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Connecticut Bill to Strengthen Racial Profiling Ban Passes
A bill that will revive and strengthen Connecticut's largely dormant racial profiling law has passed the legislature, and Gov. Malloy says he will sign it into law.
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Did You Know? Legal Drinking Age 138 Countries, from ProCon.org
ProCon.org is a set of in-depth web sites presenting information and views from on current issues, several with relevance to drug policy. The Chronicle is currently running a series of info items from ProCon.org -- this one from drinkingage.procon.org -- and we encourage you to check it out.
Connecticut State House, Hartford (wikimedia.org)
Connecticut to Become 17th Medical Marijuana State
Connecticut is about to join the ranks of the medical marijuana states, but in a bid to fend off the feds, its new law is one of the most tightly-drawn yet.
MSNBC.com Article on DEA "Lost Prisoner"
I'm quoted, fairly extensively, in an article appearing on msnbc.com about Daniel Chong, the student who almost died handcuffed in a detention cell after DEA personnel forgot about him for five
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DEA Forgets Student in Cell, Pols Want Answers
DEA agents arrested a San Diego college student in a drug bust, then forgot about him, leaving him in a holding cell for five days. Now, the California congressional delegation wants answers, and his lawyer wants the DEA to pay big bucks.
Nancy Pelosi had Obama's ear after he won the White House in 2008. Will he listen to her now? (wikimedia.org)
Pelosi Condemns Medical Marijuana Crackdown
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has joined the chorus of critics condemning the Obama administration's crackdown on medical marijuana businesses. Will that catch the president's attention?
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New Hampshire Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed
Faced with a veto threat from Gov. John Lynch (D), the New Hampshire Senate voted Wednesday to kill a marijuana decriminalization bill that had already passed the House.
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Nancy Pelosi Condemns Federal Attacks on Medical Marijuana
Yesterday we reported that advocates had presented House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi with a petition asking her to help end the federal crackdown on medical marijuana.
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Drug Czar Denies that Marijuana Users Are Arrested and Forced into Treatment
[inline:drugczar.jpg align=right]On Tuesday, I had a chance to question the drug czar about his enthusiasm for drug treatment at an event in D.C. Mike Riggs at Reason has good coverage of the exchange.
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Is the D.A.R.E. Program Good for America's Kids?, from ProCon.org
ProCon.org is a set of in-depth web sites presenting information and views from on current issues, several with relevance to drug policy. The Chronicle is currently running a series of info items from ProCon.org -- this one from dare.procon.org -- and we encourage you to check it out.