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Drug War Chronicle #805 - October 17, 2013

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
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Legal, regulated, labelled marijuana is coming soon to Washington (lcb.wa.gov)
Legal, regulated, labelled marijuana is coming soon to Washington (lcb.wa.gov)

Washington State Approves Legal Marijuana Rules

Washington state's rules for legal marijuana commerce are now set. Look for some 300+ stores to open starting around the middle of next year.
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UN Drug Chief Warns of Afghanistan "Narco-State"

The looming pullout of Western forces from Afghanistan could lead to an economic collapse and the strengthening of the country's opium economy, the UN anti-drug chief warned Wednesday.
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Medical Marijuana Update

An LA dispensary crackdown gets underway, an Arizona judge throws out a restrictive dispensary ordinance, the Michigan Supreme Court hears a dispensary ban case, and much, much more.
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Jamaica Debates Marijuana Decriminalization

The hemispheric winds of change around marijuana law reform are blowing on the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica, too. Lawmakers debated decriminalization there Tuesday.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A hard-partying Colorado cop calls it a career, a DC cop launders a bit of drug money, a North Carolina narc gets caught with her fingers in the jar, and a retired cop uses his old badge and cop plates to sling dope.
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