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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
We've got a real rogue's gallery of crooked cops this week, with a California cop wrecking his car while on meth and fentanyl, a Philadelphia cop extorting sex and selling
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South Dakota lawmakers move to restrict the number of plants patients may grow, and more. Kentucky Kentucky Medical Marijuana Bill Advances . The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday -
CND-banner_1.jpgCO Psilocybin Legalization Initiative Campaign Getting Underway; US, Russia Clash at CND, More... (3/16/22)
Georgia cops will pay for a misbegotten massive pot bust, the US and Russia criticize each other in remarks at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, and more. [image:1 -
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus raises the alarm on the global lack of access to pain medications. (CC)CA Bill to Make Growing 7 Pot Plants a Felony Is Pulled, Biden Signs Meth Emergency Bill, More... (3/15/22)
Mexico is sending more trips to fight cartel violence in the state of Jalisco, the head of the WHO speaks out about unneccessary suffering due to lack of access to -
Fentanyl test strips.Bills to legalize them are popping up in numerous states. (harmreduction.org)Open Air Weed Market Emerges in Manhattan's Washington Square Park, AL Fentanyl Test Strip Bill Passes, More... (3/14/22)
Congressional Democrats gathered in Philadelphia last Thursday to talk about marijuana legalization, the Washington legislature has approved $200,000 for psilocying research, and more. Marijuana Policy Democrats Elevate -
Congress appears ready to slash harm reduction funding in the face of an overdose epidemic. (Creative Commons)Feds Approve "Contingency Management" Drug Treatment, DE Marijuana Legalization Bill Dies, More... (3/11/22)
A medical marijuana bill advances in Kentucky, congressional negotiators have slashed harm reduction funding in the final appropriations bill of the year, and more. Marijuana Policy Delaware -
Republican opposition in the narrowly-divided Senate killed DC's bid to finally be able to have legal marijuana sales. (CC)Congress Blocks DC Pot Sales, OK House Approves Psilocybin Decriminalization Bill, More... (3/10/22)
A Missouri marijuana legalization bill gets a hearing, a Maryland drug decriminalization gets one, too, and more. Marijuana Policy Missouri Marijuana Legalization Bill Gets Hearing. A bill -
GPS tracking device. What's under your vehicle?What Happens When Cops Plant a GPS Tracker on Your Car Without You Knowing? [FEATURE]
This piece was written for Drug War Chronicle by criminal justice reporter Clarence Walker, [email protected]. What happens if an unsuspecting citizen finds a police-installed GPS tracking device attached beneath his -
A medicinal psilocybin task force bill advances in Hawaii. (Creative Commons)Poll Shows Strong Support for Legal Marijuana Banking Access, Police Paying Billions to Settle Misconduct Claims, More... (3/9/22)
The Washington Post has a major piece on police misconduct payouts, an expungement bill advances in California, and more. Marijuana Policy Poll: Two Thirds of Americans Want -
Opium production is surging in Afghanistan's poppy heartlands of Helmand and Kandahar. (UNODC)RI Drug Decrim Bill Filed, Myanmar Drug Trade Ramping Up Amidst Civil War, More... (3/8/22)
Oklahoma Republicans move to take on what they see as an out of control medical marijuana system, Afghan farmers are planting more opium poppies this year, and more. [image:1 align:right