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Drug War Chronicle #701 - September 22, 2011

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

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Linn State Technical College
Linn State Technical College

ACLU Blocks Missouri College Drug Testing

A Missouri technical college's plan to force students to take suspicionless drug tests is on hold after the ACLU of Eastern Missouri filed suit and won a temporary restraining order.
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Mexico Drug War Update

More cartel drug busts, more dead bodies, no apparent impact on the flow of drugs north and cash south.
The Las Vegas Metro Police K-9 unit is part of the state and federal Interdiction Team (Image: LVMPD)
The Las Vegas Metro Police K-9 unit is part of the state and federal Interdiction Team (Image: LVMPD)

Two More Drug War Deaths

Two more drug war deaths this week, and these ones were bizarre.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

An Oklahoma police chief gets caught with meth and weed, a New Mexico cop goes to prison for blowing up an FBI investigation, and a Colorado deputy is being looked at for some missing evidence money.
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This Week in History

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

Job Opportunity: Executive Director, Colorado Alliance for Marijuana Reform

The Colorado Alliance for Marijuana Reform has an immediate opening for an Executive Director in its Denver office. This is a new position, designed to take advantage of current opportunities to promote marijuana policy reform in Colorado via ballot measures, legislative advocacy, and public education.
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