Drug War Chronicle #1134 - June 15, 2021

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
ICC headquarters, The Hague, Netherlands
ICC headquarters, The Hague, Netherlands

ICC Prosecutor Announces Request to Authorize Philippines Investigation

Amid increasing warnings from officials of the International Criminal Court about insufficient resources and a need to prioritize, the ICC's Chief Prosecutor on the second-to-last day of her term sought authorization from the court's pretrial chamber to proceed with an investigation into the Philippine drug war killings.
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Medical Marijuana Update

Mississippi's Republican governor says the legislature should create a medical marijuana program, a Pennsylvania court upholds the unemployment claims of a patient fired for off-the-job medical marijuana use, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A dope-slinging Michigan detective gets popped, a Tennessee constable was seizing drugs and training his drug dogs with it instead of turning it in, and more.
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