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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

by Phillip Smith, February 07, 2012, 04:08pm, (Issue #720)
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Two of our four bad apples this week come from the Big Apple, one for planting drugs and one for transporting them. Of the other two, one picked the wrong friends and the other picked the wrong wife.

Missouri, Tennessee Ponder Legislator Drug Tests

by Phillip Smith, February 06, 2012, 05:09pm, (Issue #720)
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Bills that would require state legislators to undergo drug tests have been filed in Missouri and Tennessee. They're an unsurprising extension of the drug testing mania that has gripped statehouses, but likely unconstitutional.

Marijuana Reform Polling Well in Rhode Island

by Phillip Smith, February 04, 2012, 05:30pm, (Issue #720)
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With decriminalization bills pending in Rhode Island, a new poll shows strong support for decrim and even majority support for legalization.

Colorado Marijuana Legalization Initiative Falls Short, But…

by Phillip Smith, February 03, 2012, 05:12pm, (Issue #720)
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The Colorado Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol initiative hit a bump in the road Friday, falling just short of the number of valid signatures needed to make the November ballot. But it still has 15 days to make up the shortfall.

Bronx Narc Kills Unarmed Teen

by Phillip Smith, February 03, 2012, 03:25am, (Issue #720)
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An NYPD narc shot and killed a teenager in his own home as he tried to flush a small amount of marijuana down a toilet. The local community was not happy.

Sword-Wielding Man Killed in California Drug Raid

by Phillip Smith, February 02, 2012, 07:11pm, (Issue #720)
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A desert drug raid in California has resulted in the year's seventh drug war killing, and it's only the beginning of February.

Malay Couple Get Life for Half Ounce, Marijuana Plant

by Phillip Smith, February 02, 2012, 06:53pm, (Issue #720)
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A life sentence for growing a pot plant!? It just happened to a Malaysian couple, but, hey, at least the judge suspended the caning.

California Medical Marijuana Initiative Polls at Nearly 60%

by Phillip Smith, February 02, 2012, 04:27pm, (Issue #720)
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A California medical marijuana regulation initiative is polling right on the cusp of where potential major donors start to feel comfortable.

This Week in History

by David Guard, February 02, 2012, 11:21am, (Issue #719)
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Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

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