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Drug War Chronicle #856 - October 16, 2014

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
Prop 46 would require the suspicionless drug testing of doctors. (wikimedia.org)
Prop 46 would require the suspicionless drug testing of doctors. (wikimedia.org)

California Malpractice Initiative Would Drug Test Doctors [FEATURE]

A California initiative to raise medical malpractice liability limits is using the focus group-friendly drug testing of doctors as a sweetener, but even that may not be enough to save Proposition 46 as the medical community (and drug reformers) unite against it.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_1.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

A major report on CBD cannabis oil products come out, San Diego may soon get its first legal dispensary (it's only been 18 years!), patients in the Northeast grumble, the Illinois program gets lots of applicants, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A pill-popping, prescription-forging North Carolina narc, a pair of lying New York City narcs, a crack-slinging Baltimore schools police officer, and a pot-growing California prison guard are among the corrupt cops in the news this week.
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William Brownfield says some surprising things.
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William Brownfield says some surprising things.

Chronicle AM: State Dept. Okay With Legalization Elsewhere, Bolivia's Morales Reelected, More (10/14/14)

The State Department's point man on international drug affairs signals a new flexibility in US policy, Bolivia's coca farmer President Evo Morales wins reelection, the DC initiative wins more endorsements, the Florida medical marijuana initiative is in danger, and more.
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