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California needs to reduce prison and jail overcrowding (US Supreme Court)
Fight Is On to Make Drug Possession a Misdemeanor in California [FEATURE]
A bill pending in California would make misdemeanors out of drug possession offenses that are currently felonies. An impressive coalition is growing in support of it, but law enforcement is skeptical.
Needle exchange advocates arrested on Capitol Hill Wednesday (Stephanie Simpson, Housing Works)
Battle for Restored Needle Exchange Funding Heats Up [FEATURE]
The fight-back to restore federal needle exchange funding stripped out of last year's budget has begun in earnest, with a congressional call-in, actions in a dozen cities, and civil disobedience and dozens of arrests on Capitol Hill.
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This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
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Medical Marijuana Update
From California to the nation's capital, medical marijuana keeps making news. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Could Romney Beat Obama by Changing His Stance on Marijuana?
[inline:Romney.jpg align=right]When you've been arguing as long as I have that politicians are missing an opportunity by ignoring supporters of marijuana reform, it's fun to see the Washington Post join the conversation.
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Warning: Sweaty, Disagreeable Teenagers Might Be High on Drugs
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According to Dr. Sanjay Gupta at CNN, this synthetic marijuana stuff the kids are smoking these days is the worst thing to hit the scene since marijuana itself (gasp!), and parents had better add it to their list of things to be concerned about.
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Greece to Hand out Needles, Condoms in AIDS Fight
With the Greek health system shaken by the economic crisis, new HIV cases are spiking, and the government is preparing harm reduction measures, including handing out needles and condoms, to halt the rise.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Here's a hint for deputies: Don't go to buy heroin in uniform while the joint is under surveillance in a drug investigation. There are more lessons to be learned this week, too.
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Florida Governor Signs State Worker Drug Test Bill
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has quietly signed into law a controversial bill that mandates drug testing for state employees. Florida becomes the first state in the nation to do so.