New Jersey Pharmacy Needle Sales Bill Passes
A bill that would allow for the sale of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription has cleared the New Jersey legislature with bipartisan support and awaits the governor's signature.
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Dallas Narc Kills Armed Man on Amtrak Train
An undercover operation on an Amtrak train in Dallas left one man dead, this year's 47th domestic US drug war fatality.
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The bill would allow for the purchase of 10 syringes without a prescription. (image via wikimedia.org)
New Jersey Pharmacy Needle Sales Bill Passes
A bill that would allow for the purchase of up to 10 syringes without a prescription at pharmacies has passed the New Jersey legislature and awaits the governor's signature.
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You Canât Fire Cops for Supporting Drug Legalization
[inline:LEAP.jpg align=right]New York Times has a fantastic story on the fate of a few law enforcement officials who’ve been fired for questioning the wisdom of the war on drugs, and are now likely to win big settlements from their former employers.
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The DEA seized this money, but it has laundered millions for the Mexican drug cartels. (Image: DEA)
NY Times: DEA Launders Mexico Drug Cartel Profits
The New York Times reports that the DEA has laundered millions in drug profits for Mexican drug cartels as part of its investigations into them.
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NY Marijuana Smoker Dies in Confrontation with Cop
A New York man is dead after struggling with a cop who caught him smoking pot in a campus bathroom stall.
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Drug Crop-Killing Fungi Too Risky, Scientists Say
No "Frankenfungi" for the drug warriors just yet -- we don't know enough about the dangers of using mycoherbicides to eradicate drug crops to be doing that, a panel of scientists from the National Research Council says.
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Czechs Decriminalize Peyote, Magic Mushroom Growing
Czechs will be able to grow peyote and magic mushrooms under reforms in the drug laws approved by the Cabinet this week.
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Psilocybe cubensis, the magic mushroom. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Czechs Decriminalize Peyote, Magic Mushroom Growing
Czechs will be able to grow peyote and magic mushrooms under reforms in the drug laws approved by the Cabinet this week.
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Bill OâReilly Thinks Medical Marijuana is a Sneaky Plot to Give People Medicine, Or Something
On the eve of their cable TV debut, Steve and Andrew DeAngelo of Harborside Health Center appeared on O’Reilly. He wasn’t very nice to them.
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"Weed Wars" Reality TV Series Premiering Tonight
Check out this preview, then check out the show itself tonight.
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Honduras Calls Out the Army to Fight Drug Cartels
The Honduran congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to send out the armed forces to combat Mexican drug trafficking organizations.
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Honduras Calls Out the Army to Fight Drug Cartels
Facing prohibition-generated violence, the Honduran government has given the military full domestic policing powers.
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The Future of Drug War Chronicle
As drug policy reform continues into its most consequential stage in decades, StoptheDrugWar.org plays a crucial role for leaders and organizations in the movement. But we need your help, more perhaps than ever, to keep the most important StoptheDrugWar.org service, the Drug War Chronicle newsletter, at full strength.
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New Study Finds Traffic Fatalities Decline with Medical Marijuana Laws [FEATURE]
A study released this week has found legalizing medical marijuana has resulted in a nearly 9% decline in traffic deaths and a 5% reduction in beer sales in states that allow it.
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New Study Finds Traffic Fatalities Decline with Medical Marijuana Laws [FEATURE]
In what could be an important intervention in the debates over medical marijuana and pot legalization, the first study to examine the relationship between medical marijuana and traffic deaths found they declined in medical marijuana states.
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Two Governors Call on DEA to Reschedule Marijuana as Medicine [FEATURE]
Two medical marijuana state governors, Rhode Island Gov.
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Two Governors Call on DEA to Reclassify Marijuana for Medical Use [FEATURE]
Two medical marijuana state governors, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, on Wednesday called on the federal government to reschedule marijuana. In a joint 106-page petition to the DEA, they said states that have passed medical marijuana laws need to be able to regulate its distribution without fear of federal prosecution.
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This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past -- including the repeal of alcohol prohibition. In this week's Drug War Chronicle,
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This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.