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Burn the Drug War on the National Mall This Saturday!
A ceremony on Saturday night will be the highlist of a two-day vigil on the National Mall this weekend. It's Catharsis on the Mall. Check it out.
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Eight states are well-positioned to legalize marijuana next year. Here they are. -
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A petition calling on President Obama to fire the DEA head keeps getting more signatures, the Florida medical marijuana initiative is halfway home on signature gathering, a New Jersey school becomes the first in the country to allow medical marijuana on campus, and more. -
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Nick Scutari tries to get the marijuana legalization ball rolling in New Jersey, a petition calling for the DEA head to be fired is going strong, Democratic candidates talk drug and crime policy at the debate, Canada moves toward pot legalization, Irish cops support heroin decrim, and more. -
This coca liqueur is now the official drink of the Bolivian presidential palace.Chronicle AM: Mid-Atlantic MedMJ Moves, Bolivia's President Chooses Official Coca Drink, More (11/13/15)
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There are now more than 27,000 signatures on a petition asking President Obama to fire DEA head Chuck Rosenberg over his medical marijuana comments, Denver thinks a thousand pot shops is enough, Colombia will allow medical marijuana, and more. -
Drug Policy Alliance head Ethan Nadelmann provides a stemwinder keystone speech. (osi.org)The 2015 International Drug Reform Conference is Next Week in DC! [FEATURE]
Everybody who's anybody in drug policy reform is going to be there. You should be, too. -
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It's one of the wackiest weed laws on the books. -
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This week, we have a crooked jail and prison guard trifecta and a Border Patrol agent caught up with the Gulf Cartel.