Drug War Chronicle #957 - January 13, 2017
Urge President Obama to Grant Blanket Clemencies
Oppose the Jeff Sessions Nomination!
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Stingray: Privacy, Surveillance, the War on Drugs, and Your Phone [FEATURE]
The cops have a nifty little tech toy that can track your phone to within a few feet. Should they need a search warrant first?
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Medical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana bills are popping up all over the place, a federal bill to protect medical marijuana businesses from asset forfeiture has been filed, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
This week, it should be "This Week's Corrupt Jail Guards," since that's all we've got.
Legal weed could be coming to Connecticut. (Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: CT Legalization Bills Filed, WI CBD Bill Set to Move This Year, More... (1/6/17)
Connecticut legislators prepare to take up marijuana legalization, Wisconsin legislators look set to pass a CBD bill this year, Indiana's new governor will ease up on needle exchange restrictions, and more.
Medical marijuana bills are being filed in the states that have yet to embrace it. (Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: Federal OD & MedMJ Bills Filed, State MedMJ Bills, More... (1/9/17)
Both Congress and state legislatures are getting back to work and the bills are starting to pile up, South Dakota activists eye a 2018 legalization initiative, and more.
Sen. Jeff Sessions left the marijuana situation still muddied Tuesday. (senate.gov)
Chronicle AM: Sessions Provides No Clarity on MJ Policy, MO Legalizers Trying Again, More... (1/10/17)
Sen. Jeff Sessions is on the hotseat today and Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearings, Missouri activists gear up for a 2018 legalization initiative, and more.
Iran has already executed ten drug offenders this year, with another dozen set to face the gallows. (iranhr.org)
Chronicle AM: Guam Gov Files Legalization Bill, More Iran Drug Executions, More... (1/11/17)
Marijuana legalization bills get filed in Guam and the District of Columbia, the Global Drug Policy Commission asks Obama to commute more sentences, Chris Christie vows to fight drug addiction during his last year in office, and more.
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Chronicle AM: NAS Report on MedMJ Released, WA Home Cultivation Bill Filed, More... (1/12/17)
The National Academy of Sciences releases a report finding marijuana is medicine, Rhode Island legislators aim to get pot legal in a hurry, a new bill in Washington state would allow home cultivation, and more.
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