Oakland Vies for Another Drag in Dispensary Fight
Barred from stopping the shutdown of a medical marijuana dispensary, the city of Oakland asked a federal judge to stay proceedings pending its appeal...
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This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.27)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of February 27, 2013.
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Silver Lining: Automatic Budget Cuts Would Hinder Drug War
The automatic budget cuts set for Friday could actually help lessen the federal drug war, costing the DEA $166 million of its $2.02 billion budget.
Chronicle Review Essay: More on Marijuana
Book reviews of Smoke Signals by Martin Lee and Super-Charged by Tim Rendon, both about marijuana.
CT Towns Pay Out Big for Deadly SWAT Drug Raid
Five Connecticut towns whose SWAT team killed an unarmed man during a drug raid agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the man's family.
Two Dead in Police Grow House Shoot-Out in Miami
Two people are dead and one man is under arrest after a Miami-Dade Police investigation into a possible marijuana grow house Tuesday evening.
MT Legislator: Marijuana, “The Most Dangerous Drug There Is”
As you can see, marijuana (cannabis) is hardly the most dangerous drug and pales in comparison to alcohol and tobacco.
My Bumpy Road to the ASA Conference in Washington, D.C.
At ASA’s upcoming Unity Conference in Washington D.C. I will be able to tell members of Congress about countless stories of injustice.
Book Review: It's NORML to Smoke Pot by Keith Stroup
A name-dropping tell-all with political commentary and a unique perspective of NORML's history in a way that made it a real page-turner for me.
Cannabis Legalization: What Will It Take? (Part III)
Cannabis Legalization: What will it Take? Any Cannabis Victory could be short lived because of a Legal theory espoused by many.
Indonesia Court Gives British Grandma Death for Drugs
Indonesia: A court Tuesday sentenced a British woman to death for trying to smuggle about 10 pounds of cocaine into the resort island of Bali...
Oklahoma Woman Seeks Medical Treatment, Is Jailed Instead, Dies
A pregnant Oklahoma woman who went to a hospital seeking treatment for extreme pain was instead jailed after police found pain pills on her and died in jail
Senate Judiciary Chair: End Mandatory Minimums
Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), the powerful head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for the end of mandatory minimum sentencing at both the state and fed...
Orlando, Florida Man is Year's Second Drug War Death
Man shot by Orlando police during a drug investigation. Karvis Jabbar Gamble, 19, becomes the second person to die in US drug war this year.
Senator Leahy: After Spending Billions on the War on Drugs…Well, We’ve Lost
The Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the most senior member of the Senate, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) again spoke out against the War on Drugs
Matthew Davies: Another Victim of the Government’s War on Marijuana
Today’s New York Times includes a feature story about California medical marijuana provider Matthew Davies, who federal prosecutors are pressuring to accept
StoptheDrugWar.org Internships: Legislative, Writing/Research, Web, IT, Admin/Finance, Communications
StoptheDrugWar.org is seeking Legislative, Writing/Research, Web Content, Information Technology, and Admin/Finance interns this semester.
Bolivia Rejoins UN Drug Treaty, Sans Coca Ban
Bolivia will rejoin the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs after its bid to rejoin with a reservation that it does not accept the treaty's requirement