Drug War Chronicle

Americans for Safe Access (ASA, por sus siglas en inglés), la organización estadounidense más grande de pacientes, profesionales de la medicina, científicos y ciudadanos interesados por promover el acceso seguro y legal al cannabis para usos terapéuticos e investigación, busca a un coordinador nacional de campo para que trabaje desde su oficina en Oakland, California.

Cae otra agente penitenciaria, un policía californiano pica en el anzuelo, un oficial de la Policía de Nueva York recibe un tirón de orejas, un policía de Massachusetts es capturado, un policía estatal de Massachusetts acepta un acuerdo y un supervisor de exámenes toxicológicos de Houston se pone codicioso. Otra semana más en la lucha contra la droga.

Los tribunales canadienses le han dicho varias veces al Ministerio de Salud de Canadá que no autorizar que los proveedores de marihuana medicinal cultiven para más de un paciente era injustificable, entonces ahora la agencia dice que los proveedores pueden cultivar para dos personas. Eso no era lo que querían escuchar los militantes.

Los inyectorios para usuarios de drogas han comprobado su eficacia en Europa, Canadá y Australia. Ahora reductores de daños y militantes de la salud pública empiezan una campaña para llevar uno a la Ciudad de Nueva York.

Cops pocketing drug money, cops ripping off drug dealers, cops protecting drug dealers, cops stealing dope, and, of course, another dope-smuggling jail guard.

Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic uses and research, is seeking a Legal Coordinator to work from its office in Oakland, California.

New York Republicans and prosecutors lost the battle over Rockefeller drug law reform in April. They were back this week with a last-ditch effort to repeal one of the new law's key provisions. But with the governor and Democrats in the Assembly standing firm, it looks like it ain't gonna happen.

Taxi drivers' wake-me-up or terrorist drug threat? The herbal stimulant khat is popular with elements of America's immigrant East African population despite being banned by federal law. Now, Washington, DC, home to one of the nation's East African immigrant communities, wants its law to be as severe as federal law. A battle is brewing.

Medical marijuana legislation saw progress in two more states this week, as bills advanced in New Jersey and Delaware. But the New Jersey bill just got more restrictive, too.

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