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Two More US Drug War Deaths This Week

We're only halfway through January, and we already have four dead in drug war incidents so far this year. This week, two allegedly armed men were shot and killed by police in separate incidents in Arkansas and California.
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Family of Slain Informant Sues WA Authorities

Another small-time drug offender gets intimidated into being a snitch and pays with his life. Another family sues for damages. And another set of taxpayers gets ready to pay for letting their police do such things.
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Canada's Liberal Party voted to legalize marijuana at the Ottawa Convention Center Sunday (liberals.ca)
Canada's Liberal Party voted to legalize marijuana at the Ottawa Convention Center Sunday (liberals.ca)

Canada's Liberals Endorse Marijuana Legalization

The Canadian Liberal Party has passed a non-binding resolution calling for marijuana legalization, regulation, and taxation.
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Colorado dispensaries (not necessarily this one) are under attack. (O'Dea at WikiCommons)
Colorado dispensaries (not necessarily this one) are under attack. (O'Dea at WikiCommons)

Feds Threaten Colorado Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Threat letters from federal prosecutors have gone out to 23 Colorado medical marijuana dispensaries that are within 1,000 feet of schools. They have 45 days to shut down or face forfeiture and possible prosecution.
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Mexico Drug War Update

The murders, raids, and arrests continue, without making any apparent difference in anything.
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Cash and guns Mexico_23.jpg

Mexico Drug War Update

The murders, raids, and arrests continue, without making any apparent difference in anything.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_11.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

Here's the latest medical marijuana news from around the country. There's a whole lot going on.
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statues of coca leaves adorn a small town plaza in Peru (photo by author)
statues of coca leaves adorn a small town plaza in Peru (photo by author)

Peru Fires Reformist Drug Czar

Peru's drug czar has been fired for being insufficiently enthusiastic about eradicating coca crops.
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Dutch to Ban Khat

The Dutch government will ban khat, a plant favored by Somali and Yemeni immigrants for its mild stimulative properties.

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Time to Rethink Drug Raids, Police Trainers Say

An increase in police deaths by gunfire last year and the bloody Ogden, Utah, drug raid that left one officer dead last week are causing some police to think again about the utility of aggressive d

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Man chewing khat, Sanaa, Yemen, 2009 (wikimedia.org)
Man chewing khat, Sanaa, Yemen, 2009 (wikimedia.org)

Dutch to Ban Khat

The Dutch government will ban khat, a plant favored by Somali and Yemeni immigrants for its mild stimulative properties.
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Time for an attitude adjustment? (Image: Barton County Sheriff's Office, Kansas)
Time for an attitude adjustment? (Image: Barton County Sheriff's Office, Kansas)

Time to Rethink Drug Raids, Police Trainers Say

An increase in police deaths by gunfire last year and the bloody Ogden, Utah, drug raid that left one officer dead last week are causing some police to think again about the utility of aggressive drug raids.
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