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It appears increasingly likely that Californians will have a chance to vote on marijuana legalization next year. Two initiatives have been filed, one that would create legalization, one that would create semi-legalization. Is now the right time? Opinion in the movement is divided.

A bill that would eliminate the crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity by punishing federal crack offenses the same way it punishes powder offenses has passed a key committee vote and is headed for the House floor. Companion legislation is brewing in the Senate.

California's Proposition 36 "treatment not jail" law is likely to lead to neither treatment nor jail as its funding gets slashed by 83% because of the state's budget crisis.

Hay un par de policías corruptos en Nueva Jersey, otros dos en Indiana, un dúo especial de subalguaciles tejanos y un solo guardia de prisión en Florida.

Pronto puede que desaparezca una disposición en el código federal estadounidense que ha obstaculizado las labores de prevención del sida y de la hepatitis en favor de la lucha contra la droga.

Once años después que los electores de DC aprobaron abrumadoramente una iniciativa pro marihuana medicinal, por fin el Congreso de EE. UU. se quita. Ayer la Cámara aprobó el proyecto de la ley anual de presupuestos del Distrito de Columbia sin la enmienda Barr, que había impedido que el Distrito implementara tal votación.