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Medical Marijuana: Federal Appeals Court Rules Angel Raich Can Be Prosecuted, Even If Only Marijuana Keeps Her Alive
by psmith, March 15, 2007, 08:20pm, (Issue #477)Medical Marijuana: Federal Judge Dismisses Charges Against Ed Rosenthal
by psmith, March 15, 2007, 07:57pm, (Issue #477)Feature: Trouble Hits in Peru This Week Over Coca Eradication
by psmith, March 15, 2007, 05:43pm, (Issue #477)Feature: Medical Marijuana Bill Passes New Mexico Legislature, Awaits Governor's Signature
by psmith, March 15, 2007, 04:30pm, (Issue #477)Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, March 14, 2007, 11:04pm, (Issue #477)Australia: NSW Greens' Call to Decriminalize Drug Possession Causes Pre-Election Stir
by psmith, March 14, 2007, 10:58pm, (Issue #477)Marijuana: Grassroots Protest in Small Town Wisconsin After Drug Bust
by psmith, March 14, 2007, 10:53pm, (Issue #477)Search and Seizure: Utah Supreme Court Holds Mere Odor of Marijuana Not Enough for a Warrantless Home Search
by psmith, March 14, 2007, 10:48pm, (Issue #477)Medical Marijuana: Minnesota Bill Approved by House Committee
by psmith, March 14, 2007, 10:45pm, (Issue #477)Mark Kleiman gives drug reformers something to chew on
by psmith, March 14, 2007, 03:54pmSecond Time Around, House Okays Medical Marijuana
from The New Mexican, March 14, 2007Court Rules Against Dying Woman [Angel Raich] in Medical Marijuana Case
from Associated Press, March 14, 2007Drug Raids, Related Trauma, On the Rise
from Bergen County Herald News, March 11, 2007Gov. Perry Pardons Man's Life Sentence For Pot [Tyrone Brown]
from Dallas Morning News, March 09, 2007Bitter, who's bitter? On the New Mexico medical marijuana vote.
by psmith, March 09, 2007, 03:30pmSouthwest Asia: 2007 Afghan Opium Crop Could Be Record-Breaker, UN Predicts
by psmith, March 08, 2007, 10:42pm, (Issue #476)Europe: British Panel Calls for Complete Drug Law Overhaul
by psmith, March 08, 2007, 10:13pm, (Issue #476)Maryland: Drug Reform Efforts Picking Up in the Terrapin State
by psmith, March 08, 2007, 09:38pm, (Issue #476)Feature: Medical Marijuana Goes Mainstream in the States
by psmith, March 08, 2007, 06:14pm, (Issue #476)Chronicle on the Scene Feature: In Peru, the Coca Growers' Movement Gathers Strength, But Faces Hurdles
by psmith, March 08, 2007, 12:45am, (Issue #476)Europe: Candidate's Remarks Open Window on Scottish Labor Party Drug Policy Split
by psmith, March 07, 2007, 06:00pm, (Issue #476)Marijuana: Wisconsin's Dane County (Madison) Will No Longer Prosecute Simple Possession
by psmith, March 07, 2007, 05:55pm, (Issue #476)Europe: Dutch Left Greens Open Pro-Marijuana Web Site
by psmith, March 07, 2007, 05:50pm, (Issue #476)Latin America: Brazilian Governor Says Legalize Drugs to Fight Crime
by psmith, March 07, 2007, 03:05pm, (Issue #476)Canada: Afghan Opium Should Be Bought Up and Marketed Worldwide, Defense Think Tank Says
by psmith, March 07, 2007, 03:01pm, (Issue #476)This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, March 07, 2007, 02:57pm, (Issue #476)Southwest Asia: Opium -- Not Just for Afghanistan Anymore?
by psmith, March 07, 2007, 02:54pm, (Issue #476)Scientists Explore Medical Benefits of Cocaine Plant
from Associated Press, March 06, 2007Medical Marijuana: Flint Becomes Fifth Michigan City to Okay It
by psmith, March 01, 2007, 02:02am, (Issue #475)Collision Course: Bolivia's "Coca, Si; Cocaine, No" Policy Runs Afoul of the International Drug Control Board and, Probably, the United States
by psmith, February 28, 2007, 10:02pm, (Issue #475)Chronicle on the Scene Feature: In the Bolivian Chapare, Evo Morales' "Coca, Si; Cocaine No" Policy Brings Peace, If Not Prosperity
by psmith, February 28, 2007, 05:25pm, (Issue #475)Free Speech: "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Case Heading to Supreme Court Next Month, with Ken Starr Supporting One Side and SSDP Another
by psmith, February 28, 2007, 12:09pm, (Issue #475)Latin America: Killing of Salvadoran Politicians By Police in Guatemala Opens Window on Drug Corruption in Central America, Killing of Killers Closes It
by psmith, February 28, 2007, 12:04pm, (Issue #475)many pictures from the Chapare...
by psmith, February 28, 2007, 12:53amBack from the Chapare
by psmith, February 27, 2007, 04:36pmThis way to the Coca Museum...
by psmith, February 26, 2007, 12:38amExtreme Politics: Vermont Mayor Calls for Death Penalty for Hard Drug Dealers, Legalizing Marijuana
by psmith, February 25, 2007, 08:19pm, (Issue #475)Europe: Britain to Provide Heroin to Addicts, "Restricted" Home Office Brief Says
by psmith, February 25, 2007, 07:52pm, (Issue #475)Europe: Legendary Irish Broadcaster Says Country Should Debate Legalizing Drugs
by psmith, February 25, 2007, 04:52pm, (Issue #475)In Bolivia and Ready to Head for the Chapare
by psmith, February 23, 2007, 02:20pmNewsbrief: Colorado Town Backs Away from Tougher Marijuana Penalties
by psmith, February 22, 2007, 10:33pm, (Issue #474)Drug War Chronicle Book Review: "Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics: A Critical Analysis of Claims Made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy," by Matthew Robinson and Renee Scherlen (2007, State University of New York Press, 268 pp., $27)
by psmith, February 22, 2007, 10:12pm, (Issue #474)Chronicle on the Scene Feature: Bolivia's "Coca, Yes, Cocaine No" Policy is Beginning to Work
by psmith, February 22, 2007, 08:19pm, (Issue #474)Southwest Asia: Afghan Opium Eradication Effort Sparks New Violence
by psmith, February 22, 2007, 01:36pm, (Issue #474)Europe: British Top Cop Calls for Prescription Heroin for Addicts
by psmith, February 22, 2007, 01:32pm, (Issue #474)Marijuana: Colorado Pot Advocate Ken Gorman Killed Saturday, Days After Local News Station Did "Exposé" On Him
by psmith, February 22, 2007, 01:27pm, (Issue #474)Bad Bills: Nevada Legislation Could Send Parents to Prison for 15 Years for a Single Plant
by psmith, February 22, 2007, 01:22pm, (Issue #474)Medical Marijuana: Supporters File Federal Lawsuit Against HHS, FDA
by psmith, February 22, 2007, 01:13pm, (Issue #474)In the Rain on the Shores of Lake Titicaca---This Is a Potential Problem
by psmith, February 20, 2007, 10:32pmCoca at Machu Picchu--Who Knew?
by psmith, February 19, 2007, 04:29pmOn the Gringo Trail, Getting Whispered Solicitations, and Sipping Mate de Coca
by psmith, February 18, 2007, 12:56amWhat a trip it's been, and it's only the end of week one!
by psmith, February 16, 2007, 08:48pmMedical Marijuana: Study Finds It Can Help With Pain
by psmith, February 16, 2007, 12:40pm, (Issue #473)Medical Marijuana: DEA Judge Says Let Professor Grow Marijuana for Research Purposes
by psmith, February 16, 2007, 12:11pm, (Issue #473)Chronicle on the Scene Feature: In Peru, Coca Growers Struggle to Survive
by psmith, February 16, 2007, 11:23am, (Issue #473)Canada: Vancouver Mayor Pushes Stimulant Maintenance Plan
by psmith, February 16, 2007, 10:29am, (Issue #473)Latin America: Mexico Moves to Decriminalize Drug Possession -- So It Can Concentrate on Drug Traffickers
by psmith, February 16, 2007, 10:22am, (Issue #473)Hemp: Ron Paul Introduces Industrial Hemp Bill in US Congress
by psmith, February 15, 2007, 10:59pm, (Issue #473)Marijuana: Colorado Judge Resigns to Protest City's Tough New Ordinance
by psmith, February 15, 2007, 10:29pm, (Issue #473)First Pictures from Coca Land
by psmith, February 13, 2007, 10:30pmOff to Ayacucho and the Valleys of the Apurimac and Ene Rivers
by psmith, February 13, 2007, 05:33pmWith Baldomero Caceres in Miraflores
by psmith, February 12, 2007, 03:09pmPot Prisoners Cost America $1 Billion A Year
from Alternet, February 11, 2007In Lima, the Cocaine is Cheap, High Quality, and Easily Available
by psmith, February 10, 2007, 07:53pmLaw Enforcement: Atlanta Narcs to Be Indicted for Murder by State -- Federal Investigation Could Be Hurt
by psmith, February 08, 2007, 10:45pm, (Issue #472)Feature: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- 2008 US Federal Drug Control Budget
by psmith, February 08, 2007, 10:12pm, (Issue #472)Feature: Arkansas Law Punishing Mothers Whose Newborns Test Positive for Drugs Accomplishes Little, Study Finds
by psmith, February 08, 2007, 08:40pm, (Issue #472)Atlanta Police Officers to Face Murder Indictment; Fulton DA Seeks Charges in Shooting of Elderly Woman in Her Home
from Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 08, 2007Drug Use: Baby Boomers Most Likely to Have Shot Up
by psmith, February 08, 2007, 12:41am, (Issue #472)Bad Bills: Drug Tax Dies in Virginia Legislature
by psmith, February 07, 2007, 11:42pm, (Issue #472)Hemp: North Dakota Issues First Licenses to Grow Industrial Hemp, but DEA Roadblock Remains
by psmith, February 07, 2007, 09:55pm, (Issue #472)The Drug War Chronicle Andean Coca Tour 2007 is about to get underway
by psmith, February 07, 2007, 03:47pm7 slain in Mexico police stations. The two Acapulco attacks are carried out by gunmen dressed as soldiers. Authorities see a link to drug cartels.
from Los Angeles Times, February 07, 2007Africa: Proposed Draconian Drug Law in Namibia Runs Into Intense Opposition
by psmith, February 06, 2007, 11:50pm, (Issue #472)Law Enforcement: Atlanta NAACP Calls for Tight Restrictions on "No-Knock" Searches
by psmith, February 06, 2007, 10:57pm, (Issue #472)Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, February 06, 2007, 10:53pm, (Issue #472)[Rhode Island] Medical Marijuana Act Up for Inspection
from Brown Daily Herald, February 06, 2007Medical Marijuana: Bills Introduced in Minnesota, Moving in New Mexico
by psmith, February 05, 2007, 01:15am, (Issue #471)Sentencing: No Relief for Louisiana's Heroin Lifers
by psmith, February 05, 2007, 12:50am, (Issue #471)Feature: The Conviction That Keeps On Hurting -- Drug Offenders and Federal Benefits
by psmith, February 04, 2007, 11:37pm, (Issue #471)More on the Meth Conference
by psmith, February 04, 2007, 06:28pmSouthwest Asia: British Conservatives Call for Afghan Opium to Be Licensed, Converted to Pharmaceuticals, Not Destroyed
by psmith, February 04, 2007, 04:29pm, (Issue #471)Law Enforcement: Jacksonville Narcs Kill Two Men in Separate Incidents Eight Days Apart
by psmith, February 04, 2007, 04:15pm, (Issue #471)Methamphetamine: Epidemic, What Epidemic? Meth Use Down, SAMHSA Says
by psmith, February 04, 2007, 04:07pm, (Issue #471)Second National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV, and Hepatitis Underway in Salt Lake City
by psmith, February 04, 2007, 04:01pm, (Issue #471)The Salt Lake Methamphetamine Conference Gets Underway
by psmith, February 04, 2007, 03:55pmI'm hitting the road, heading for Salt Lake City
by psmith, January 30, 2007, 02:51amLaw Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by psmith, January 30, 2007, 02:05am, (Issue #471)My Letter to a Crime-Beat Reporter
by psmith, January 26, 2007, 04:05pmThis Judge Is An Idiot
by psmith, January 26, 2007, 03:26pmCanada: Vancouver Mayor Calls for Large-Scale Methamphetamine, Cocaine Maintenance Trials
by psmith, January 25, 2007, 10:15pm, (Issue #470)HEA: UC Berkeley Student Senate Approves Bill to Provide Scholarships for Students Denied Aid Because of Drug Convictions
by psmith, January 25, 2007, 09:39pm, (Issue #470)Law Enforcement: SWAT Team Flash-Burn Grenade Assault Injures Drug Suspect
by psmith, January 25, 2007, 09:04pm, (Issue #470)Feature: In Mexico, Now It's Calderon's Drug War
by psmith, January 25, 2007, 08:40pm, (Issue #470)Feature: Drug Policy Reform Group to Partner with State of New Mexico in Federally-Funded Meth Prevention Education Program
by psmith, January 25, 2007, 06:53pm, (Issue #470)Europe: Moscow Mayor Calls for Harsh Drug Laws Including Death Penalty
by psmith, January 24, 2007, 10:52pm, (Issue #470)Europe: British Cannabis Confusion Continues as Policing Policies Evolve
by psmith, January 24, 2007, 10:48pm, (Issue #470)Latin America: Mexican Narco-Saint On the Move
by psmith, January 24, 2007, 10:41pm, (Issue #470)Medical Marijuana: Vermont Bill to Expand Therapeutic Use of Cannabis Advances
by psmith, January 24, 2007, 10:37pm, (Issue #470)Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
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