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Mexico Drug War Update
The cavalcade of arrests, busts, and killings continues in Mexico. Chronicle story here.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A meth-dealing cop in Hawaii, a dope-load protecting cop in Houston, a pair of cops willing to sell information to drug dealers in Jacksonville and Cincinnati, and a contraband-toting jail guard in
New Study: Smart People More Likely to Use Drugs
[image:1 align:right]I have a feeling they won’t be mentioning this in DARE class.
Herman Cain Says Feds Shouldn't Interfere With State Medical Marijuana Laws
[inline:HermanCainMedicalMarijuana.png align=right]Looks like Ron Paul and Gary Johnson are no longer the only GOP presidential candidates with the sense to distance themselves from the federal government’s hideous war on medical marijuana:
Mexico Drug War Deaths Leveling Off, Study Says
Hardly a day goes by without another report of some heinous prohibition-related violence in Mexico, but a new report suggests that the killings may have peaked and are leveling off -- albeit at hor
Dominican Presidential Candidate Says Legalize Drugs
A Dominican presidential candidate who is also a prominent government official and head of one of the parties that make up the current government said Monday he favors drug legalization.
Michigan AG Says Cops Can Seize Medical Marijuana
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) has opened another front in his battle against medical marijuana.
DEA Raids Seattle Area Marijuana Dispensaries
In an orchestrated strike Tuesday, DEA agents raided at least 14 medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area, according to the locally based Cannabis Defense Coalition.
Washington Marijuana Initiative Gains Support
Initiative 502, the Washington state initiative to tax and regulate marijuana, is gaining both financial and political support.
White House Denies Responsibility for Confusing Everyone About Medical Marijuana
In a long piece detailing Obama’s badly botched approach to medical marijuana, the San Francisco Chronicle has a rather ridiculous quote from the White House:
Cities Can Ban Marijuana Dispensaries, CA Court Rules
An California appeals court decision saying localities can ban medical marijuana dispensaries is only adding to the industry's woes.
California Marijuana Arrests and Quote of the Day
[inline:california-marijuana-leaf-small.jpg align=right]It turns out that New York City isn't the only place
NORML Sues Feds in CA Medical Marijuana Fight [FEATURE]
The federal crackdown on medical marijuana in California is provoking legal challenges.
Mexico's Symbol of Drug War Resistance Says It's Our Fight, Too [FEATURE]
A panel at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference last week called on Americans to take action to help end the drug war in Mexico, even as Human Rights Watch releases as a damning report o
The 2011 International Drug Policy Reform Conference Meets in Los Angeles [FEATURE]
For three days last weekend, the towering Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles was awash with drug reform activists running from presentation to presentation and chatting in hallway con
The Medical Marijuana Industry Comes to Reality TV
This is going to put a very big exclamation point on Harborside Health Center’s reputation as the biggest and best dispensary in the medical marijuana business.
This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past. In the Chronicle, here.
Tacoma Passes Lowest Priority Marijuana Initiative
Voters in Tacoma, Washington, overwhelmingly approved an initiative Tuesday directing the city to make adult marijuana possession offenses the lowest law enforcement priority.
Missouri Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Approved for Circulation
Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced Monday that two initiatives for marijuana legalization measures have been approved for
Bolivia Restores Ties With US, But Rejects DEA
The US and Bolivian governments announced Monday that they were restoring diplomatic relations after three years, but Bolivian President Evo Mora