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Canadian addicts are suing Ottawa over its moves to block  prescription heroin.
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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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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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.
Dicky Lee Jackson sold meth to pay for medical treatment for his son. He may never come home. (aclu.org)
Dicky Lee Jackson sold meth to pay for medical treatment for his son. He may never come home. (aclu.org)

Chronicle AM -- November 13, 2013

Uruguay appears poised to legalize marijuana Friday, the Afghan opium crop is at an all-time high, and the ACLU issues a report on people doing life without parole for nonviolent offenses. And there's more.