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CONGRESS: Pass S. 1055 for Philippines Human Rights Accountability
Filipino President Duterte remains defiant in the face of rising calls for an investigation into human rights abuses. (Wikimedia
Chronicle AM: ME MedMJ Crackdown, Duterte Faces Heat Over Human Rights Abuses, More... (11/10/17)
The DEA will enact an emergency ban on fentanyl analogs, Maine officials try to tighten up the medical marijuana market, NGOs and individuals target Filipino President Duterte ahead of the ASEAN Summit, and more.
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Press Release: Global Statement Calls for International Action on Philippine Drug War Killings
This is our latest advocacy effort opposing the brutal drug war killings taking place under the Duterte administration in the Philippines.
With moves in Houston and San Antonio, change is coming to the Lone Star State.
Chronicle AM: Houston Quits Trying "Trace Amount" Drug Cases, US Chides Colombia, More... (9/28/17)
San Antonio quits arresting small-time pot violators, Houston quits prosecuting folks caught with trace amounts of drugs, Vermont begins pondering how to do pot legalization, the US chides Colombia on coca and the FARC, and more.
You wouldn't be able to do this under Maine's proposed marijuana social club law. (Flickr/CAGrimmett)
Chronicle AM: Maine Considers Marijuana Social Clubs With No Smoking, More... (9/26/17)
Maine considers marijuana social clubs where you can't smoke, some Maryland criminal justice reforms passed last year will go into effect on Sunday, and more.
The attorney general isn't smiling over the House's asset forfeiture vote. (senate.gov)
Chronicle AM: House Blocks Sessions Civil Asset Forfeiture Move, More... (9/13/17)
The House votes to defund Attorney General Sessions' newly revived Equitable Sharing asset forfeiture program, Maine lawmakers want a 20% sales tax on weed, Duterte allies in the Philippines vote to defund the country's human rights commission over its critique of the drug war, and more.
Last month, President Trump said the opioid epidemic was a national emergency. Since then...nothing. (Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia)
Chronicle AM: Democratic Senators Call Out Trump on Opioid Inaction, More... (9/12/17)
Democratic senators want Trump to do more than say pretty words about the opioid epidemic, California's second largest city gets on board with marijuana legalization, Canadian cops seek a delay in rolling out legalization north of the border, and more.
Philippines Sen. Risa Hontiveros is standing up to President Duterte and his bloody drug war. (Wikipedia.org)
Chronicle AM: Angela Merkel in No Rush to Free the Weed, MD MedMJ Grows Underway, More... (9/6/17)
The feds continue to seek marijuana data from states, a Philippines senator stands up to Duterte, Angela Merkel isn't worrying too much about weed, and more.
Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) is Trump's pick for job czar. (house.gov)
Chronicle AM: Fed MJ Amendments Coming, Trump to Name Marino as Drug Czar, More... (9/5/17)
Trump nominates a drug czar, federal drug prosecutions are down, Obama's clemency program barely scratched the surface, British nitrous oxide prosecutions get laughed out of court, and more.
Cocaine supplies and seizures are at record levels, the DEA says. (US CBP)
Chronicle AM: White House Seeks MA MedMJ Data, Ecstasy for PTSD Advances, More... (8/28/17)
The White House is sniffing around Massachusetts medical marijuana patient data, the FDA has granted breakthrough drug status for MDMA as a treatment of PTSD, the DEA warns of a looming tide of cocaine, the State Department's top anti-drug official calls it quits, and more.