Drug War Chronicle #990 - September 15, 2017
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Surprise! House Votes to Curb Sessions' Asset Forfeiture Revival
It was strange bedfellows as progressive Democrats teamed up with the House Freedom Caucus to slap down the attorney general.
Harsh drug sentences are overcrowding California jails. (supremecourt.gov)
While Trump Moves Backward on Drug Sentencing, California Heads for More Reforms
The federal government may be in the hands of law and order Republicans, but the Golden State goes its own way.
Roger Stone is persona non grata to many in the pot industry. (Wikimedia)
Roger Stone Yanked as Cannabis Conference Keynoter
Although he's a marijuana legalization advocate, Stone's provocations don't sit well with many in the industry.
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The 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, October 11-14, Atlanta
The 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference is the major biannual gathering of drug policy reformers from around the world.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana is getting some attention in Congress, Arizona PTSD patients are still out of luck, Michigan dispensaries have three months to shut their doors and get licensed, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
An Illinois DA gets indicted for asset forfeiture abuses, a Boston cop pleads guilty to extorting cocaine from a drug dealer, and more.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) pleaded with the House leadership to allow a vote, to no avail. (house.gov)
Chronicle AM: House GOP Leaders Block MedMJ Vote, Roger Stone Out at Pot Expos, More... (9/7/17)
It's all marijuana news today, with Delaware and Illinois lawmakers pondering legalization, the Vermont governor setting out a two-year road map to legalization, the House leadership blocking a vote on an amendment protecting medical marijuana, and more.
"Honor, Service, Integrity"
Chronicle AM: Trouble in the Philly Narc Squad, TN Cops Misused Seizure Funds, More... (9/8/17)
We're seeing progress on pot policy in gubernatorial candidates in Minnesota and Virginia, Tennessee cops get scorched for asset forfeiture spending abuses, black Philly narcs charge their bosses are racist and corrupt, and more.
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Chronicle AM: Ontario Goes With State-Owned Pot Shops, DEA Agent's Sordid Affair, More... (9/11/17)
Canada's most populous province is going with a state monopoly on legal marijuana sales, the CARERS Act is back, last week's surprise budget deal preserves protections for legal medical marijuana states for a few more months, and more.
Last month, President Trump said the opioid epidemic was a national emergency. Since then...nothing. (Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia)
Chronicle AM: Democratic Senators Call Out Trump on Opioid Inaction, More... (9/12/17)
Democratic senators want Trump to do more than say pretty words about the opioid epidemic, California's second largest city gets on board with marijuana legalization, Canadian cops seek a delay in rolling out legalization north of the border, and more.
The attorney general isn't smiling over the House's asset forfeiture vote. (senate.gov)
Chronicle AM: House Blocks Sessions Civil Asset Forfeiture Move, More... (9/13/17)
The House votes to defund Attorney General Sessions' newly revived Equitable Sharing asset forfeiture program, Maine lawmakers want a 20% sales tax on weed, Duterte allies in the Philippines vote to defund the country's human rights commission over its critique of the drug war, and more.
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Chronicle AM: Orrin Hatch Punningly Files MedMJ Bill, DOJ #2 Speaks Out on Pot, More... (9/14/17)
What got into Orrin Hatch? Plus, Nevada could be the first state to allow pot lounges, the US Deputy AG says DOJ is still pondering marijuana policy, and more.
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