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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Texas cop wanted cash to make a pot possession arrest go away, Hawaii cop had his own pot garden, Philly cop was peddling 'roids, and then there's the requisite prison guard.
Bermuda Attorney General Mark Pettingill (charterchambers.bm)
Bermuda Attorney General Mark Pettingill (charterchambers.bm)

New Bermuda Attorney General Wants Marijuana Law Debate

Bermuda's new attorney general wants Parliament to take up the topic of marijuana law reform, but he's not quite ready to say it's time to legalize or decriminalize it.
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coca plant (UNODC)

US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

Bolivia's bid to rejoin the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs without accepting the treaty's proscription against coca leaf chewing appears to be set to happen, despite the objections of a handful of Western countries.
Danielle Misha Willard, a relapsed heroin user, was shot by West Valley, UT police in a parking lot in November. (facebook.com)
Danielle Misha Willard, a relapsed heroin user, was shot by West Valley, UT police in a parking lot in November. (facebook.com)

Who Was Killed in America's Drug War Last Year? [FEATURE]

For two years Drug War Chronicle has tracked cases in the US of drug war carnage related to drug law enforcement. Here is a preliminary look at last year's.
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Medical Marijuana Update

It's been fairly quiet over the holidays, but medical marijuana is legal in Massachusetts now!
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Philadelphia keeps on paying for its out-of-control drug squad, and a pair of probation officers have pill-pilfering problems.