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Mexico Drug War Update
The Zeta-Killers continue to stay busy in Veracruz, and mass killings continue across the land.
Film Premiere: The Road to Rehabilitation and Reform (DC)
DC Lawyers for Youth cordially invites you to:
The Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts (wikimedia.org)
Alleged Rhode Island Marijuana Dealer Drowns Fleeing Cops
A young Rhode Island man has drowned while attempting to flee a Massachusetts pot bust. He's the 39th person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
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Badly needed needle exchanges could be coming to more CA counties under a bill just signed by Gov Brown. (wikimedia.org)
California Gov. Brown Signs Needle Access Bills
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a pair of bills that will expand syringe access and help slow the spread of infectious diseases.
Founding Statement: The European Network of People Who Use Drugs
On Wednesday 5th October, European drug user activists from 10 countries (1) met in Marseille to discuss the devel
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Announcement: The 2011 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, LA
Every two years drug policy reformers from across the United States and around the world come to the International Drug Policy Reform Conference to listen, learn, network and strategize together for change. This year the conference is in Los Angeles, in November, and StoptheDrugWar.org is a partner.
hemp field at sunrise (votehemp.com)
Brown Vetoes California Hemp Bill, Criticizes Federal Ban
California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a hemp bill, calling the federal ban on hemp production "absurd" as he did so. But that didn't mollify industry groups.
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House Moves Bill to Extend US Drug Laws Overseas
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) is pushing a bill that could criminalize your at home planning for that coffee shop tour of Amsterdam -- and much more.
US Drug Policy Would Be Imposed Globally By New House Bill
The House Judiciary Committee has passed a bill that would make it a violation of US law for US citizens to engage in conduct in other countries that is legal there but which violate US drug laws here.