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Silk Road is back and as busy as ever.
Silk Road is back and as busy as ever.

Chronicle AM -- May 1, 2014

Asset forfeiture gone wild is in the news, so is a Delaware drug lab scandal, there's a major report on imprisonment from the National Academy of Sciences, Silk Road is back, and more.
Jose "Pepe" Mujica. Not exactly Captain Cannabis. (wikimedia.org)
Jose "Pepe" Mujica. Not exactly Captain Cannabis. (wikimedia.org)

Uruguay's Mujica is the Grumpy Old Man of Global Marijuana Legalization

Uruguay will formally unveil the regulations for its legal marijuana commerce next week, although

MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_129.jpg
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_129.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

Medical marijuana continues hot and heavy in state legislatures across the country, there's a petition for a patient denied access to a liver transplant in California, two federal marijuana patients in Iowa also need some help, and a new federal medical marijuana bill has been filed.
The US spent $7.5 billion to reduce Afghan opium cultivation. Now Afghanistan produces more than ever. Go figger. (unodc.org)
The US spent $7.5 billion to reduce Afghan opium cultivation. Now Afghanistan produces more than ever. Go figger. (unodc.org)

Chronicle AM -- April 30, 2014

There was marijuana talk on Capitol Hill yesterday, a Vermont dispensary bill passes the Senate, Georgia's governor signs a welfare drug testing bill, a California drugged driving bill dies, and -- oh, yeah, we spent $7.5 billion to reduce Afghan opium production and got squat. And more.
New Zealand is taking regulated synthetic drugs off the shelf until they can be proven "low risk." (wikipedia.org)
New Zealand is taking regulated synthetic drugs off the shelf until they can be proven "low risk." (wikipedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- April 28, 2012

Medical marijuana continues to be contested terrain, a legalization bill gets a hearing in Boston, hemp is on the move in Hawaii and New York, New Zealand cracks down on its regulated synthetic drugs, and more.
The founder of Sweden's Pirate Party has some choice words about Swedish drug policies.
The founder of Sweden's Pirate Party has some choice words about Swedish drug policies.

Chronicle AM -- April 29, 2014

Pressure builds for marijuana legalization in Illinois, a California medical marijuana patient is bumped off the liver transplant list, the drug czar's office slams the idea of criminalizing drug use by pregnant women, and the founder of the Pirate Party has some choice words on drug policy. And more.
DC Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton will stick up for District decrim. (wikipedia.org)
DC Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton will stick up for District decrim. (wikipedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- April 25, 2014

An Oregon congressman fights to end federal marijuana prohibition, a DC congresswoman vows to fight for decrim in the District, a Brooklyn DA gets support for his stance on small-time pot charges, some Philly narcs escape justice, and more.
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