "drug treatment centers" don't provide treatment, but do provide abuse, torture and virtual slave labor for private companies to exploit.
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All those drug busts don't seem to make any difference. (image via Wikimedia)
All those drug busts don't seem to make any difference. (image via Wikimedia)

Mexico Drug War Update

The Mexican president gave his annual state of the union speech last week, but that had no impact on the killing.
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No mandatory random drug tests for Illini Bluff teachers, but they have to pass one drug test first. (Image: ISBD 327)
No mandatory random drug tests for Illini Bluff teachers, but they have to pass one drug test first. (Image: ISBD 327)

llinois School District Teachers Settle Drug Testing Strike

Illini Bluff school teachers managed to fend off random drug testing for themselves, if not their successors, but still submitted to one drug test to get back to work.
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Palace of Justice, Bogota (image via Wikimedia)

Colombian High Court Re-Legalizes Drug Possession

Getting back in step with other Latin American countries, the Colombian Supreme Court has undone former Pres. Uribe's amendment recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use.
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Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics

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Man With Gun Killed in Kentucky Drug Raid

A Kentucky man is this year's 33rd US drug war fatality. He was shot and killed by police after allegedly pointing a gun at them as they raided his home.
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Mexico Drug War Update

Along with the usual carnage and corruption, suspected Zetas killed 52 casino goers in a gasoline/fire attack, teachers skipped school following extortion threats, authorities bust a Sinaloa Cartel "cell" in Utah, and one cartel has put up "wanted" posters targeting leaders of another cartel and offered rewards for them.
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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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Students for Sensible Drug Policy "Legalize It!" Party

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John Ray Wilson demonstration, 2009 (courtesy CMMNJ)
John Ray Wilson demonstration, 2009 (courtesy CMMNJ)

New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patient Sent to Prison

John Ray Wilson was sent to prison Wednesday in New Jersey for the crime of growing his own medicine. Meanwhile, medical marijuana is now legal there and state-registered dispensaries are about to open. Go figure.
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