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The glamorous stuff of temptation
The glamorous stuff of temptation

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

What, no crooked jail guards? How about a federal judge? We've got one this week, as well as a couple of dirty narcs, and a sticky-fingered police captain.
Felipe Calderon -- already a lame duck?
Felipe Calderon -- already a lame duck?

Calderon's Drug War Agenda Stymied By Politics

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said money laundering and police reforms are key to winning victory over the drug cartels. But with the jockeying already beginning for the 2012 elections, their prospects are fading.
The Dutch government doesn't want your business. (image via Wikimedia)
The Dutch government doesn't want your business. (image via Wikimedia)

Dutch Want to Ban Foreigners From Marijuana Coffee Shops

The election of a rightist governing coalition in the Netherlands will result in the banning of foreigners from the country's famous coffee shops. Are windmills and tulips enough to get you to go?
coming to Oakland -- licensed commercial-scale marijuana grows (Wikimedia)
coming to Oakland -- licensed commercial-scale marijuana grows (Wikimedia)

Oakland Okays Medical Marijuana Mega-Grows

Oakland is set to become the first city in the nation to tax and regulate large-scale medical marijuana grow ops after a Tuesday night vote at the city council.
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120px-Cannabis_02_bgiu_0.jpg

Arizona Medical Marijuana Initiative Wins

From the It Ain't Over Until It's Over Dept.: After losing on Election Day and trailing almost all the way through the late vote count, Arizona's medical marijuana initiative emerged victorious in the end.
Ciudad Juarez
Ciudad Juarez

Mexico Drug War Update

Running gun battles in Matamoros, hundreds of residents fleeing a town in Tamaulipas, and Ciudad Juarez retains its title as Murder City. Oh, and this year's death toll just passed 9,000.