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Medical Marijuana Update
Project CBD takes on the skeptics on cannabidiol, medical marijuana bills move in Guam, but not in Michigan, and California counties continue to slug it out over dispensaries and grows.
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A Third California Drug War Killing in a Week
Police in San Diego County last Friday shot and killed a drug suspect they feared had a gun. He didn't.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Some cops like to party too hearty. Others just want a little pocket change. This week, we have four law enforcement miscreants.
Patients in India need access to opioid pain medications, too. (cansupport.org)
Chronicle AM -- February 5, 2014
Alaska will vote on marijuana legalization this summer, the DC council gives preliminary approval to a decriminalization bill, the farm bill with the hemp amendment intact passes Congress, advocates urge India's parliament to act on access to pain medications, and more.
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It's on in Alaska! Marijuana Legalization Vote Coming in August
Alaska election officials have certified that a marijuana legalization initiative there has qualified for the ballot. Alaskans will go to the polls in August.
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DC City Council Approves Marijuana Decriminalization [FEATURE]
The DC city council has voted to approve marijuana decriminalization. There's still one more vote to go, and some bad amendments, but marijuana reform is coming to the nation's capital.
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Farm Bill Passes Second Chamber, With Hemp, Without Drug Testing
[image:1 align:right caption:true]The Senate has passed the version of the Farm Bill sent to it last week by the House of Representatives, meaning that the legislation, which includes a section aut
meth house (assumptionsheriff.com)
Chronicle AM -- February 4, 2014
Legalization proves profitable for Colorado's coffers, decrim moves closer in DC, more drug test bills get filed, Vermont attempts to do something about its opioid problem, a crime lab scandal brews in Florida, and more.
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DC Council Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
The District of Columbia city council today approved a marijuana decriminalization bill, but a second vote is needed for final approval.