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UC San Diego student Daniel Chong

DEA to Pay $4.1 Million to Man Forgotten in Cell

The DEA will pay $4.1 million to a San Diego college student whom agents locked in a holding cell and forgot about for five days.

Capital City Care, one of DC's new medical marijuana dispensaries, made its first sale this week.

DC Finally Selling Medical Marijuana

[image:1 align:right caption:true]DC has seen its first legal marijuana sale under the city's medical marijuana law, enacted in 1998 by voters but blocked by Congress for most of that time.

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North Carolina Welfare Drug Testing Bill Passes

A "for cause" welfare drug testing bill has passed the North Carolina legislature and now awaits the governor's signature.

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Cartel Violence Flares in Western Mexican State

The Western Mexican state of Michoacan is becoming the latest hotspot in Mexico's drug wars, and now, a high-ranking Mexican Navy officer has been killed.

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Canada Liberal Party Leader Says Legalize Marijuana

The leader of Canada's Liberal Party, Justin Trudeau, has reenergized the drug policy debate north of the border by calling for marijuana legalization.

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Arizona Man Holding Air Rifle Killed in Drug Raid

A suburban Phoenix photographer was shot and killed by police on a drug raid Wednesday afternoon. His friends are skeptical of the official version of events.

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US Prisoner Count Declines Again, But 330,000 Still Doing Time for Drugs

The overall US prison population continues an achingly slow decline even as the federal prison population continues to expand, but there are still more than 330,000 drug war prisoners in America, and that's not even counting the jails.

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