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DPA Grants Program LOIs Due April 26th

The Drug Policy Alliance will allocate roughly $750,000 during the 2012/2013 Promoting Policy Change (PPC) grant cycle. PPC seeks to broaden public support for drug policy reform and will fund

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Supreme Court to Decide Second Florida Drug Dog Case

Is testifying that a drug dog has been trained and certified enough evidence to establish probable cause for a search? The Florida Supreme Court doesn't think so, and now the US Supreme Court will take on the case.
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Otto Perez Molina on the campaign trail (photo courtesy Surizar, flickr.com/photos/puchica/)
Otto Perez Molina on the campaign trail (photo courtesy Surizar, flickr.com/photos/puchica/)

Central American Presidents Hold Drug Legalization Summit [FEATURE]

An historic meeting has taken place in Guatemala. Three Central American presidents got together to talk about alternatives to drug prohibition, including legalization and regulation of drug use and the drug trade.
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Michigan Father Killed in Marijuana Child Removal Incident

A Michigan father is dead after Child Protective Services tried to take his young son away after an unfounded allegation of marijuana use. The deputy who shot him has been cleared, but questions and outrage linger.
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It costs $32,000 a year to jail drug offenders at the Colorado State Prison II in Canon City. (cpr.org)
It costs $32,000 a year to jail drug offenders at the Colorado State Prison II in Canon City. (cpr.org)

Colorado Drug Sentencing Reform Bill Introduced

A bill that would make possession of controlled substances a misdemeanor instead of a felony has been introduced with bipartisan support in Colorado.
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Needle exchange advocates arrested on Capitol Hill Wednesday (Stephanie Simpson, Housing Works)
Needle exchange advocates arrested on Capitol Hill Wednesday (Stephanie Simpson, Housing Works)

Battle for Restored Needle Exchange Funding Heats Up [FEATURE]

The fight-back to restore federal needle exchange funding stripped out of last year's budget has begun in earnest, with a congressional call-in, actions in a dozen cities, and civil disobedience and dozens of arrests on Capitol Hill.
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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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Medical Marijuana Update

From California to the nation's capital, medical marijuana keeps making news. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Warning: Sweaty, Disagreeable Teenagers Might Be High on Drugs

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According to Dr. Sanjay Gupta at CNN, this synthetic marijuana stuff the kids are smoking these days is the worst thing to hit the scene since marijuana itself (gasp!), and parents had better add it to their list of things to be concerned about.

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view of the Acropolis at sunset (wikimedia.org)

Greece to Hand out Needles, Condoms in AIDS Fight

With the Greek health system shaken by the economic crisis, new HIV cases are spiking, and the government is preparing harm reduction measures, including handing out needles and condoms, to halt the rise.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Here's a hint for deputies: Don't go to buy heroin in uniform while the joint is under surveillance in a drug investigation. There are more lessons to be learned this week, too.
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