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Pennsylvania Cops Abuse Elderly Couple in Raid on Marijuana Plants That Weren't [FEATURE]
They were growing hibiscus plants.
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James Linder, 28 years for drug induced homicide. (DPA)
Drug-Induced Homicide Charges Draconian and Ineffective, Study Finds [FEATURE]
In this new report, the Drug Policy Alliance exposes the cruelty and futility of the increased resort to such charges.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley -- the face of sentencing reform? (Official photo)
Senate Heavyweights File Sentencing Reform Bill [FEATURE]
The compromise bill is generally reformist, but includes some objectionable new mandatory minimums, too.
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Amidst Controversy Over Anthem Protests, NFL Endorses Drug Sentencing Reform [FEATURE]
The National Football League makes a surprising move.
House Reverse Mass Incarceration Act sponsor Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA)
Federal Bill Would Reverse Perverse Incentives for Mass Incarceration [FEATURE]
For more than two decades, federal Justice grants have incentivized states to increase their prison populations. Now, it's time to do the opposite.
The war on drugs rolls on. (Wikimedia)
Drug Arrests, Marijuana Arrests Both Up Last Year, FBI Reports [FEATURE]
The mass arrests are at odds with a majority of the public that supports ending the drug war and treating drug use as a health issue.
DEA doing its thing. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia)
Sessions/Trump Pull Off an Amazing Feat -- Making the DEA Look Reasonable [FEATURE]
In a sign of our strange times, DEA officials are issuing clarifications, criticisms, even leaks about the hardline and distorted approach of the Trump administration.
The president doesn't let reality get in the way of rhetoric. (Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore)
Trump BS Alert: The Border Wall Won't Stop Drug Smuggling [FEATURE]
The fabulist-in-chief was at it again.
fentanyl... not marijuana (Creative Commons)
Don't Believe the Hype: "Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana" is a Dangerous Myth [FEATURE]
Cops and politicians have been raising the alarm about a problem that doesn't exist.
The long-operating InSite safe injection site in Vancouver (Creative Commons)
Supervised Injection Sites Could Be Coming Soon to California [FEATURE]
The controversial harm reduction intervention may win its first foothold in the US.