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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Tennessee deputy goes on a bizarre crime spree, a California cop gets busted for the fondling the breasts of a dead overdose victim, and more.
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Congress still blocking DC from full legalizationChronicle AM: DC MJ Sales Appear Blocked Again, RI Senate Leader Says No Legalization Next Year, More... (12/18/19)
It looks like Congress will once again block the District of Columbia from taxing and regulating legal marijuana sales, a key Rhode Island senator just says no to legalizing pot there next year, and more. -
It was a big year for marijuana in Congress. Less so in the states.The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2019 [FEATURE]
From marijuana to psychedelics to the lingering overdose crisis to the emergence of a new vaping-related illness, a lot happened in 2019. Here are ten of the biggest highs and lows. -
As the year comes to an end, there's a lot of action on the state-level marijuana legalization front. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: New Pot Polls Look Good, Pot Initiative Action, Dutch Push for Legal Ecstasy, More... (12/17/19)
Protections for state-level marijuana legalization programs gets stripped from a federal funding bill, two new polls have strong national support for legalization, a Dutch political party is pushing for the legalization of Ecstasy and soft drugs, and more. -
Under the latest language in California's magic mushroom initiative, you could buy them at a store. (CC)Chronicle AM: CA Initiative Would Legalize Magic Mushroom Sales, Senate GOP Cartel Bill, More... (12/16/19)
The latest version of California's psilocybin decriminalization initiative turns it into a legalization initiative, a group of Senate Republicans file a bill to treat drug cartels like terrorist organizations, and more. -
New Jersey legislators are making progress on two different fronts this week. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: NJ MJ Referendum Set to Advance, Dirty Detroit Narcs, MA Pot Vaping Resumes, More... (12/13/19)
Italy legalizes hemp and CBD products, Trinidad and Tobago moves toward marijuana decrim, New Jersey legislaors are busy on two fronts, and more. -
South Dakota's Badlands. The state is a pretty bad land for drug users, too. (Creative Commons)Is This the Worst State in America on Drug Policy? [FEATURE]
South Dakota is doing some really nasty things in the name of the war on drugs. -
crystal methamphetamine (Creative Commons)West of the Mississippi, Meth -- Not Fentanyl -- Is the Deadliest Drug [FEATURE]
If we want to address the overdose crisis, we have to look beyond fentanyl and the opioids. -
Major League Baseball players will no longer be tested for marijuana, but now will be tested for opioids. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: MLB Drug Testing Accord, US Charges Former Mexican Top Cop for Cartel Bribes, More... (12/12/19)
Major League Baseball and its players' union have reached a drug testing agreement, Wisconsin's GOP Senate leader kills a medical marijuana bill, and more. -
Ecstasy pills (Erowid.org)How to Legalize Ecstasy -- and Why [FEATURE]
Is it time to legalize MDMA? The Beckley Foundation thinks so.