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2016: People Still Killed in US Drug War at the Rate of One a Week [FEATURE]
Ever since we began counting six years ago, the annual drug war death toll has held fairly steady. It was 49 last year.
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Hemp is on the move in America. (Vote Hemp)Chronicle AM: MA MJ Shop Delay Protested, Prison Population Still Dropping, More... (12/30/16)
Massachusetts marijuana shops get delayed by six months, Nevada personal pot legalization goes into effect next week, the national prison population continues a slow decline, and more. -
With El Chapo behind bars, the Sinaloa Cartel is being overtaken by rivals.Chronicle AM: Maine Init Losers Still Fighting, New Cartel Gains Strength in MX, More... (12/29/16)
Maine election losers seek to block the implementation of marijuana legalization, Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel is being overtaken by an upstart, and more. -
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to protect reform from the Trump administration and win new victories.The Wolves Are At the Door
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to protect reform from the Trump administration and win new victories. -
marijuana leaf_30.jpgThe Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2016 [FEATURE]
It was a big year in US domestic drug policy reform, and here are the 10 biggest stories. -
pile-of-cash_180_95.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Maryland police drug lab director gets caught with her hand in the cookie jar, a Texas border town cop gets nailed for ripping off cocaine, and more. -
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A study finds medical marijuana associated with a decline in traffic fatalities, the Arizona courts stick up for medical marijuana, changes in state law will have impacts in Colorado and Oregon, and more. -
The LA Times has a heads-up for the incoming president when it comes to legal weed. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: LA Times Warns Trump on MJ, MA Pols Sneak Through MJ Shop Delay, More... (12/28/16)
California's largest newspaper has some advice for the president-elect, Massachusetts politicians pull a fast one on voters, and more. -
Kansas medical marijuana mom Shona Banda's federal lawsuit got tossed.Chronicle AM: CO Caregiver Plant Limit to Drop Big-Time Next Week, Aussie Poll Has Pro-Pot Plurality, More... (12/27/16)
Colorado caregivers will have to dramatically trim their gardens beginning January 1, Kansas medical marijuana mom Shona Banda has a federal lawsuit thrown out, Australian public opinion is shifting in favor of marijuana legalization, and more. -
Starting next week, Oregon pot buyers will need a patient card if they want to buy at dispensaries. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia)Chronicle AM: OR Dispensaries Patient Only, Only Pure Cocaine Weight for OH Sentences, More... (12/26/16)
A new study finds that traffic fatalities decline in medical marijuana states, the Ohio Supreme Court rules that only the weight of pure cocaine -- not filler -- can be used in sentencing determinations, the Republic of Georgia walks away from jailing pot smokers, and more.