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 ta
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Mexico Drug War Update
2011 is wrapping up as slightly less bloody than 2010 in Mexico's plague of prohibition-related violence, but the death toll this year is still well above 10,000.
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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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Gary Johnson to Seek Libertarian Presidential Nomination
Former New Mexico Gov.
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Gary Johnson to Seek Libertarian Presidential Nomination
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is set to give up on the Republicans and seek the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, Politico.com is reporting.
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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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Montreal Agency Calls for Four Safe Injection Sites
Montreal wants four safe injection sites for hard drug users.
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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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Barney Frank's Awesome Marijuana Legalization Rant
If you haven't seen this yet, please click away my friends, for it is glorious.
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Opponents of Medical Marijuana Get Humiliated in New York Times
Last week's NYT editorial from fanatical anti-pot crusader David Evans generated some powerful responses from readers. Here's my favorite.
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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.
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North Carolina Opium Law Snares Small Prescription Pain Pill Holders
A North Carolina law aimed at heroin traffickers is rolling up people with pain pills and sending them to prison for a long, long time.
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Congress Votes to Restore Needle Exchange Funding Ban
Two years ago this week, after years of advocacy by public health and harm reduction advocates, the long-standing ban on federa
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Amnesty International Condemns Iran Drug Executions
Amnesty International has called on Iran to stop executing people for drug offenses, saying the Islamic Republic has embarked o
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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?