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Drug War Chronicle #703 - October 6, 2011

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
Prohibition "postcards" online at pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/send-postcards/
Prohibition "postcards" online at pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/send-postcards/

Chronicle Film Review: Prohibition

The new documentary "Prohibition," by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, aired this week on PBS. We thinks it's well worth watching, especially for drug reformers.
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Call-In: The National Criminal Justice Commission Act

Please take action by phone and online to pass the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, important bipartisan legislation calling for a thorough review of the criminal justice system and reform recommendations.

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Neighborhoods are safer where dispensaries are open, a RAND study finds. (image via wikimedia.org)
Neighborhoods are safer where dispensaries are open, a RAND study finds. (image via wikimedia.org)

No Evidence Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Cause Crime, RAND Study Finds

A study of medical marijuana in Los Angeles found that when dispensaries were shut down, crime went up. The results are preliminary, but suggest law enforcement has constructed a bogeyman argument about crime and dispensaries.
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Mexico Drug War Update

Mexican authorities capture more high-ranking cartel figures, but that doesn't seem to change anything. The killing continues unabated.
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This Week in History

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