DEA Agent Kills Man in Cartel Murder-for-Hire Sting
A DEA sting in which agents portrayed themselves as members of the Zetas cartel and commissioned a group of men to raid a ranch, kill the owner
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DEA Agent Kills Man in Cartel Murder-for-Hire Sting
A DEA sting in which agents portrayed themselves as members of the Zetas cartel and commissioned a group of men to raid a ranch, kill the owner, and seize 20 kilos of cocaine stolen by a rival cartel has ended with one man dead and three others in custody.
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DPA Grants Program LOIs Due April 26th
An annual drug policy reform grants program is accepting letters of inquiry for the next month.
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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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Schoolgirl Sues Pennsylvania District Over Drug Tests
Yet another Pennsylvania school district is being reminded that it can't make students take random, suspicionless drug tests under the state constitution. An 11-year-old girl and the ACLU are suing.
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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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Central American Presidents Hold Drug Legalization Summit [FEATURE]
In a historic meeting in Antigua, Guatemala, Saturday, three Central American heads of state attended a regional summit to discuss alternatives to the current drug prohibition regime, which has lef
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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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Medical Marijuana Bills Advance in New England
Medical marijuana bills won key committee votes in Connecticut and New Hampshire this week.
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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)
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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Book Offer: "The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States"
We continue our newest offer for donating members, the drug policy classic reprint: "The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States." This is one is available for donations of just $22 or more.
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California needs to reduce prison and jail overcrowding (US Supreme Court)
Fight Is On to Make Drug Possession a Misdemeanor in California [FEATURE]
A bill pending in California would make misdemeanors out of drug possession offenses that are currently felonies. An impressive coalition is growing in support of it, but law enforcement is skeptical.
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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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Could Romney Beat Obama by Changing His Stance on Marijuana?
[inline:Romney.jpg align=right]When you've been arguing as long as I have that politicians are missing an opportunity by ignoring supporters of marijuana reform, it's fun to see the Washington Post join the conversation.
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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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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.