Drug War Chronicle #1017 - April 26, 2018
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Marijuana's Midwest Breakthrough: Michigan to Vote on Legalization in November [FEATURE]
The Wolverine State could become the first in the heartland to free the weed.
Donald Trump goes all states' rights on Jeff Sessions when it comes to pot policy. (Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore)
Trump Cuts the Legs Out from Under Sessions' War on Weed [FEATURE]
The president leans toward campaign promises regarding marijuana policy and away from his hard-line attorney general.
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WATCH: Chuck Schumer is Ready to Legalize
The Senate minority leader has a plan to make federal marijuana prohibition go up in smoke.
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Marijuana Will Be a $25 Billion Industry by 2025
The bud business is getting bigger and bigger.
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Medical Marijuana Update
It looks like Utahns will get a chance to vote for medical marijuana in November, medical marijuana bills advance in Missouri and South Carolina, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
This week brings a full hand of cops arrested on various drug charges, including a South Carolina police chief with a pill habit and a New Jersey cop with a drug-dealing habit.
This Colombian peasant may have to start watching out for overhead drones. (dea.gov)
Chronicle AM: Colombia Mulls Coca-Spraying Drones, Senate Opioids Bill Advances, More... (4/25/18)
President Trump nominates a new drug czar, a Senate opioid bill moves, Colombia ponders using drones to eradicate coca crops, and more.
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Chronicle AM: MI Legalization Init Makes Ballot, MO House Okays MedMj Bill, More... (4/24/18)
Michigan could legalize marijuana come November, Mexico's leading presidential contender defends a proposal to use amnesty to fight drug violence, Maryland Democratic gubernatorial contender Ben Chavous says legalize marijuana, and more.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) says it is time to legalize marijuana. (Flickr)
Chronicle AM: Canada Liberals Endorse Drug Decrim, Gillibrand Says Legalize It, More... (4/23/18)
Canada's Liberal Party formally endorses drug decriminalization (although Justin Trudeau is keeping his distance), the State Department cites continuing human rights concerns in the Philippines drug war, a Utah medical marijuana initiative appears set to make the November ballot, and more.
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Chronicle AM: MI Legalization Init Makes Ballot, MO House Okays MedMj Bill, More... (4/24/18)
Michigan could legalize marijuana come November, Mexico's leading presidential contender defends a proposal to use amnesty to fight drug violence, Maryland Democratic gubernatorial contender Ben Chavous says legalize marijuana, and more.
This Colombian peasant may have to start watching out for overhead drones. (dea.gov)
Chronicle AM: Colombia Mulls Coca-Spraying Drones, Senate Opioids Bill Advances, More... (4/25/18)
President Trump nominates a new drug czar, a Senate opioid bill moves, Colombia ponders using drones to eradicate coca crops, and more.
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