Peter Lewis (wikipedia.org)
In Memoriam: Peter Lewis, Major Supporter of Drug Policy Reform
Progressive Insurance chairman Peter Lewis died Saturday at age 80. He had been a major funder of drug reform efforts, particularly marijuana.
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"Warning! Your Family is in Danger!" anti-legalization poster courtesy of the Mexican government (cij.gob.mx)
Chronicle AM -- November 25, 2013
Drug reform funder Peter Lewis dies, the Oregon legislature will consider a legalization initiative bill, medical marijuana patients are suing Health Canada, and more.
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Coming soon to a legal retail outlet near you (if you live in Colorado). (wikipedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 22, 2013
The momentum for marijuana legalization continues in the US, but Australia's New South Wales rejects medical marijuana even for the terminally ill. There's plenty more news, too.
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a Denver medical marijuana dispensary (not one of those raided Thursday) (wikipedia.org)
DEA Raiding Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Denver! [FEATURE]
The DEA and IRS raided Denver-area dispensaries and grow ops Thursday. More than a dozen were hit, and it's not yet clear just why.
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Coming soon to a Washington state retail store near you.
Chronicle AM -- November 21, 2013
Movement toward legal marijuana commerce continues in Washington, movement toward dispensaries continues in Massachusetts, medical marijuana polls very well in Florida, and more.
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David Borden
Editorial: Did Trey Radel Really Vote for Drug Testing?
Headlines about the "cocaine congressman voting to drug test food stamp recipients" are at best only technically accurate, and miss the support Rep. Radel has shown for compassionate sentencing reform.
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Trey Radel
Radel Hypocrisy Charge Doesn't Withstand Scrutiny
[Update: I've posted an improved version of this editorial in the Chronicle.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A quiet week on the corrupt cops front this week. We've got a pill-poppin' New England trooper stealing from the dead and a former New Orleans cop caught trying to peddle dope.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Federal agencies are beginning to work on the banking problem for medical marijuana businesses, the District of Columbia is looking at why its program is so tiny, and New Mexico can't keep up with medical marijuana demand. And there's much more, too.
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Maryland gubernatorial candidate Heather Mizeur wants to legalize marijuana. (wikipedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 20, 2013
A Maryland gubernatorial candidate and a Maine legislator both call for marijuana legalization, politicians are in trouble for using drugs (at least one of them a bonafide hypocrite for it), and marijuana law reforms appear to be advancing internationally, except in one Australian state. That's just for starters.
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NYPD practices stop-and-frisk techniques (nyc.gov/nypd)
New York AG Report Slams NYPD Stop-and-Frisk
New York's attorney general has examined the stop-and-frisk tactics of the NYPD in a new report. Only a miniscule fraction of stops result in an arrest for a serious crime, he found.
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INCB President Raymond Yans is "concerned" about Uruguay (incb.org)
UN Drug Bureaucrats Fret About Uruguay's Marijuana Legalization
The International Narcotics Control Board is "concerned" that Uruguay might actually go ahead and legalize marijuana. But Uruguay doesn't seem to care.
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Crackdowns on pain pills are leading the way to comeback for heroin. (wikipedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 19, 2013
Hmmm, on the same day the DEA warns that "marijuana availability seems to be on the increase," hundreds of people apply for licenses to sell pot in Washington state. Times are changing, and somebody needs to let the DEA know. And there's more news, too.
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Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) filed a bill to protect the gun rights of legal marijuana users.
Chronicle AM -- November 18, 2013
A bill to protect the guns rights of legal marijuana users has been filed, hempsters hit the halls of Congress, a new medical marijuana bill is filed in Pennsylvania, and more.
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Amsterdam cannabis cafes near schools will have to close during the day, although kids can't go in them anyway. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- November 15, 2013
The future of medical marijuana under Washington state's legalization scheme remains a hot topic, the DEA is banning more new synthetics, there are contradictory signals from Holland, and more news, too.
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Canadian addicts are suing Ottawa over its moves to block prescription heroin.
Chronicle AM -- November 14, 2013
Years in prison for growing weed in Missouri, life in prison for drug smuggling in Singapore -- we still have a long way to go. There's more drug policy-related news as well today.
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client at Vancouver's Insite supervised injection site (vch.ca)
A Clean, Well-Lit Place to Shoot Dope -- In Your City, Soon? [FEATURE]
Supervised injection sites for hard drug users are a proven public health and harm reduction intervention. Advocates and activists say the time is now to start opening them in the US.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Budweiser sponsors a medical marijuana campaign event in Arkansas, California localities continue to grapple with regulating the business, and there is action afoot in Utah. And that's not all.
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Hemp Industries Association Conference Coming to DC Next Week!
The 20th Annual Hemp Industries Association Conference will convene in Washington, DC this Sunday and Monday, Sunday and Monday, November 17-18,
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A dirty cop in Philly costs convictions, two abusive Border Patrol agents get sent away, and we have a trifecta of crooked jail guards.