Drug War Chronicle #1000 - December 7, 2017
Adam J. Smith (craftcannabisalliance.org)
Guest Editorial: Things Were Different Back Then
To mark Drug War Chronicle's 1,000th issue, we asked our former associate director and the publication's first editor for a guest editorial.
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Looking Back: The Biggest Domestic Drug Policy Stories of the Past 20 Years [FEATURE]
As Drug War Chronicle marks the publication of its 1,000th issue, we reflect on what has changed and what hasn't in the past couple of decades. This piece recounts our domestic drug policy evolution in the US. A companion piece looks at the international picture.
The 1998 UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs. We've made some progress since then. (Creative Commons)
Looking Back: The Biggest International Drug Policy Stories of the Past 20 Years [FEATURE]
With a thousand issues of Drug War Chronicle under our belts, we look back on the biggest international drug and drug policy stories of the past 20 years.
Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the drafting committee for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (un.org)
December 10 is Human Rights Day
This Sunday is the UN's annual Human Rights Day. It's never been more important to work for human rights than now, including for drug policy reformers.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The US surgeon general has something to say about medical marijuana, Maryland sees its first medical marijuana sales, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
An NYPD counterterrorism officer gets caught trying to smuggle smack, a Virginia cop gets nailed for downloading dirty photos from a drug suspect's phone, a Homeland Security officer heads to prison after getting caught taking bribes from a Cali cartel capo, and more.
The Michigan legalization initiative is getting organized opposition, including from medical marijuana interests.
Chronicle AM: MA Drops 6,000 More Tainted Drug Cases, German MJ Petition Scores, More... (12/1/17)
Washington state ponders allowing home marijuana cultivation, Michigan legalizers are drawing organized opposition, Ohio's medical marijuana program takes another step forward, and more.
Medical marijuana sales started last Friday in Maryland. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: MD Sees First MedMJ Sale, PA Pays for False Drugged Driving Arrest, More... (12/4/17)
Lots of medical marijuana news today, plus Pennsylvania has to pay out for a bogus drugged driving arrest that saw a man jailed for five months, and more.
A proposed Oregon initiative would legalize psilocybin for medical use. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: OR Magic Mushroom Init Coming in 2020, MI MedMJ Rules Set, More... (12/5/17)
A proposed Oregon initiative would legalize psilocbyin for medicinal use, Michigan regulators release emergency medical marijuana rules in the nick of time, Wisconsin takes another step toward drug testing welfare and job training participants, and more.
A $10 billion year for legal marijuana, and this is just the beginning. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: North American Pot Sales to Top $10 Billion This Year, Report Says, More... (12/6/17)
There's more money in legal weed than even the analysts thought, BC will let 19-year-olds buy pot, Peruvian coca planting was up last year, and more.
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