Drug War Chronicle

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Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

Things aren't going well in Mexico's drug war -- and they won't, until leaders learn to listen to history's lessons.

Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel made a splash at the first Democratic presidential debate last month in South Carolina. That's drawing attention to his drug policy platform and recent statements supporting the regulation and control of drugs.

After final procedural votes this week, the Rhode Island legislature has sent a bill making the state's medical marijuana law permanent to Gov. Donald Carcieri. He's threatening to veto it, but the legislature has the votes to override as it did last year.

Signature-gathering is set to begin in force for a medical marijuana initiative campaign getting underway in Michigan.

Planning to cross the US-Canadian border? No matter which direction you're going, they don't want you if you ever used drugs.