Chronicle AM: Yet Another Good News Pot Poll, Colombia's Santos Rips Drug...
Another national poll has a solid majority for marijuana legalization, Manhattan quits prosecuting most small-time pot cases, Colombia's outgoing president takes a parting shot at drug prohibition, and...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Colombia's New President Vows Drug Crackdown, ND Pot Init...
The Northern Mariana Islands could be the first US territory to legalize weed, a North Dakota legalization initiative looks like it will probably make the ballot, Colombia's new president vows to...
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A small-town Ohio police chief ODs on drugs he stole from his own department, a veteran Baltimore cop gets nailed for peddling pills, a TSA worker goes down for participating in a cocaine conspiracy,...
View ArticleWATCH: Michigan Cop Jails 80-Year-Old Grandma Over Expired Medical Marijuana...
A Clare County, Michigan, sheriff's deputy arrested an 80-year-old grandmother for small-time medical marijuana possession after going to her home on an unrelated matter and smelling it. The grandma,...
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[image:1 align:right caption:true]A Mississippi sheriff is in a heap of trouble, a Mississippi prison guard gets caught with contraband, and more.In Oakland, Mississippi, the Tallahatchie County...
View ArticleBad Law Men: A Devil’s Half-Dozen Drug-Corrupted County Sheriffs [FEATURE]
Last week, the good citizens of Mississippi's Tallahatchie County got a rude shock. The county's top lawmen, Sheriff William Brewer, was at the courthouse, which was not unusual. This time, though, he...
View ArticleChronicle AM: White House's Anti-Pot Committee, IL Gov OKs MedMJ for Opioids,...
The Trump administration has a secret committee to trash pot, Canada okays a roadside drug testing device for motorists, Illinois becomes the latest state to allow medical marijuana as an alternative...
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[image:1 align:right]More jail and prison guards gone bad, a kinky New Jersey cop is in trouble, and more. Let's get to it:In Raymond, Mississippi, two Hinds County jail guards were arrested last...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Colombia Moves Backwards on Drug Policy, NYPD Pot Arrests Now...
Colombia's new president moves resolutely backward on drug policy, New York City's era of mass pot possession arrests is over, the California legislature has been busy, and more. [image:1 align:left...
View ArticleWill Denver Be the First Place in America to Legalize Magic Mushrooms?
Denver could essentially legalize psychedelic mushrooms by next spring if a group of local activists has its way. But they have a few hurdles to overcome first.[image:1 align:right]This week, members...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A fairly quiet week on the corrupt cop front, be we do have a pair of state prison guards gone bad and a sheriff's narc who couldn't keep his fingers out of the cookie jar. Let's get to it:[image:1...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Coalition to Fight House "Drug War" Provision, Colombia Coca...
A provision in the House opioid bill that would let the attorney general set sentences for synthetic drug offenses generates opposition, Colombia's coca production was at record levels last year, the...
View ArticleTrump’s Terrible, No Good Plan to Gin Up Worldwide Drug War [FEATURE]
President Trump is in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly, but he's going to kick off his appearance with an unofficial event aimed at promoting a tougher global line on drugs. He...
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It's prison guards gone bad this week, plus a crooked NYPD cop, and more. Let's get to it:[image:1 align:left]In Ocala, Florida, a state prison guard trainee was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Senate Passes Opioid Bill, CA Cops Face Racial Profiling...
Congress sends an omnibus opioids bill to the president's desk, the DEA has another Colombia scandal, the San Francisco police and Los Angeles sheriff's deputies face charges of racial profiling, and...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Trump Calls for "Stop and Frisk" in Chicago, Bangladesh's Bad...
Efforts to establish safe injection sites in Philadelphia and San Francisco hit some bumps in the road, President Trump calls for "stop and frisk" policing in Chicago, and more.[image:1 align:right...
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A Florida cop gets nailed peddling pain pills from his patrol car, a Texas cop goes down for trying to peddle stolen cocaine, and jail guards go wild (again). Let's get to it:[image:1 align:left]In...
View ArticleACLU Files Lawsuit Against San Francisco Cops for Targeting African-Americans...
San Francisco's Tenderloin is a heavily populated, racially mixed neighborhood in the heart of one of America's iconic progressive cities. Yet when the San Francisco Police Department and the DEA...
View ArticleChronicle AM: New DOJ Task Force to Target Cartels, CA Pain Summit Next...
The Justice Department creates a new anti-cartel task force, a California summit will address issues around chronic pain and the war on drugs, the New York Assembly holds a hearing on marijuana...
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[image:1 align:right]A Border Patrol agent gets in trouble, and so do a crooked trio of Miami cops. Let's get to it:In Miami, three Miami police officers were arrested last Tuesday on an array of...
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