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Medical Marijuana Update
Dispensaries get regulation in Oregon, a dispensary will open in Delaware, and they're already popping up in Arizona. There's more medical marijuana news, too.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
More sticky-fingered cops, including one on a DEA task force, a cop tries to cover up a fatal drug deal at his home, another cop goes away over dope and hookers, and another jail guard goes down.
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Canadian Police Chiefs Want Ticket Option for Marijuana Possession
Canadian top cops are calling for the option of just ticketing marijuana possession offenders, but they don't want to say the word "decriminalization." A rose by any other name...
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Poll Finds Few Think We're Winning War on Drugs
A new poll shows a broad consensus that the drug is "failing," but beyond that, a deeply split public when it comes to what to do about it.
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NJ Gov. Moves on Medical Marijuana for Kids, With Restrictions
Under pressure, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) issued a conditional veto of a bill allowing children to use medical marijuana, but said he would approve it if the legislatue made changes. Now the Senate has done so, and the Assembly is expected to act shortly.
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New Hampshire Cops Kill Man Fleeing Drug Sting
An alleged New Hampshire heroin dealer who was shot dead fleeing police is the year's 25th drug war enforcement fatality. It's not clear why he was shot.
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ACLU-Illinois Sues Chicago Over Public Housing Drug Tests
The ACLU of Illinois has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chicago Housing Authority seeking to block mandatory, suspicionless drug testing of mixed-income housing residents.
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North Carolina Governor Vetoes Welfare Drug Test Bill
North Carolina's governor has vetoed a welfare drug testing bill passed by his Republican colleagues in the legislature. It's "not a smart way to combat drug abuse," the Republican elected earlier this year said.
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New York City Comptroller John Liu (wikipedia.org)
NYC Comptroller Says Legalize and Tax Marijuana in New Report
New York City's chief fiscal officer is calling for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana. He wants to use the proceeds to cut tuition at CUNY.
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Delaware Governor Moves on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Two years after signing a medical marijuana bill into law, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell is finally moving to get a dispensary up and running. He had been scared off by a federal threat letter, but no longer.
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Oregon Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill
Oregon is about to join the ranks of states with licensed, regulated medical marijuana dispensaries.
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Is There a Perfect Storm for Federal Sentencing Reform? [FEATURE]
It's not just Attorney General Holder's speech on sentencing reform Monday. The prospects for sentencing reform in the Congress are looking better than ever, with bills garnering bipartisan support.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana wars continue in California, a Michigan town gets intrusive, Nevada prepares to rake in the dough from dispensaries, and Washington patients organize in the face of legalization.
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Leahy Blocks Release of Some Mexican Drug War Aid
Citing the failure of the US and Mexican governments to respond to requests to elaborate a strategic vision for Mexican drug war assistance, Sen. Patrick Leahy has put a hold on $95 million in Plan Merida spending.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
There's trouble down South, and more out-of-control NYPD narcs cost the taxpayers.
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The Other Reason Bloomberg's Wrong About Stop and Frisk
[image:1 align:right]The other piece of big news today was a federal judge finding New York Police Department's "stop and frisk" program unconstitutional.
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Federal Judge Finds NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk Practices Unconstitutional
The NYPD's stop-and-frisk program unconstitutionally targets racial minorities, a federal judge ruled Monday. Mayor Bloomberg isn't happy, but civil libertarians and black and brown New Yorkers are.
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Attorney General Eric Holder (usjoj.gov)
As Pressure Mounts, Holder Acts on Sentencing Reform [FEATURE]
In a major policy speech to the American Bar Association Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced sentencing reform measures he is ordering the Justice Department to undertake, especially backing away from the use of mandatory minimum sentencing for low-level nonviolent drug offenders.
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A Sentencing Reform Turning Point?
[image:1 align:right]For months now there have been signs that political will may be building for a change in direction in sentencing and prison policy.