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Drug War Chronicle #811 - November 27, 2013

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director

Please click here if you are looking for issue #812 of Drug War Chronicle. (The normal URL that should have pointed to issue #812 instead points to issue #811, due to a publishing error.)

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Medical Marijuana Update

Massachusetts and Illinois prepare for medical marijuana dispensaries, action is picking up in state legislatures, and Americans for Safe Access issues a report on state compliance with federal enforcement priorities.
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Fort Worth Man Killed in Drug Raid

The year's 36th drug war fatality occured Friday night in Fort Worth, Texas. Guy with a gun met cops breaking down his door. Now he's dead.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Cops in the drug war this week are accused of stealing snitch money, lying to get search warrants, growing and peddling pot, and engaging in a little coke-smuggling.
Coming soon to a Washington state retail store near you.
Coming soon to a Washington state retail store near you.

Chronicle AM -- November 21, 2013

Movement toward legal marijuana commerce continues in Washington, movement toward dispensaries continues in Massachusetts, medical marijuana polls very well in Florida, and more.
Coming soon to a legal retail outlet near you (if you live in Colorado). (wikipedia.org)
Coming soon to a legal retail outlet near you (if you live in Colorado). (wikipedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- November 22, 2013

The momentum for marijuana legalization continues in the US, but Australia's New South Wales rejects medical marijuana even for the terminally ill. There's plenty more news, too.
"Warning! Your Family is in Danger!" anti-legalization poster courtesy of the Mexican government  (cij.gob.mx)
"Warning! Your Family is in Danger!" anti-legalization poster courtesy of the Mexican government (cij.gob.mx)

Chronicle AM -- November 25, 2013

Drug reform funder Peter Lewis dies, the Oregon legislature will consider a legalization initiative bill, medical marijuana patients are suing Health Canada, and more.
This is three times the amount of opium that could get an immigrant worker executed in Dubai. (erowid.org)
This is three times the amount of opium that could get an immigrant worker executed in Dubai. (erowid.org)

Chronicle AM -- November 26, 2013

Medical marijuana gets attention in the statehouse, another drug war atrocity in New Mexico, Greece's first safe injection site is open, and a gram of opium or a few pounds of pot can get you the death penalty if you're in the wrong place. And more.
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