Drug War Chronicle #1224 - September 27, 2024
The Stabbin' Wagon's schedule.
Medford Police Sued for Spying on Harm Reductionists, Other Activists [FEATURE]
Are the police in this southern Oregon city protecting public safety, or chilling political expression?
Medical Marijuana Update
A Georgia pharmacy challenges the DEA, and more.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Virginia prosecutor turns pot peddler, an Illinois cop gets caught with weed, cash, and testosterone, and more.
The odor of burnt marijuana is not sufficient probable cause to search a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.
Methadone Rules to Be Eased Next Month, GA Pharmacy Begins Selling MedMJ Despite DEA Warning, More... (9/20/24)
The Illinois Supreme Court rules the odor of burnt weed is not probable cause to search a vehicle, Mexico's president says the US shares the blame for cartel violence in Sinaloa, and more.
Harvesting coca crops in Colombia. The Segunda Marquetalia guerrilla faction has imposed peace in Narino. (DEAMuseam.net)
DEA Increases Quotas for Psychedelic Research, Sinaloa Cartel Infighting Death Toll Rises, More... (9/23/24)
New Hampshire lawmakers are already rolling out marijuana reform proposals for next year, peace has come -- at least for now -- to a troubled Colombian coca-producing province, and more.
Pittsburgh. The city council has just approved an ordinance barring job discrimination against medical marijuana patients.
Pittsburgh Bars Job Discrimination Against MedMJ Patients, Czech Marijuana Legalization Draft Released, More... (9/24/24)
The death toll keeps rising in Sinaloa Cartel factional fighting, Germany's move to legal marijuana commerce is increasingly in doubt, and more.
At least 200,000 people were busted for pot last year. That's down from around 900,000 a year two decades ago. (Creative Commons)
Two Hundred Thousand Pot Arrests Last Year, CA Emergency Hemp THC Ban Now in Effect, More... (9/25/24)
A pair of Democratic senators file a bill to keep fentanyl out of federal prisons, President Biden addresses the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, and more.
Poppy seed bagels play a role in a New Jersey lawsuit against a healthcare provider that drug tested pregnant women without their consent. (Pixabay)
CA Hemp Product Ban Challenged, NJ AG Sues Healthcare Provider over Drug Testing Pregnant Women, More... (9/26/24)
Another bill aimed at combatting the fentanyl trade advances in the House, the Florida marijuana legalization initiative campaign is getting very spendy, and more.
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