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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
The Detroit dope squad gets a house cleaning, a San Francisco police sergeant has a bad habit, and more.
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pills-1173656_960_720 pixabay_5.jpgOK Supreme Court Throws Out $465 Million J&J Opioid Settlement, Detroit Dope Squad Probe Ends More... (11/10/21)
Civil rights groups ask for expanded clemency options for federal prisones sent home during the pandemic emergency, an Ohio bill would greatly expand the state's medical marijuana program, and more. -
You still can't do this in public housing--even in states where marijuana is legal. (Creative Commons)HUD to Continue Evicting Residents for Marijuana Use, Singapore Drug Execution Delayed, More... (11/9/21)
Another poll has a solid national majority for marijuana legalization, an Ohio judge gets punished for jailing a court spectator for refusing a drug test, and more. -
Drug testing---especially for marijuana--is costing the economy tens of thousands fo truck drivers. (Creative Commons)GOP Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming, Mexico Blames US Guns for Bolstering Cartels, More... (11/8/21)
A Malaysian man set to be hanged in Singapore over 43 grams of heroin has won a temporary reprieve, our supply chain woes include 72,000 truckers felled by drug testing, and more. -
Peru's coca crop is increasing, and much of it has to do with the pandemic. (Pixabay)Another AR Marijuana Legalization Initiative Filed, Furor Over Looming Singapore Drug Execution, More... (11/5/21)
Critics chide the new drug czar over his perfomance in West Virginia, a third marijuana legalization initiative has been filed in Arkansas, and more. -
marijuana leaf_86.jpgNew Gallup Poll Shows Continuing Strong Support for Pot Legalization, Mexico Michoacan Massacre, More... (11/4/21)
A Congressional Research Service report shows easy off-ramp for federal pot prohibition, a new Gallup poll shows marijuana legalization retains strong majority support, and more. -
afghan papers.jpgChronicle Book Review: The Afghanistan Papers
How to eke out a loss in war, while losing to the opium poppy, too. -
pile-of-cash_180_226.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
An illicit marijuana scheme in Maine draws in a prosecutor and several cops, a Raleigh detective gets fired for planting fake drugs on people, and more. -
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Mississippians still can't get their medical marijuana, New York medical marijuana patients can now buy buds, and more. -
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) is trying to tighten the screws on medical marijuana legislation. (nga.org)Detroit Voters Approve Psychedelic Reform, Philadelphia Voters Approve Pot Legalization Measure, More... (11/3/21)
Election Day brought a pair of big city victories for drug reform, Mississippi's governor wants a more restrictive medical marijuana proposal before he will call a special session, and more.