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    MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_38.jpg

    Medical Marijuana Update

    The feds continue to play hardball in California and local elected officials across the state are grappling with the issues. Meanwhile, Vermont moves ahead on dispensaries while New Hampshire's medical marijuana bill can't overcome a gubernatorial veto, and that's not all.
  • The winds of change are blowing in the Windy City (wikimedia.org)
    The winds of change are blowing in the Windy City (wikimedia.org)

    Chicago Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession

    Following the lead of some of its suburbs, Chicago has decriminalized the possession of less than 15 grams of marijuana for adults.
  • Gov. John Lynch's medical marijuana veto will stand -- again. (wikimedia.org)
    Gov. John Lynch's medical marijuana veto will stand -- again. (wikimedia.org)

    New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Veto Stands

    An effort to override Gov. John Lynch's veto of a medical marijuana bill succeeded in the House but fell short in the Senate.
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    This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    A scandal that keeps on giving in Florida, a pair of bad apple deputies in LA get their just rewards, a crooked NYPD cop gets his, too, and much, much more.
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    NYPD Sued Over Stop and Frisk Marijuana Arrests

    NYPD refuses to stop charging people with misdemeanor marijuana possession after stopping and frisking them and forcing them to empty their pockets so they can be charged with "public possession," so now the Legal Aid Society is suing to make them knock it off.
  • the supervised injection site in Vancouver (vch.ca)
    the supervised injection site in Vancouver (vch.ca)

    Danish Parliament Okays Drug Consumption Rooms

    Supervised injection sites are coming to Denmark, and so are broader "drug consumption rooms" where heroin and cocaine can be smoked or snorted. A new law takes effect July 1.