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Medical Marijuana Update
Dispensary wars continue in California, a package of restrictive bills passes in Michigan, and DC's long-awaited dispensaries are a step closer to opening.
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The Next Seven States to Legalize Marijuana?
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A small-town Florida department run amok loses its chief -- at least temporarily -- an Alabama cop gets caught delivering weed, four South Texas cops get caught running cocaine, and a Camden, New Jersey, sergeant goes down for a dope squad run amok there.
More than 330,000 were doing prison time for drugs in the US at the end of 2011. (supremecourt.gov)
US Has 330,000 Drug Offenders in Prison
The number of prisoners in America is declining ever so slightly, but there are still 330,000 drug offenders doing time in state and federal prisons.
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Slim Majority of New Yorkers Say Legalize Marijuana
A new Quinnipiac poll has support for marijuana legalization at 51% in New York state.
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Memphis Officer, Dallas Man Killed in Separate Drug War Incidents
A female Memphis police officer was killed in a raid on a marijuana dealer, and a Dallas man died in an altercation with police investigating a report of drug activity. They are the 63rd and 64th to be killed in the US domestic drug war so far this year.
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Legalization and the UN Drug Treaties -- A Minor Obstacle at Worst
I have criticized the ease with which some media outlets and even some reformers have accepted the
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How People Are Using Drug War Chronicle
We print a few of the testimonials received this year about what Drug War Chronicle does for the work of all the organizations in the movement.
President Barack Obama (whitehouse.gov)
Obama Comments Beg the Question on Marijuana Legalization
President Obama said Friday that going after marijuana users in states where it is legal is not a "top priority," but did not address what the federal government will do about taxation and regulation of marijuana commerce.
Marijuana is legal in the Motor City. Someone tell the cops. (wikimedia.org)
Michigan Cops Ponder Detroit Marijuana Legalization Vote
Detroit voted to legalize possession of up to an ounce by adults on private property, but local law enforcement is either ignoring the vote or still trying to figure out how to respond.