Another Handful of Summer Drug War Deaths
The August 19 death of a black St. Louis teenager shot by police executing a drugs and guns search warrant got national attention and sparked local protests, but it was by no means the only drug...
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More cops with pill problems and more deputies with ethics problems. Let's get to it:[image:1 align:left]In Mogadore, Ohio, a Highland Hills police officer was arrested August 12 after a raid by the...
View ArticleChronicle AM: CO Pot Sales Hit Another Record, Bolivia Pres Rejects US Drug...
Another month, another marijuana sales record in Colorado; Toledo votes on ending marijuana possession penalties today; Missouri activists eye a medical marijuana initiative, and more.[image:1...
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More jail guards gone wild, an Arkansas cop led a double life, a Pennsylvania state trooper was stealing drugs from motorists, and more. Let's get to it:[image:1 align:left]In Philadelphia, six...
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A sitting US senator addresses the marijuana industry, California cops raid an Indian reservation grow op, Florida signature-gathering for another initiative is well underway, and more.[image:1...
View ArticleChronicle AM: CA Cops Raid Indian Reservation Grow, Colombia Announces New...
The era of aerial herbicide spraying of Colombia's coca crops is at an end, California cops raid an Indian reservation marijuana operation, medical marijuana bills are moving in Michigan, and...
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A strange tale out of Kentucky, and two New York cops get slapped on the wrist for their misdeeds. Let's get to it:[image:1 align:left]In Louisville, Kentucky, a Bullitt County sheriff's special deputy...
View ArticleAs Peace Negotiations Advance, Colombia Revamps Drug Policy [FEATURE]
Marking the end of an era, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Tuesday unveiled a new policy for dealing with coca cultivation and cocaine production, one that will rely on crop substitution and...
View ArticleChronicle AM: The Pope on Dope, Marijuana Arrests Jump, NYC Safe Injection...
The pope criticized the drug war at the UN, the president addresses overdoses and addiction in his weekly address, marijuana arrests jumped last year, a campaign to bring safe injection sites to New...
View ArticleMass High Court Rules Police Can't Search Vehicles Based Solely on Suspicion...
This article was produced in collaboration with AlterNet and first appeared here.[image:1 align:left]Civil rights advocates and marijuana legalization supporters are welcoming a decision from the state...
View ArticleDespite Legalization and Decrim, Marijuana Arrests Spiked Last Year [FEATURE]
Despite marijuana legalization being in effect in two states last year and decriminalization laws in nearly 20 more, the number of marijuana arrests actually increased last year, according to data from...
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Last week's reservation raid in California reverberates, dispensaries move a step closer in Maryland, a medical marijuana bill advances in South Carolina, and more.[image:1 align:right]CaliforniaLast...
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A criminal gang of Puerto Rican cops gets indicted, prison guards run wild all over the country, and more cops get in trouble for stealing dope and cash. Let's get to it:[image:1 align:left]In...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Senate Has Deal on Sentencing Reform, OR Legal Pot Sales Begin...
Oregon dispensaries can now sell marijuana to all comers (21 and over) starting today, a bipartisan group of senators announce a deal on major sentencing reform, Albuquerque's mayor vetoes decrim...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Late Uncertainty on CA Legalization Initiatives, FL Heroin...
There are signs of dissension around the ReformCA legalization initiative, Oklahoma medical marijuana supporters are searching for signatures, a federal bill to require police to report lethal force...
View ArticleSeptember's Drug War Death Toll Includes Black Teen Armed Only With "Finger Gun"
Four more people died in the drug war last month, including two men shot and killed by police, one armed only with a stapler and the other armed only with a finger. A police officer and another man...
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It's jail and prison guards gone bad this week, plus a trio of suburban Cleveland narcs get nailed, and a Customs agent goes to prison for waving a load of marijuana through his port of entry. Let's...
View ArticleNew Gallup Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at 58%
A new Gallup poll released today has 58% saying marijuana should be legal in the US. That ties the 58% reported by Gallup two years ago after support declined to 51% last year.[image:1 align:left]The...
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It's a twofer of tarnished badges in Baltimore, and an LAX TSA agent was a bit too helpful for his own good. Let's get to it:[image:1 align:left]In Baltimore, a Baltimore County police officer was...
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A Houston cop's foot fetish gets him in trouble, a Georgia deputy's meth habit proves problematic, and a New Mexico police chief's greed costs him his job. Let's get to it:[image:1 align:left]In...
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