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denver marijuana info.jpg

Chronicle AM -- December 11, 2013

Uruguay legalizes the marijuana trade (and the usual suspects object), Denver provides a helpful guide to legalization there, Human Rights Watch scorches Louisiana for its AIDS-enhancing policies, and more.
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Chronicle AM -- December 6, 2013

A new marijuana legalization has been filed in California, the Florida medical marijuana initiative faces a pair of challenges, the British Columbia decriminalization initiative is struggling, and more.
Is this the face of marijuana legalization? Uruguayan President Jose Mujica (wikimedia.org)
Is this the face of marijuana legalization? Uruguayan President Jose Mujica (wikimedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- November 29, 2013

Uruguay's marijuana legalization bill passes another hurdle, a Berlin borough wants cannabis cafes, Chicago proposes tough medical marijuana regulations, Kentucky officials hound the DEA about hemp, and more.
Nancy Shukri (frim.gov.my)
Nancy Shukri (frim.gov.my)

Malaysia Minister Talks Drug Decriminalization

A Malaysian government minister has said the Southeast Asian nation is shifting toward decriminalizing drug use, but her remarks suggest drug users could just trade jail cells for treatment beds.
Heroin safer in pill form? Danes thinks so. (wikimedia.org)
Heroin safer in pill form? Danes thinks so. (wikimedia.org)

Danes Want Heroin Pills for Addicts

The Danish government could be providing heroin pills to addicts as early as next year under a proposal from the health minister.
activists protest exclusion of drug users and sex workers (conference video at http://drogriporter.hu/en)
activists protest exclusion of drug users and sex workers (conference video at http://drogriporter.hu/en)

"You Can't Stop AIDS Without Ending the Drug War" [FEATURE]

The International AIDS Conference in Washington this week saw foreign drug users and sex workers excluded even amidst a rising clamor for ending the drug war to help stop the spread of disease.