Drug War Chronicle #925 - April 28, 2016
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Canada Will Move to Legalize Marijuana Next Year
The land of the maple leaf is about to become the land of the marijuana leaf, too.
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Video Killed the Drug Conviction: Chicago Narcs Busted Lying Through Their Teeth [FEATURE]
Police perjuring themselves to prosecute the drug war is nothing new, but managing to nail them for it is remarkable. Joseph Sperling did just that.
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UN Bicycle Day Rally Calls for Psychedelic Freedom
On Bicycle Day, psychonauts celebrated the discovery of LSD in the very shadow of United Nations headquarters and called for psychedelic freedom.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The DEA approves a PTSD medical marijuana study, a Senate committee votes to rein in the DEA on medical marijuana, a Utah poll has very strong support for medical marijuana, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Another jail guard in trouble, an Ohio narc heads to prison, and so does a veteran Alabama cop.
Mexican President Pena Nieto calls for expanded marijuana decriminalization and legalization of medical marijuana. (gob.mx)
Chronicle AM: NE Ends Civil Asset Forfeiture, New England Pot Politics, Mexico Marijuana Reforms, More... 4/25/16
Marijuana policy is keeping state houses busy in New England, Nebraska becomes the 10th state to end civil asset forfeiture, Maine's Tea Party governor vetoes a Naloxone bill, Mexico's president expands marijuana reforms, and more.
A Connecticut bill would provide broader access to the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM: CT Opioids Bill Passes House, CA Drug Sentence Reduction Bill Killed, More... (4/26/16)
DC marijuana activists scored a White House meeting, Montana medical marijuana patients catch a temporary break, hemp states could be protected from federal interference, Canada just says no to decrim ahead of marijuana legalization next year, and more.
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Chronicle AM: NH Decrim Back From the Dead, 4/20 MJ Sales Topped $37.5 Million, More... (4/27/16)
Americans spent a lot of money on weed for 4/20, Dana Rohrabacher endorses California's AUMU marijuana legalization initiative, New Hampshire decrim rises from the dead, and more.
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