cocaine interdicted by US Customs (dhs.gov)
The War on Cocaine Only Strengthens Drug Cartels, Study Finds [FEATURE]
It's not ineffective interdiction that helps drug trafficking organizations expand, but interdiction itself.
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pile-of-cash_180_169.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A North Carolina deputy tries to set up his ex-grlfriend's new boyfriend, a former Texas cop heads to federal prison for helping a "rip crew" steal loads of dope, and more. -
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Florida battle brews over limiting THC in smokable marijuana, Michigan's unlicensed dispensaries get at least a temporary reprieve, Oregon growers get a heads up from regulators, and more. -
Hashish. At least one Arizona prosecutor claims this doesn't qualify as medical marijuana. (DEA.gov)Chronicle AM: Trump AG Open to States Setting Pot Policy, Federal Reentry Bill Filed, More... (4/10/19)
Trump's attorney general is down with letting states decide their own pot policies, New York City bans most pre-employment drug testing for marijuana, a federal bill to increase educational opportunities for prisoners gets filed, and more. -
The Colorado legislature is taking up both marijuana expansion and drug possession defelonization in this session. (CC)Chronicle AM: CO Drug Defelonization Bill Advances, CT Legalization Bills Advance, More... (4/9/19)
A drug defelonization bill advances in Colorado, marijuana legalization bills advance in Connecticut, Oregon medical marijuana growers are put on notice, and more. -
A bipartisan federal bill targeting Chinese fentanyl production has been filed. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: CA Cities Sue State Over Pot Deliveries, Fed Bill Targets Chinese Fentanyl, More... (4/8/19)
A Hawaii decriminalization bill nears passage, some California cities are suing the state over being forced to allow marijuana deliveries, the 3rd Circuit clarifies the law on intent to distribute, and more. -
Kellyanne Conway, Trump drug policy advisor (somehow). (Twitter) -
The US-Mexico border. No shutdown this year, Trump now says. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: Trump Delays Border Shutdown Over Drugs, Migrants; NH House Approves Legal Pot, More... (4/5/19)
Trump pushes his threat to close down the border into the future, migrant workers in the state-legal marijuana industry are being denied citizenship, New Hampshire is one step closer to marijuana legalization, and more. -
marijuana leag wiki_3.pngChronicle AM: Guam Legalizes Pot, New Mexico Decriminalizes Pot, Andrew Yang Talks Drug Pardons, More... (4/4/19)
A US territory legalizes weed, a US state decriminalizes it, Florida medical marijuana battles continue, and more. -
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An Arizona Walmart worker wins a drug testing case, CBD bills are on the move, no edibles for North Dakota, and more.