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Chronicle Book Review: "Narcoland"
Anabel Hernandez makes bold--and well-documented -- claims about Mexican government complicity with the Sinaloa Cartel in Narcoland. It would be a real shocker if it weren't all too believable.
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Human Rights Watch on Coerced Guilty Pleas in US Drug Cases
[inline:offer-you-cant-refuse.jpg align=right]A report from Human Rights Watch released this morning demonstrates the corruption o
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Medical Marijuana Update
Arkansas Baptists reject medical marijuana, and so do some California communities. New Jersey's governor mouths off, and Illinois and Massachusetts communities move to regulate soon-to-arrive medical marijuana businesses.
Ecstasy seems to be making a comeback.
Chronicle AM -- December 4, 2013
Some Denver city council members don't know when to give it a rest, some California US reps want stiffer penalties for pot grows on public lands, the Big Dog speaks on drug policy, Ecstasy may be on the rise, Morocco holds a historic hearing on cannabis, and more.
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Phil Lauded in Denver Last Month -- Video
I posted some photos last month, but here is the video from Phil's award at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
There's something fishy going on in Florida, a former Arkansas police chief had a pain pill issue, and a veteran Philly cop lets family ties get the best of him.
Naloxone can reverse opioid drug overdoses. Now, a pilot program is getting underway in Vermont.
Chronicle AM -- December 3, 2013
Denver's city council calls off ban on "front porch" marijuana smoking, New Jersey's governor claims medical marijuana is a ploy, Vermont rolls out a naloxone pilot project, Colombia's FARC want decriminalization, and more.
(front porch image, from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
In Reversal, Denver Council Rejects Front-Porch Pot Ban
[image:1 align:right]Good, and, frankly, somewhat surprising news for Denver tokers.
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Final Uruguay Marijuana Legalization Vote Set for Next Week
The Uruguayan Senate is expected to vote on -- and pass -- marijuana legalization next week. That's the last vote needed for Uruguay to become the first country to end pot prohibition.
Final Uruguay Marijuana Legalization Vote Set for Next Week
It looks like the fat lady is about to sing.