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Jurors Can (and Should) Refuse to Convict in Marijuana Cases
[inline:scalesofjustice.jpg align=right]Paul Butler has an important piece in the New York Times reminding all of us that we don’t have to enforce unjust laws when we serve on a jury.
What if Legalizing Marijuana Turns Our Kids Into A Bunch of Bong-Mongering Hippies?
[inline:towlie.jpg align=right]That's what Sue Rusche wants to know, and someone better give her an answer, because Sue Rusche is one of the nation's leading experts at being afraid of drugs.
Mexico Drug War Update
2011 is wrapping up as slightly less bloody than 2010 in Mexico's plague of prohibition-related violence, but the death toll this year is still well above 10,000.
Medical Marijuana Update
More restrictions on medical marijuana, more California dispensaries close, more Montana dispensary operators head for federal prison, and California activists file an initiative to regulate and ta
This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past, in Drug War Chronicle, here.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
There's big problems in the Nassau County, Florida, sheriff's office, and more drug prohibition-related police misconduct as well.
Montreal Agency Calls for Four Safe Injection Sites
Montreal wants four safe injection sites for hard drug users.
Barney Frank's Awesome Marijuana Legalization Rant
If you haven't seen this yet, please click away my friends, for it is glorious.
Opponents of Medical Marijuana Get Humiliated in New York Times
Last week's NYT editorial from fanatical anti-pot crusader David Evans generated some powerful responses from readers. Here's my favorite.
US Prison Population in First Decline Since 1972
The number of people in prison in the US has dropped for the first time since 1972, and the number of people under correctional supervision has declined for the second year in a row.
Congress Votes to Restore Needle Exchange Funding Ban
Two years ago this week, after years of advocacy by public health and harm reduction advocates, the long-standing ban on federa
Amnesty International Condemns Iran Drug Executions
Amnesty International has called on Iran to stop executing people for drug offenses, saying the Islamic Republic has embarked o
Breaking: Congress Votes to Kill People
[image:1 align:right]Earlier this week we alerted our email subscribers and web site readers that Repu
Medical Marijuana Update
Busy, busy, busy. Here's this week's medical marijuana news digest. Chronicle story here.
US House Votes to Ban New Synthetic Drugs
As expected, the House of Representatives has passed a bill banning synthetic stimulants and cannabinoids.
Teens Rejecting Alcohol, Tobacco, Selecting Marijuana [FEATURE]
The annual Monitoring the Future survey of high school students find cigarette and alcohol use down, but marijuana use up.
Obama's Drug Czar Blames YOU for Increased Teen Marijuana Use
[inline:marijuanamakesyougay-cropped.jpg align=right]Just when you thought the medical marijuana debate couldn’t get any uglier, the Drug Czar shows up at your doorstep demanding to know why you want to drug the children.
Obama's Attack on Medical Marijuana Wins Endorsement from Crazy Person
[inline:medicalmarijuanawheelchair.jpeg align=right]Last month, I questioned an absurd claim from the White House that President Obama has been "clear and consistent" in his approach to medical marijuana, rather than erratic and hostile. The facts of the matter are so plain that it feels silly to even debate it further, but this quote from anti-marijuana zealot and youth drug testing cheerleader David Evans of the Drug-Free Schools Coalition got my attention: