Drug War Chronicle

An Illinois sheriff goes down hard, a Massachusetts police chief parties too hard, a Massachusetts cop gets nailed for helping out his local pot dealer, and a Florida motorcycle cop gets caught stealing a bud in his helmet.

Can the Border Patrol fire an agent for saying he supports drug legalization? The federal courts will decide.

A leading advocacy group for pain patients has essentially been driven out of business by a federal prosecutor and the federal courts. The Pain Relief Network will be missed.

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

Prince Georges County, Maryland, cops messed with the wrong guy when their SWAT team hit the home of the mayor of Berwyn Heights and killed his dogs in a botched drug raid. Now they have to change their ways.

Add Virginia to the list of states where imposing drug testing on recipients of public assistance is on the legislative agenda.

The fight over medical marijuana in Montana has moved to the state house, some trying to repeal it but most debating what are the best regulations.

Bills that would target welfare or unemployment recipients for drug testing are popping up across the country -- again.

A newly released police video offers more chilling and graphic evidence that drug war law enforcement tactics can be deadly.

DrugWarFacts.org, a publication of Common Sense for Drug Policy, is an in-depth compilation of key facts, stats and quotes on the full range of drug policy issues, excerpted from expert publications on the subjects. The Chronicle is running a series of info items from DrugWarFacts.org over the next several weeks, and we encourage you to check it out.