Drug sentencing reform is moving in Dover. (Image via Wikimedia)
Drug Sentencing Reform Bill Passes Delaware House
Delaware is one key step closer to enacting drug sentencing reform.
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Neither Montana's reactionaries nor the DEA can make medical marijuana go away. (Image courtesy Coaster420)
Montana Senate Nixes Medical Marijuana Repeal Amidst DEA Raids
Even as the Montana Senate was killing an effort to repeal the state's medical marijuana law, the DEA was behaving as if the law had never been passed by voters in the first place.
Some educators require remedial litigation to ensure they understand their students' privacy rights. (Image courtesy DVSD)
PA School Districts Sued Over Student Drug Testing
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held in 2003 that schools must show a demonstrable need for drug testing students. Now, a pair of districts are being sued for requiring testing even though they have shown no need.
Prohibition's filthy lucre is hard for some to resist. (Image via Wikimedia)
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A federal judge gone wild now goes to jail, more gun running arrests pop up, and more of the same old run of the mill law enforcement corruption.
DA Leone couldn't come up with a criminal charge (Image courtesy Middlesex County District Attorney's Office)
Police Officer Walks in Massachusetts Drug Raid Death
Oops, you accidentally shot and killed somebody. That sounds like involuntary manslaughter -- unless you're a Massachusetts SWAT team cop on a drug raid.
Looking old but thinking new in Utrecht (Image via Wikimedia)
Dutch City Wants Marijuana Growing Co-ops
The Dutch city of Utrecht wants to let pot-smokers form co-ops to grow together, but the national government does not approve.
The plant is getting popular in Connecticut (Image courtesty of the author)
Connecticut Voters Support Marijuana Law Reforms
Connecticut legislators pondering medical marijuana and decrim bills might want to take a look at the latest Quinnipiac poll numbers.
Prohibition creates an endless supply of hot guns and cold cash. (Image via Wikimedia)
Mexico Drug War Update
A former Mexican governor admitted that the previous PRI government negotiated deals with drug cartels to keep the peace. Was that a better strategy than what Calderon is doing now?
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US Marshal, Drug Fugitive Die in St. Louis Fire-Fight
A second deputy US marshal has been killed trying to apprehend a drug suspect this year. The fugitive was also killed. They are the year's 14th and 15th deaths related to drug law enforcement.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It's a veritable cornucopia of drug-related law enforcement corruption! We don't even know where to begin -- just jump in, but don't forget to take a shower after you're done.