Missouri, Tennessee Ponder Legislator Drug Tests
Bills that would require state legislators to undergo drug tests have been filed in Missouri and Tennessee.
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Missouri, Tennessee Ponder Legislator Drug Tests
Bills that would require state legislators to undergo drug tests have been filed in Missouri and Tennessee. They're an unsurprising extension of the drug testing mania that has gripped statehouses, but likely unconstitutional.
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Marijuana Reform Polling Well in Rhode Island
With decriminalization bills pending in Rhode Island, a new poll shows strong support for decrim and even majority support for legalization.
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Colorado Marijuana Legalization Initiative Falls Short, Butâ¦
The Colorado Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol initiative hit a bump in the road Friday, falling just short of the number of valid signatures needed to make the November ballot. But it still has 15 days to make up the shortfall.
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Bronx Narc Kills Unarmed Teen
An NYPD narc shot and killed a teenager in his own home as he tried to flush a small amount of marijuana down a toilet. The local community was not happy.
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Sword-Wielding Man Killed in California Drug Raid
A desert drug raid in California has resulted in the year's seventh drug war killing, and it's only the beginning of February.
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Malay Couple Get Life for Half Ounce, Marijuana Plant
A life sentence for growing a pot plant!? It just happened to a Malaysian couple, but, hey, at least the judge suspended the caning.
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California Medical Marijuana Initiative Polls at Nearly 60%
A California medical marijuana regulation initiative is polling right on the cusp of where potential major donors start to feel comfortable.
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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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FBI Drug Squad Uses Chainsaw To Invadeâ¦the Wrong Apartment
[inline:chainsaw.jpg align=right]If anyone needs another reminder that the adrenaline-addicted anti-drug armies we've unleashed in our own communities are more dangerous than any drug on the pl
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Indiana House Passes Welfare, Solon Drug Test Bill
Indiana legislators found themselves voting to drug test themselves in a bid to get a welfare drug testing bill passed. It worked, and now the bill heads for the state Senate.
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Mexico Drug War Update
Hopes that things are quieting down in Ciudad Juarez are fading after a bloody week there. And that's just one front in Mexico's drug wars.
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Medical Marijuana Update
From action in state legislatures to raids at dispensaries, there's no let-up in the medical marijuana action around the nation. Here's the latest.
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Montana Marijuana Initiative Saddles Up [FEATURE]
Frustrated with federal and legislative attacks on medical marijuana providers, some Montana activists want to just go for it and legalize marijuana for all, or at least all adults. They're gathering signatures now to do just that.
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"Regulate Marijuana Like Wine" Wins 62% in CA Poll
The California Regulate Marijuana Like Wine initiative got 62% support in a new poll, which could make it more attractive to major donors. But the clock is ticking on it and all the other marijuana legalization initiatives in the state.
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YouTube Ignores Cop's First Place Marijuana Legalization Video Question for Obama
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 30, 2012
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Obama Interview Ignores Marijuana Legalization Questions
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As everyone is probably pretty well aware at this point, one of the most popular activities at the White House is the practice of organizing online forums for people to vote on questions for the president, getting everyone all excited about it, and then completely ignoring the vote totals and disappointing participants with predictable answers to generic questions. It happened yet again today:
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Michigan Deputy Kills Drug Suspect Dragging Him With Car
A Detroit-area man who tried to drive away from a drug arrest was shot and killed by a deputy hanging onto his car door. He becomes the sixth person to be killed in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
More dope-dealin' and/or sticky-fingered cops this week, plus a tweaker judge gets sentenced.