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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Two California cops go down for faking drug buys that never happened, a former Memphis cop heads to prison for offering to escort a load of drugs, and more.
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A Pennsylvania patient challenges the federal gun ban, an Ohio court has thrown out the state's law requiring racial justice in licensing, and more. -
Afghan opium cultivation is down 20% this year, but is still the second highest figure on record. (UNODC)Chronicle AM: MA First Day MJ Sales Draws Crowds, Afghan Opium Crop Down, More... (11/21/18)
People lined up to buy legal marijuana in Massachusetts Tuesday, Connecticut's governor says legalization is a priority for him, Afghan opium production is down, but still at high levels, and more. -
Staunch anti-marijuana Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) has seen the light. (Twitter)Chronicle AM: NJ Legalization Bill Hearings, Anti-Marijuana Rep Sees the Light, More... (11/20/18)
New Jersey will finally start moving on a marijuana legalization bill, a leading congressional foe of legalization changes his tune, and more. -
Massachusetts will see its first marijuana stores open this week. (Sondra Yruel/Drug Policy Alliance)Chronicle AM: Judiciary Committee Change, Massachusetts Marijuana Sales, More... (11/19/18)
There's a changing of the guard at the top of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a Pennsylvania medical marijuana patient sues over gun access, a new report finds fake and counterfeit drugs killing tens of thousands each year in Africa, and more. -
The grinch who stole sentencing reform. (Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore)McConnell Puts Kibosh on Sentencing Reform [FEATURE]
The president had endorsed a reform bill, but that didn't matter to Mitch. -
marijuana leaf_57.jpgChronicle AM: NJ Gov Still Ready to Legalize It, Court Rejects OH MedMJ Racial Justice Provision, More... (11/16/18)
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is still committed to marijuana legalization, the Albany DA announces an end to low-level pot prosecutions, an Ohio court throws out a racial justice requirement in the state's medical marijuana licensing plan, and more. -
mexico marijuana flag_3.jpgMexico's Supreme Court Effectively Legalizes Marijuana Possession, Cultivation, and Use [FEATURE]
The US is about to become the only one of North America's three largest countries not to have legalized marijuana. -
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A Los Angeles sheriff's deputy gets caught in a brazen ripoff, a Maryland prison guard is the last of 16 to head to prison for their roles in a massive racketeering scheme, and more. -
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_192.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
There's a push in Congress to provide protections for veterans who want to use medical marijuana, and more.