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Drug War Chronicle #726 - March 22, 2012

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
Needle exchange advocates arrested on Capitol Hill Wednesday (Stephanie Simpson, Housing Works)
Needle exchange advocates arrested on Capitol Hill Wednesday (Stephanie Simpson, Housing Works)

Battle for Restored Needle Exchange Funding Heats Up [FEATURE]

The fight-back to restore federal needle exchange funding stripped out of last year's budget has begun in earnest, with a congressional call-in, actions in a dozen cities, and civil disobedience and dozens of arrests on Capitol Hill.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (wikimedia.org)
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (wikimedia.org)

Mexico Presidential Candidate Vows to End Drug War

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, presidential pre-candidate for Mexico's left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party, says he will end the drug war if elected. Meanwhile, the rightist PAN's nominee takes a drug test.
Naloxone can save lives, the CND recognized Friday (wikimedia.org)
Naloxone can save lives, the CND recognized Friday (wikimedia.org)

UN Anti-Drug Body Supports Overdose Prevention Measures

Delegates to the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs have voted unanimously to endorse overdose prevention measures, including the use of the overdose reversal drug naloxone.
view of the Acropolis at sunset (wikimedia.org)
view of the Acropolis at sunset (wikimedia.org)

Greece to Hand out Needles, Condoms in AIDS Fight

With the Greek health system shaken by the economic crisis, new HIV cases are spiking, and the government is preparing harm reduction measures, including handing out needles and condoms, to halt the rise.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_23.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

From California to the nation's capital, medical marijuana keeps making news. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Here's a hint for deputies: Don't go to buy heroin in uniform while the joint is under surveillance in a drug investigation. There are more lessons to be learned this week, too.
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This Week in History

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