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Drug War Chronicle #762 - December 6, 2012

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
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Medical Marijuana Update

Yes, it's true: Medical marijuana dispensaries really are coming in Arizona and New Jersey, and clinics to Massachusetts. Meanwhile, Harborside wins in state court, and Mendocino County ponders a federal subpoena. There's more news, too.
Prop 36 will help reducing overcrowding in California prisons (US Supreme Court)
Prop 36 will help reducing overcrowding in California prisons (US Supreme Court)

First Nonviolent Drug Offender Released Under CA Prop 36

25 to life for drug possession? Not anymore, not under California's now amended Three Strikes law. The first drug prisoner to be released after voters approved Prop 36 last month is now a free man.
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Coast Guard Officer Killed By Drug Smugglers

A US Coast Guard petty officer was killed trying to intercept a Mexican smuggling craft just off the Southern California coast Sunday. He becomes the 61st person to die in US drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Greed strikes down a pair of cops, including a Bay Area drug task force commander, and two more go down because of dope habits they picked up along the way.
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