Drug War Chronicle #1020 - May 17, 2018
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One of the World's Most Prestigious Medical Journals Just Called for Legalizing All Drugs
Drug policy should be based on evidence, and the evidence calls for an end to drug prohibition, the British Medical Journal opined last week.
Keeven Robinson (Demone Robinson)
Four White Louisiana Narcs Choked This Young Black Man to Death in a Low-Level Drug Bust
If past experience is any guide, don't hold your breath waiting for justice.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana could expand in Louisiana and New Jersey, CBD cannabis oil gets regulated in Michigan, and more.
It's increasingly looking like Michigan will legalize weed come November.
Chronicle AM: MI MJ Poll, Leading MX Pres Contender Says Debate Legalizing Drugs, More... (5/10/18)
Michigan marijuana stories abound, another Democratic presidential contender signs on to the federal legalization bill, Mexico's probable next president says he wants a debate on drug legalization, and more.
What's in those Ecstasy pills? Quebec may start a pilot pill testing program at festivals to help users find out. (Erowid)
Chronicle AM: British Medical Journal Calls for Drug Legalization, Ohio Marijuana Init, More... (5/11/28)
One of the world's most prestigious medical journals comes out for drug legalization, an Ohio marijuana legalization initiative aimed at 2019 gets initial approval, Quebec will take a look at festival pill testing, and more.
NYPD seems to think marijuana users only come in the colors black and brown. (IRIN)
Chronicle AM: NYC Marijuana Arrest Disparities Continue, Drug Protests Shake Tbilisi, More ... (5/14/18)
New York City has yet to escape from racially disproportionate marijuana arrests, the Mormon Church picks a fight with medical marijuana, nursing homes can't discriminate against people taking addiction medications, protests rock the capital of Georgia after a massive weekend drug bust, and more.
Missouri cops hand seized cash off to the feds rather than let the state's schools get their hands on it. (Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: New York Pot Politics, MO Cops Diverting School Funds, UK Pill Testing, More... (5/15/18)
Marijuana policy is front and center in New York, Missouri cops are doing an end run around a state law requiring seized cash go the the state's schools, Britain sees its first permanent pill testing center for recreational drug users, and more.
That's 55% supporting marijuana legalization -- in Georgia. (11 Alive screen grab)
Chronicle AM: Manhattan DA to Quit Trying Small Pot Cases, Keeven Robinson Protests, More... (5/16/18)
Marijuana policy continues to roil New York, a US territory is on the verge of legalizing it, marchers protesting the killing of Keeven Robinson by Louisiana narcs demand justice, and more.
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