Drug War Chronicle #689 - June 23, 2011
Nixon $1 trillion bill for the drug war -- "this note has been spent in your name pursuing the failed war on drugs")
Press Conference Marks 40th Anniversary of Nixon Drug War Declaration [FEATURE]
A Washington, DC, press conference Thursday kicked off a day of actions around the country Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's declaration of a "war on drugs."
Marching to the end the drug war in San Francisco (Image courtesy the author)
Rallies, Vigils Mark 40 Years of Failed Drug War [FEATURE]
From sea to shining sea, people took to the streets for protests and vigils to mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's war on drugs.
The profits of prohibition fuel the violence in Mexico. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Mexico Drug War Update
Last Wednesday was a bloody day in Nuevo Leon, and last weekend was a bloody one in Michoacan. And those are just the high-lights.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It never ends, does it? Another week, another set of crooked cops. At least this week, the jail and prison guards managed to stay out of the news.
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Scott Suspends Florida State Employee Drug Testing
Florida's drug testing-crazed governor has backed down from a plan to subject state employees to suspicionless drug tests.
There will be no drug testing of residents at Lake Parc Place or any other CHA properties. (Image courtesy CHA)
CHA Drops Plan to Drug Test Public Housing Residents
The Chicago Housing Authority's proposal to require suspicionless drug tests for public housing residents excited lots of opposition. Now it's dead.
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Gov. Christie Puts Hold on NJ Medical Marijuana Program
Will New Jersey medical marijuana patients ever gain legal access to their medicine? Eighteen months after the law was passed, Gov. Christie appears bent on delaying it as long as possible.
Sao Paulo (image via Wikimedia)
Brazil Supreme Court Rules Pro-Marijuana Marches Are Legal
Last month, police in Sao Paulo attacked marijuana legalization marchers after their march was banned. Next year, they won't be able to do that.
The Bombay High Court in Mumbai (Image via Wikimedia.org)
India Court Nixes Mandatory Death Penalty for Drug Offenses
An Indian regional appeals court has struck down a mandatory death penalty for drug offenses. That's the first time any court anywhere has done so.
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Virginia Police Kill Old Man in Pill Raid
A creaky, half-blind, 69-year-old Virginia man is dead after shooting at police raiding his home for pain pills.
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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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