This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past. Chronicle story 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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Marc Emery Christmas Prison Blog
Marc Emery is approaching the halfway mark of his prison term. In a blog post on cannabisculture.com, "It's a Wonderful Life," he posts a few of the 3,500 letters of support he's received and reminds us that there are hundreds of thousands of nonviolent drug war prisoners in the US.
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Pain Relief Network's Siobhan Reynolds Killed in Plane Crash
The pain relief movement has lost a true hero. Siobhan Reynolds, founder of the Pain Relief Network and a tireless advocate for the cause, was killed in a plane crash in Ohio on Christmas Eve day.
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Siobhan Reynolds (left) at 2004 Congressional briefing, with Dr. Frank Fisher, Ron Libby and Maia Szalavitz (photo courtesy PRN)
Pain Patients Lose a Leading Advocate, Siobhan Reynolds, 1961-2011
[image:1 align:right caption:true]My friend and colleague Siobhan Reynolds, founder of the Pain Relief Network (PRN), died in a p
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Tax-Deductible Donations Support Reform in 2012
Support the work of StoptheDrugWar.org with a donation of $50 or more and you can receive a complimentary copy of the PBS documentary "Prohibition" on DVD or Blu-ray -- 90 minutes of bonus footage not seen on TV!
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Jurors Can (and Should) Refuse to Convict in Marijuana Cases
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Paul Butler has an important piece in the New York Times reminding all of us that we don’t have to enforce unjust laws when we serve on a jury.
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What if Legalizing Marijuana Turns Our Kids Into A Bunch of Bong-Mongering Hippies?
[inline:towlie.jpg align=right]That's what Sue Rusche wants to know, and someone better give her an answer, because Sue Rusche is one of the nation's leading experts at being afraid of drugs.
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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.
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 taBlog
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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.