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Russell Brand helped push British petition over the top. (flickr.com/photos/evarinaldiphotography/)
Russell Brand helped push British petition over the top. (flickr.com/photos/evarinaldiphotography/)

Chronicle AM -- February 13, 2014

A bill has been filed to stop forcing the drug czar to oppose marijuana legalization, CBD medical marijuana bills continue to get attention, and there are big doings south of the border, and more.
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Chronicle AM -- February 12, 2014

Overdose prevention is big news today as the drug czar chimes in in favor, more than a dozen congressmen call on Obama to re- or de-schedule marijuana, the Italian Supreme Court undoes a bad drug law, and more.
Patients in India need access to opioid pain medications, too. (cansupport.org)
Patients in India need access to opioid pain medications, too. (cansupport.org)

Chronicle AM -- February 5, 2014

Alaska will vote on marijuana legalization this summer, the DC council gives preliminary approval to a decriminalization bill, the farm bill with the hemp amendment intact passes Congress, advocates urge India's parliament to act on access to pain medications, and more.
Outgoing ONDCP Director Gil Kerlikowske, with Pres. Obama
Outgoing ONDCP Director Gil Kerlikowske, with Pres. Obama

Reps Urge New Direction with Drug Czar Pick

Five Democratic congressmen are calling on the White House to nominate a new drug czar who is not a cop but a scientist and who will set policy based on science, evidence, and fact.
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DEA Using Massive AT&T Phone Records Database

The DEA is working hand in glove with one of the nation's largest telecommunications providers, exploiting AT&T's 26-year phone call database to help make criminal cases in what had previously been a secret program.
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GAO Says ONCDP Not Achieving Drug Goals So Far

A day after the drug czar's office issued its 2013 national drug strategy, the GAO reported that it isn't achieving most of the goals it identified in its 2010 national drug strategy.
Obama's 2014 drug budget came out Wednesday. (whitehouse.gov)
Obama's 2014 drug budget came out Wednesday. (whitehouse.gov)

Modest Changes in Obama's FY 2014 Drug Budget

The White House released the FY 2014 drug budget Wednesday. Its "21st Century drug policy" still has some 20th Century priorities.
"S.O.S." web site celebrates defeat of Hawaii marijuana legalization bill
"S.O.S." web site celebrates defeat of Hawaii marijuana legalization bill

US, International Drug Warriors Attack State Marijuana Legalization [FEATURE]

As Attorney General Eric Holder prepared to appear before a congressional committee Wednesday, former drug warriors Tuesday called on him to enforce federal marijuana laws. The International Narcotics Control Board chimed in with criticism of legalization, too.