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The election was only last week, but eyes are already turning to 2015 and 2016. (www.regulateri.org)
The election was only last week, but eyes are already turning to 2015 and 2016. (www.regulateri.org)

Chronicle AM: Historic UK Drug Debate Looms, NYPD Ending Marijuana Possession Arrests, More (11/10/14)

NYPD to Stop Arrests for Minor Marijuana Offenses. The NYPD and Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced today that the department will quit arresting people for low-level marijuana possession. NYPD has been arresting tens of thousands of people each year, but in the face of withering criticism, it will now begin issuing tickets instead. But people caught smoking pot in public will continue to face arrest.
The REDEEM Act aims to help young offenders break the cycle of criminal justice system involvement. (samhsa.gov)
The REDEEM Act aims to help young offenders break the cycle of criminal justice system involvement. (samhsa.gov)

REDEEM Act Aims to Fix Criminal Justice System [FEATURE]

A pair of strange political bedfellows have introduced a bill to reduce incarceration and help young offenders get past their youthful mistakes. Sens. Cory Booker and Rand Paul are sponsoring the REDEEM Act.
The failures of the war on drugs transcend borders. (wikimedia.org)
The failures of the war on drugs transcend borders. (wikimedia.org)

End the Drug War "For the Kids" Coalition Forms [FEATURE]

Inspired by the border child immigration crisis, but rooted in a broader understanding of the drug war's impact on children on both sides of the border, a coalition has formed to demnand it's end -- for the kids.