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Ecstasy tablets. A federal judge has ruled that Ecstasy offenses are punished too harshly. (Image: Wikimedia.org)
Ecstasy tablets. A federal judge has ruled that Ecstasy offenses are punished too harshly. (Image: Wikimedia.org)

Federal Judge Rejects Ecstasy Sentencing Guidelines

The federal sentencing guidelines for Ecstasy offenses are too harsh and not supported by the scientific evidence, a federal district judge has ruled.
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Hawaii teachers won't have to provide these to keep their jobs. (image via wikimedia.org)
Hawaii teachers won't have to provide these to keep their jobs. (image via wikimedia.org)

Hawaii Teachers Fend Off Random Drug Testing

After more than three years of controversy and challenges, the state of Hawaii has given up on trying to impose random, suspicionless drug testing on teachers.
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Miami Beach -- sun, sand... and sinsemilla? (image via wikimedia.org)
Miami Beach -- sun, sand... and sinsemilla? (image via wikimedia.org)

Miami Beach Likely to Vote on Marijuana Decrim

Miami Beach could become the first city in Florida to decriminalize pot possession after campaigners handed in more than double the number of voter signatures they needed to put a measure on the ballot.
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Mexico Drug War Update

At an absolute minimum, at least 74 people were killed in prohibition-related violence in Mexico in the last week. Sad to say, there's nothing unusual about the death toll.
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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

A former Border Patrol agent goes to prison, a former deputy police chief cops a plea, a sticky-fingered former cop gets sent away, too, and a deputy and three jail guards get busted.
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Unless Sensible Washington comes back next year, it will be up to New Approach Washington (image from New Approach WA)
Unless Sensible Washington comes back next year, it will be up to New Approach Washington (image from New Approach WA)

Washington Marijuana Legalization Initiative Falls Short

One Washington state marijuana legalization initiative is dead, but another, less radical, one is just getting underway.
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Marijuana has no accepted medical use, the DEA claims. (image via wikimedia.org
Marijuana has no accepted medical use, the DEA claims. (image via wikimedia.org

DEA Denies Marijuana Rescheduling Petition

In a through-the-looking-glass move, the DEA has denied a petition to reschedule marijuana, arguing it has no accepted medical use.
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The initiative would allow you to grow six of these or go the pot shop and buy some. (image via wikimedia.org)
The initiative would allow you to grow six of these or go the pot shop and buy some. (image via wikimedia.org)

Colorado Marijuana Initiative Campaign Gets Underway

An initiative that would legalize possession of up to an ounce of pot (or the harvest of up to six plants) and tax and regulate commercial sales is now gathering signatures in Colorado.
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