Drug War Chronicle

Este nuevo estreno de Samuel Goldwyn Films examina los verdaderos sucesos que ocurrieron en Hearne, Tejas, para mostrar cómo la legislación antidroga y las prácticas represivas visan a los afroamericanos y cómo el sistema de justicia se vale con frecuencia de amenazas e intimidación para conducir la gente a confesiones de culpabilidad, a pesar de su inocencia o de las pruebas en contra suya.

Bailar en karaokes estaría prohibido según un intento del gobierno vietnamita de reducir el consumo de éxtasis. Sin embargo, el “comportamiento con menos peligro para la sociedad”, como bambolearse conforme al ritmo, estaría bien.

Frente a una crisis económica que exige cortes presupuestarios sensatos, un gobierno de marco constitucionalista y más gente que nunca sumándose al movimiento pro reforma de las políticas de drogas, StoptheDrugWar.org tiene una oportunidad única de adelantar nuestra causa.

Did an Arizona school administrator go too far in subjecting a 13-year-old girl to a strip search in a quest to track down alleged contraband Ibuprofen? The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that asks just that Tuesday.

By refusing to hear a government appeal of two lower court decisions, Canada's Supreme Court has ended the government monopoly on the medical marijuana supply and opened the way for multi-patient grows.

The Drug Policy Alliance is seeking a Publications Manager to work from its New York City office.

A medical marijuana bill in New Hampshire is one Senate floor vote away from passage after it was approved by a Senate committee Thursday. The state House has already passed it.

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"Sentencing Postponed in the Charlie Lynch Trial," "Opposing Medical Marijuana is Politically Risky," "Poking Around in a Teenager's Panties is a Sick Crime (Unless It's a Drug Search)," "Wow, These 4/20 Celebrations Are Surprisingly Safe," "If You Think the Drug War Protects Young People, Read This," "Obama's Fraudulent Pledge to Respect Medical Marijuana Laws," "Supreme Court Restricts Warrantless Vehicle Searches," "The Mainstream Media Wishes You a Happy 4/20," "Baptist Pastor Assaulted After Refusing Police Search."

With an economic crisis requiring sensible budget cuts, a Constitution-friendly administration and more people joining the drug policy reform movement than ever before, StoptheDrugWar.org has a unique opportunity to make our case.