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Medical Marijuana Update

More restrictions on medical marijuana, more California dispensaries close, more Montana dispensary operators head for federal prison, and California activists file an initiative to regulate and tax the industry at the state level.
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This Week in History

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past, in Drug War Chronicle, here.

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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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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

There's big problems in the Nassau County, Florida, sheriff's office, and more drug prohibition-related police misconduct as well.

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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

There's big problems in the Nassau County, Florida, sheriff's office, and more drug prohibition-related police misconduct as well.
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A client prepares to fix at Vancouver's Insite safe injection site. (Image: Insite)
A client prepares to fix at Vancouver's Insite safe injection site. (Image: Insite)

Montreal Agency Calls for Four Safe Injection Sites

Montreal wants four safe injection sites for hard drug users. The city's public health agency and mayor have given the okay, but now they need provincial funding and federal approval.
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Afghan police guard the Iranian Embassy during January 2011 protests against Iranian executions of Afghans (wikimedia.org

Amnesty International Condemns Iran Drug Executions

Iran is executing hundreds of drug offenders, and that violates international law, says Amnesty International in a new report condemning the killings.
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US Prison Population in First Decline Since 1972

The number of people in prison in the US has dropped for the first time since 1972, and the number of people under correctional supervision has declined for the second year in a row. Is a sea change at hand?
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Congress Votes to Restore Needle Exchange Funding Ban

Ignoring strong evidence that needle exchange programs prevent the spread of AIDS and other blood-borne diseases, the US Congress has decided to ban the use of federal funds for them.
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