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Senate Holds Hearing on State Marijuana Legalization [FEATURE]

The times they are a-changing, if Tuesdays Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on marijuana policy is any indication. Only one senator suffered from Reefer Madness; the others wanted to figure out how to make things work.
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Warrants? They don't need no steenking warrants. (cbp.gov)
Warrants? They don't need no steenking warrants. (cbp.gov)

Private Plane Pilots Face Warrantless Drug Searches

Private plane pilots across the country are reporting that they are being subjected to warrantless drug searches by Customs and local police, even when they haven't left the country. And especially if they've been flying in marijuana-friendly states.
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California Cops Gun Down Unarmed Meth Dealer

An unarmed alleged meth dealer was gunned down by undercover California cops in a restaurant parking lot after they said he threatened them. The dead man's family would like some answers. Good luck with that.
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Broad Coalition Seeks Capitol Hill Hearings on DEA

A clamor is growing for congressional hearings on the DEA. Recent revelations of the DEA's use of NSA and AT&T spy data provided the catalyst, but concern has been festering for years.
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California prison overcrowding (US Supreme Court)

California Sentencing Reform Bill to Go to Governor

A bill that would turn felony drug possession cases into "wobblers," meaning they could be charged as either felonies or misdemeanors, is one housekeeping vote away from heading to the governor's desk.
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Drug War Chronicle Needs Your Support

Now more than ever, StoptheDrugWar.org needs your financial support to continue to provide this crucial informational tool that builds and empowers the movement. We have a special new offer for those donating $50 or more, which this post provides some updated information about.
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Medical Marijuana Update

Federal prosecutors speak out on how the Justice Department's new stance on legalization will affect their medical marijuana prosecutions (not much), an initiative's language gets rejected for a second time in Arkansas, and much, much more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Even corrupt cops take the Labor Day weekend off. We've only got two this week, and they're both from before the holiday, but they're doozies.
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Mexico's New Drug War Looks Like the Old Drug War

Mexico's drug wars continue to take a thousand lives a month, the army is still deeply involved, and the high-profile busts of cartel capos continue apace. What's new about Mexico's drug wars under Pena Nieto?
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DEA Using Massive AT&T Phone Records Database

The DEA is working hand in glove with one of the nation's largest telecommunications providers, exploiting AT&T's 26-year phone call database to help make criminal cases in what had previously been a secret program.
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Cops Cry Foul Over Holder Marijuana Policy Move

Law enforcement groups representing sheriffs, police chiefs, criminal investigators, and narcotics officers have issued a letter signaling their displeasure with the Justice Department's newly announced policy toward marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington.