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The President's Budget: Drug War on Cruise Control [FEATURE]
The president's Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal is out, and when it comes to the war on drugs, Obama is pretty much staying the course.
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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
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Marijuana wikipedia_1.jpgChronicle AM: MJ Decrim and Medical Bills Filed, Ramarley Graham Settlement, Jamaica Decrim Progess, More (2/2/15)
Decriminalization and medical marijuana bills are being filed left and right, Maine says pot patients can be unfit parents, Oregon says pot patients can't operate child care centers, New York City pays out big time for the killing of a black youth over weed, Jamaica's decrim bill advances, and more. -
Do_Not_Cross,_Crime_Scene_94_8.jpgOhio Drug Fugitive Killed in Columbus Gunfight
The last remaining member of Central Ohio's Short North Posse was shot and killed by police in Columbus on Tuesday. -
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_16.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana is seeing lots of action at state houses around the country, and the American Academy of Pediatrics has a new policy statement supporting medical marijuana. -
pile-of-cash_180_15.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
NYPD narcs gone bad, a Utah drug task force agent gets busted, and a Colorado cop heads to federal prison. -
marijuana leaf_3.jpgChronicle AM: Boehner Not Eager to Mess With DC, NE AG Explains Lawsuit, Forfeiture Pressure, More (1/28/15)
The House Speaker doesn't appear too interested in undoing legalization in DC, Nebraska's AG explains his lawsuit against Colorado legalization, good poll results from Virginia, more pressure for federal asset forfeiture reform, and more. -
Arcview sees legalization in 18 states by 2020.Chronicle AM: DEA License Plate Spying; Federal Asset Forfeiture, Hemp & State MedMJ Bills Filed (1/27/15)
A marijuana business groups predicts 18 states will legalize by 2020, medical marijuana bills get filed in Florida and Pennsylvania, the DEA is tracking your license plates, federal asset forfeiture reform and hemp bills are filed, and more. -
Georgia bills seek to rein in over-the-top drug raiders.Chronicle AM: WY MedMJ Bill Killed, Ukraine Blocks Methadone to Rebel Regions, More (1/26/15)
Some pleasantly surprising poll results from Michigan, medical marijuana bills are popping up all over the place, the Baby Bou Bou SWAT raid is sparking bills to rein in over-the-top drug raiders, and more. -
President Obama is taking a pretty much laissez-faire approach to legalization experiments in the states. (whitehouse.govSeven States That Are Next In Line to Legalize Marijuana [FEATURE]
Four states and DC have already legalized. Here's the next batch.
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Medical-marijuana-shop_1.jpgChronicle AM: WY Decrim Bill Killed, More MedMJ Bills, CDC Warns on Women and Pain Relievers, More (1/23/15)
Marijuana-related activity is ratcheting up at statehouses across the land, Massachusetts' governor rejects legalization, and the CDC issues a warning on opiate pain reliever use among women of childbearing age.