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MPP's Superbowl billboards take advantage of the hoopla to challenge the NFL.
MPP's Superbowl billboards take advantage of the hoopla to challenge the NFL.

Chronicle AM -- January 29, 2014

Superbowl-linked banners chiding the NFL on marijuana policy go up, drug testing of students, workers, and welfare recipients is in the news, a federal sentencing reform bill picks up support, Guatemalan peasants pick up rocks and sticks to chase off eradicators, and more.
Drug War Chronicle takes no position on the game.
Drug War Chronicle takes no position on the game.

Chronicle AM -- January 27, 2014

Florida's medical marijuana initiative will go to the voters in November, the DEA administrator is being both jeered and cheered for her criticism of President Obama's remarks on marijuana, the Supreme Court makes it harder to punish drug dealers for deaths related to their wares, and much more.
Captagon, Middle Eastern speed. Just what every brutal civil war needs. (wikimedia.org)
Captagon, Middle Eastern speed. Just what every brutal civil war needs. (wikimedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- January 13, 2014

Marijuana legalization is one step closer in the nation's capital, even Georgia Republican legislators are getting on the medical marijuana bandwagon, Syria's civil war is being fueled by speed, and more.
Dr. Carl Hart, nominated for an NAACP Image Award for  "High Price" (columbia.edu)
Dr. Carl Hart, nominated for an NAACP Image Award for "High Price" (columbia.edu)

Chronicle AM -- January 10, 2014

The marijuana issue continues hot and heavy, one of our favorite authors is nominated for an award, harm reduction bills move in Wisconsin, and the US Sentencing Commission wants to cut drug sentences. And more.
October Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on state marijuana legalization
October Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on state marijuana legalization

The Top 10 Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2013 [FEATURE]

Last year is receding in the rear view mirror, but before looking forward to the battles of 2014, we take a moment to savor what was, overall, a pretty big year for drug reform on the domestic front.
South Korean comedian and actress Song In Hwa gets sent to jail for smoking pot. (Facebook)
South Korean comedian and actress Song In Hwa gets sent to jail for smoking pot. (Facebook)

Chronicle AM -- January 2, 2014

The New Year starts off with a whole bunch of marijuana news, the DEA Cartagena prostitution scandal gets an update, another Republican governor calls for welfare drug testing, and a South Korean comedian gets hammered for toking up. And more.
Hash is medicine, and the cops have to give it back, the Oregon appeals court ruled. (wikimedia.org)
Hash is medicine, and the cops have to give it back, the Oregon appeals court ruled. (wikimedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- December 20, 2013

A pair of state appeals courts slap down cops who take people's medicine and won't give it back, there are problems with Kansas' drug testing law, Peru is buying shining new toys to prosecute its drug war, and more.
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Welfare Drug Testing Bill Passes Michigan Senate

The Michigan Senate wound up its 2013 session by a passing a welfare drug testing bill. The House already passed one. Both will be alive when the legislative session starts up next year.