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Southwest Asia: Afghan Poppy Crop Sets New Record, US Ambassador Says
by psmith, July 17, 2007, 09:29pm, (Issue #494)When Oversight Means Oversight: Waxman Goes After Walters for Politicizing His Office
by psmith, July 17, 2007, 02:47pmCriticism of Fumigation Grows in Colombia as Cocaine Trade Is Undiminished
from World Politics Review, July 16, 2007Virginia Pain Doctor [Bill Hurwitz] Gets Nearly Five-Year Term
from Associated Press, July 14, 2007Judge Rules Canada's Pot Possession Laws Unconstitutional
from CBC News, July 13, 2007Rudy Hates Pot Smokers (Especially Black and Brown Ones) More Than He Likes Effective Policing
by psmith, July 13, 2007, 03:36pmDrug Testing: Tennessee Supreme Court Holds Off-Duty Marijuana Use No Reason to Deny Workman's Comp Claim
by psmith, July 12, 2007, 11:40pm, (Issue #493)Marijuana: California Superior Court Upholds Santa Barbara's "Lowest Enforcement Priority" Law
by psmith, July 12, 2007, 11:38pm, (Issue #493)The Drug Debate: American Mayors Urge "A New Bottom Line" and a Public Health Approach for Drug Policy
by psmith, July 12, 2007, 11:38pm, (Issue #493)Medical Marijuana: Rudy Giuliani Just Says No
by psmith, July 12, 2007, 11:35pm, (Issue #493)This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, July 12, 2007, 11:35pm, (Issue #493)Drug War Chronicle Book Review: "High Society: How Substance Abuse Ravages America and What to Do About It," by Joseph Califano (2007, Public Affairs Press, 270 pp., $26.95 HB)
by psmith, July 12, 2007, 10:03pm, (Issue #493)Feature: Medical Marijuana -- A Progress Report
by psmith, July 12, 2007, 04:46pm, (Issue #493)Legalizing Pot Makes Sense
from National Post (Canada), July 11, 2007Home State Blues, or What's an Itinerant Activist To Do?
by psmith, July 10, 2007, 12:59pmFeature: Supreme Court Uses "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Case to Limit Students' Speech Rights
by psmith, June 28, 2007, 08:06pm, (Issue #492)Feature: UN Releases Annual Drug Report, Countries Mark International Day Against Drugs With Bonfires, Propaganda Exercises, Death Sentences
by psmith, June 28, 2007, 05:02pm, (Issue #492)Marijuana: No More Automatic Arrest for Possession in Texas
by psmith, June 27, 2007, 11:34pm, (Issue #492)Latin America: House Votes to Shift Andean Initiative Anti-Drug Funding to Development
by psmith, June 27, 2007, 10:51pm, (Issue #492)Incarceration: Jail and Prison Population at All-Time High (Again) -- Last Year Saw Biggest Increase Since 2000
by psmith, June 27, 2007, 09:03pm, (Issue #492)Europe: Scottish Police Chief Says Time to Consider Prescribing Hard Drugs
by psmith, June 27, 2007, 07:52pm, (Issue #492)Let's Celebrate UN Anti-Drug Day...By Killing People
by psmith, June 27, 2007, 02:28pmLatin America: Mexico Purges Federal Police Chiefs in Drug Corruption Review
by psmith, June 26, 2007, 05:01pm, (Issue #492)Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, June 26, 2007, 04:35pm, (Issue #492)The Latest Imprisonment Numbers Are Out; No Surprises
by psmith, June 26, 2007, 03:28pmHigh Court Bolsters Sentencing Guidelines
from Christian Science Monitor, June 22, 2007Plane Crash, Missing Person Search Hinder Pot Crop
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 01:59pmLaw Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 11:43am, (Issue #491)Search and Seizure: Supreme Court Rules Passengers Can Challenge Police Stops
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 11:42am, (Issue #491)Middle East: Iran Hangs Four for Drug Trafficking
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 11:42am, (Issue #491)Middle East: Dubai Sentences Two More Westerners To Prison Over Infinitesimal Amounts of Drugs
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 11:41am, (Issue #491)Medical Marijuana: Rhode Island Legislature Overrides Veto to Make Law Permanent
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 11:10am, (Issue #491)Medical Marijuana: Connecticut Governor Vetoes Bill
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 11:10am, (Issue #491)Methamphetamine: With Meth Labs Plunging to Near Zero, Nevada Moves to Track Cold Remedies
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 10:55am, (Issue #491)Feature: North Dakota Farmers Sue DEA Over Hemp Growing Ban
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 10:53am, (Issue #491)Feature: Move to Undo Higher Education Act Drug Provision Passes Senate Committee
by psmith, June 22, 2007, 10:43am, (Issue #491)Feature: ONDCP Kicks Off Annual Summer Marijuana Scare Campaign With Report Linking Drugs to Gangs, Violence
by psmith, June 21, 2007, 05:23pm, (Issue #491)North Dakota Farmers File Lawsuit Against DEA Over Hemp Ban
by psmith, June 18, 2007, 04:13pmAdvanced Drug Testing: Creepy Science, Creepy Scientists
by psmith, June 17, 2007, 03:09pmDoctor or Drug Pusher?
from New York Times Magazine, June 16, 2007Middle East: Dubai Customs Busts Canadian UN Afghan Drug Worker
by psmith, June 14, 2007, 11:32pm, (Issue #490)South Pacific: Northern Mariana Islands in Tizzy Over Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal
by psmith, June 14, 2007, 11:32pm, (Issue #490)Chronicle Book Review: "Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom," by Andy Letcher (2007, Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers, 360 pp, $25.95 HB.)
by psmith, June 14, 2007, 11:31pm, (Issue #490)Good-Bye: One Woman Drug War Victim Dies, Another is About To
by psmith, June 14, 2007, 11:29pm, (Issue #490)Sentencing: Supreme Court to Decide Crack Sentencing Case
by psmith, June 14, 2007, 11:27pm, (Issue #490)Law Enforcement: Almost No Drug Warrants in Atlanta Since Police Gunned Down Old Woman in Botched Drug Raid
by psmith, June 14, 2007, 11:25pm, (Issue #490)Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, June 14, 2007, 11:25pm, (Issue #490)Feature: Is Mexico's Drug War "Calderón's Iraq"?
by psmith, June 14, 2007, 10:57pm, (Issue #490)Medical Marijuana: New York Bill Passes General Assembly, But Now Senate Balks
by psmith, June 13, 2007, 11:34pm, (Issue #490)Bush Seeks to Re-Impose Mandatory Minimums
from CBS News, June 13, 2007Latest Entry in the Annals of Excess Department
by psmith, June 13, 2007, 09:51pmMexico is Bleeding
by psmith, June 11, 2007, 10:13pmWhy do we let cops be our "drug experts"?
by psmith, June 10, 2007, 02:06pmDeath Penalty: Two More Drug Offenders Sentenced in Vietnam, One Executed in Saudi Arabia
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:40pm, (Issue #489)Marijuana: Mendocino County Supervisors Say Legalize It
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:40pm, (Issue #489)Medical Marijuana: Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Bill, Override Expected
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:40pm, (Issue #489)Middle East: Don't Take Your Doobies to Dubai
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:38pm, (Issue #489)Latin America: Colombia Coca Production Up Again Despite Massive Eradication Efforts
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:38pm, (Issue #489)Racial Profiling: It's Getting Worse in Missouri
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:37pm, (Issue #489)Elected Officials: Baltimore Councilman Calls for Drug Legalization
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:37pm, (Issue #489)Medical Marijuana: Connecticut Bill Passes Legislature
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:36pm, (Issue #489)This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:36pm, (Issue #489)Feature: Fireworks at Book Forum in Washington as "Lies, Damn Lies, and Drug War Statistics" Authors Confront ONDCP Official
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:34pm, (Issue #489)Feature: Canadian Mom Searching for Missing Daughter Denied Entry to US Over 21-Year-Old Drug Conviction
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:32pm, (Issue #489)Feature: Congress Moves to End Ban on DC Needle Exchange Funding
by psmith, June 07, 2007, 11:31pm, (Issue #489)More Border Blues--Canadian Mom Searching for Missing Daughter Denied Entry
by psmith, June 05, 2007, 03:48pmEveryone Profits at Helmand's Drug Bazaar--The poppy harvest is in and everyone from the Taliban to local government officials is cooperating to get the opium crop to market.
from ISN Security Watch, June 05, 2007Mexico's President is Half Right
by psmith, June 03, 2007, 02:46pmMexican President Blames US for Drug War
from Press TV, June 03, 2007Northern Province Says No to Opium
from Institute for War and Peace Reporting, June 02, 2007Feature: Battle Royal Looms as Canadian Government Set to Unveil Tough Anti-Drug Strategy
by psmith, May 31, 2007, 10:25pm, (Issue #488)Feature: Ed Rosenthal Convicted Again in Pyrrhic Victory for Feds
by psmith, May 31, 2007, 08:52pm, (Issue #488)Search and Seizure: California Federal Court Throws Out Warrantless Cell Phone Searches
by psmith, May 31, 2007, 06:07pm, (Issue #488)Law Enforcement: US Senate Passes Bill to Restore Drug Task Force Grants
by psmith, May 31, 2007, 06:04pm, (Issue #488)Europe: New Restrictions on Some Dutch Cannabis Coffee Shops
by psmith, May 31, 2007, 03:50pm, (Issue #488)Medical Marijuana: Rhode Island Bill Passes With Veto-Proof Majorities
by psmith, May 31, 2007, 03:43pm, (Issue #488)A New Activist's Tactic Emerges in the Rosenthal Trial
by psmith, May 31, 2007, 02:04pmLaw Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, May 30, 2007, 11:25pm, (Issue #488)Search and Seizure: Minnesota Supreme Court Okays Drug Dog Sniff Outside Apartment Door
by psmith, May 30, 2007, 10:21pm, (Issue #488)Southeast Asia: More Death Sentences for Drug Offenses
by psmith, May 30, 2007, 09:47pm, (Issue #488)Ponder This Graph for a Moment, Please
by psmith, May 29, 2007, 01:21pmWhy the US is Losing Its War on Cocaine
from The Independent (UK), May 28, 2007Presidential Politics: Democrat Mike Gravel is Latest to Say Legalize
by psmith, May 24, 2007, 09:52pm, (Issue #487)Medical Marijuana: Rhode Island Bill Awaits Expected Veto, Override
by psmith, May 24, 2007, 09:01pm, (Issue #487)Medical Marijuana: MPP, Michigan Activists Launch Initiative Campaign
by psmith, May 24, 2007, 08:41pm, (Issue #487)Feature: Border Blues -- Canada, US Both Bar People Who Used Drugs -- Ever
by psmith, May 24, 2007, 08:07pm, (Issue #487)Feature: With UMass Researcher One Decision Away From Approval to Grow Marijuana, Supporters Turn Up the Heat on the DEA
by psmith, May 24, 2007, 02:27pm, (Issue #487)Latin America: UN Drug Office Blames Central American Crime and Violence on Drugs, Not Prohibition
by psmith, May 23, 2007, 11:09pm, (Issue #487)In Memoriam: Medical Marijuana Researcher, Advocate Dr. Tod Mikuriya Dead at 73
by psmith, May 23, 2007, 10:10pm, (Issue #487)Medical Marijuana: Connecticut Bill Passes House, Heads for Senate
by psmith, May 23, 2007, 09:20pm, (Issue #487)Medical Marijuana: Minnesota Bill Dies Without House Vote as Legislature Adjourns
by psmith, May 23, 2007, 08:42pm, (Issue #487)Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, May 22, 2007, 11:13pm, (Issue #487)Middle East: Opium Poppies Flower Again in Iraq
by psmith, May 22, 2007, 10:32pm, (Issue #487)Europe: Finnish Left Party's Youth Organization Calls for Marijuana Legalization
by psmith, May 22, 2007, 04:18pm, (Issue #487)Remedial Psychedelic Ethics 101: Don't Dose People
by psmith, May 21, 2007, 10:30pmMore Reefer Madness Yellow Journalism in Australia
by psmith, May 19, 2007, 03:48pmDrug War Chronicle Book Review: "The Heroin Solution" by Arnold Trebach (2nd ed., 2006, Unlimited Publishing, 330 pp., $19.99 pb.)
by psmith, May 17, 2007, 08:55pm, (Issue #486)Feature: US Sentencing Commission Again Calls on Congress to Fix Crack-Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
by psmith, May 17, 2007, 06:01pm, (Issue #486)Hemp: California Bill Passes Assembly
by psmith, May 17, 2007, 05:02pm, (Issue #486)Sentencing: Maryland Governor Vetoes Bill To Give Two-Time Drug Sales Offenders Parole Eligibility
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