Drug War Chronicle #1010 - February 15, 2018
Afghan poppy fields account for about 90% of the global opium crop. (UNODC)
Trump's Afghanistan "Taliban Heroin Lab" Bombing Campaign is Just More Drug War Theater [FEATURE]
Macho posturing to look tough on drugs probably isn't going to end well.
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In Trump and Sessions' Drug War, It's Bad Cop/Bad Cop [FEATURE]
And Bernie Sanders has a better idea.
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Trump's Drug Budget Doubles Down on the War on Drugs
Trump moves boldly backwards on drug policy with his FY 2019 budget request.
When Chuck Grassley is coming after you from the left, you know you're pretty far right. (senate.gov)
Sessions vs. Grassley -- Sentencing Reform Sparks Fight on the Conservative Right
It's a battle of the drug war dinosaurs!
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Medical Marijuana Update
State legislatures are in session and things are getting busy on the medical marijuana front, from CBD bills in Iowa to employment protection bills in California.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A massive Baltimore corruption case comes to an end, a former Homeland Security agent heads to prison for taking bribes from a Cali cartel capo, and more.
Israeli PM Netanyahu says he barred medical marijuana exports at Trump's request. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: Trump Nixed Israeli MedMJ Exports, Duterte Faces ICC Investigation, More... (2/8/18)
Israeli Prime Minister says he barred medical marijuana exports because of Donald Trump, the International Criminal Court begins "preliminary examination" of the Philippines' bloody drug war, and more.
Bernie Sanders launches a petition calling for marijuana legalization and end to the drug war. (Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: Bernie Sanders Marijuana Petition, Dutch Bank Gets Huge Money Laundering Fine, More... (2/9/18)
A Bernie Sanders petition calls for marijuana legalization and an end to the drug war, a Dutch bank gets hit with a massive fine for cartel money laundering, New York's governor takes flak from drug reform groups on a couple of fronts, and more.
Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of Oxycontin says it will no longer market its opioid products to doctors. (Wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM: New Drug Czar Nominee, Purdue Pharma Stops Marketing Opioids to Docs, More... (2/12/18)
Good marijuana polling in Florida and New York, record marijuana sales in Colorado, the White House nominates a new drug czar, Purdue Pharma makes a big announcement, and more.
The president's proposed budget has billions for more drug war. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Trump Drug Budget, NH Marijuana Bill Hearing, OR Opioid Emergency, More... (2/13/18)
The proposed FY 2019 Trump budget features more drug and cutting the drug czar's office, a legal marijuana bill gets a hearing in New Hampshire, Oregon's governor declares a public health emergency over opioids, and more.
Looking for Medicaid? You'd have to pass a drug screen first under an Iowa bill. (Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: MJ Rescheduling Lawsuit Hearing, IA Bill Seeks Medicaid Drug Screens, More... (2/14/18)
A legal challenge to marijuana's Schedule I status gets a hearing, some 18 senators call for protections for state-legal marijuana, Berkeley becomes a marijuana sanctuary city, and more.
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