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Drug War Chronicle #981 - July 14, 2017

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
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Medical Marijuana Update

Florida gets sued over its "no smoking" medical marijuana law, Maryland gets its first dispensary approved, West Virginia's medical marijuana law goes into effect, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

The nation's drug cops were apparently well-behaved this past week, but we can't say the same thing about prison guards.
Colombian coca cultivation jumped last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime says. (unodc.org)
Colombian coca cultivation jumped last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime says. (unodc.org)

Chronicle AM: MA MJ Talks Resume, WI "Cocaine Mom" Law Back in Effect (For Now), More... (7/10/17)

Massachusetts lawmakers finally figured out their budget, so now maybe they can figure out how to implement the will of the voters of legal marijuana; the Supreme Court lets Wisconsin continue to enforce its "cocaine mom" law as the state appeals a lower court ruling it's unconstitutional; Colombian coca cultivation was way up last year, and more.
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