Drug War Chronicle #1023 - June 7, 2018
Executions for drug offenses have come to an almost total halt in Iran. (IHR)
You'll Never Believe What Country Just Enacted a Massive, Meaningful Drug Reform
It's a move that will save thousands of lives.
Medical marijuana -- coming soon to the Sooner State? (Saundra Yruel/Drug Policy Alliance)
By Month's End, Oklahoma Should Be the Newest Medical Marijuana State
A voter initiative is on the June 26 ballot, and the polls are looking good.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The City of Brotherly Love gets its first dispensary, a Florida judge has blocked a state ban on patients smoking medical marijuana, Colorado's governor signs a medical marijuana in school bill, but vetoes a medical marijuana for autism one, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Whoa! It's prison and jail guards gone wild, plus some New York state cops get themselves in trouble.
Kim Kardashian and President Trump met at the White House Wednesday to talk prison reform and pardons. (Twitter)
Chronicle AM: Trump, Kardashian Talk Prison Reform; Desaparecidos in Nuevo Laredo, More... (5/31/18)
Philadelphia sees its first medical marijuana dispensary, a new report says drugged driving fatalities are up dramatically, the UN is concerned about forced disappearances in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and more.
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Chronicle AM: CA Pays for Fentanyl Test Strips, CA Marijuana Banking Bill Advances, More... (6/1/18)
The California Senate approves a bill to create financial services for the pot industry, the California public health department is paying needle exchanges to hand out fentanyl test strips, a New York bill would allow the use of CBD oil instead of opioids to treat pain, and more.
Most people don't think people who smoke pot are moral lepers, a new Gallup poll finds. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Gallup: Pot Use "Morally Acceptable," Bangladeshi Drug War Killings, More... (6/4/18)
Two polls illustrate the rising social acceptability of marijuana, Louisiana's medical marijuana program expands, the Bangladeshi drug war could be a cover for political assassinations, and more.
West Virginia first responders will now be carrying the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone. (PA Health Dept.)
Chronicle AM: CO Gov. Vetoes Pot Tasting Rooms, WV First Responders Get Naloxone, More... (6/5/18)
Colorado's governor vetoes a pot tasting room bill and signs a medical marijuana in schools bill, Canada's legalization bill overcomes a last-ditch attempt to block it, and more.
There has been less of this going on in recent years, the USSC reports. (dea.gov)
Chronicle AM: Bangladesh Drug War Killings Draw UN Rebuke, Fed Pot Busts Way Down, More... (6/6/18)
The president commutes the life sentence of a drug offender, Michigan voters will decide whether to legalize weed in November, the UN's human rights head criticizes Bangladeshi drug war killings, and more.
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