Drug War Chronicle #681 - April 28, 2011
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legalization legislation coming to the Capitol soon
US Congressman to File Marijuana Legalization Bill This Year [FEATURE]
A pro-legalization US representative was the keynote speaker at the NORML conference in Denver Saturday. He said we're on the cusp of victory.
Making this could get you life in prison in Oklahoma if a current bill becomes law (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Oklahoma Senate Passes Life Sentence for Hash Making
Just when you thought Oklahoma couldn't get any more medieval...
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson wants to legalize marijuana. (image via Wikimedia.org)
Two GOP Drug War Critics Seek Presidency
Drug legalizing presidential nomination candidates on the right: Gary Johnson and Ron Paul enter the fray.
Prohibition's filthy lucre is hard for some to resist (Image via Wikimedia)
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Cops ripping off drug dealers, cops offering information to drug defendants, sheriffs escorting cartel dope loads, and, oh, yes, prison guards gone bad.
The busts keep on coming, but so do the drugs. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Mexico Drug War Update
More mass graves have been found, and the gruesome killings continue.
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This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
You can grow up to five of these in Holland, no matter the yield, the Dutch high court has held. (image courtesy the author)
Dutch Can Grow Five Marijuana Plants, No Problem
Although Dutch policy only allows you to possess five grams of marijuana, the high court has ruled that you can still grow five plants, no matter the yield.
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