Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Drug War Chronicle, Issue #868 (short version)

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  1. MONTANA JUDGE BLOCKS MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESTRICTIONSA Republican-led effort to put the squeeze on medical marijuana in Montana has hit a legal roadblock.
  2. MEDICAL MARIJUANA UPDATEAll the medical marijuana news this week is from the West and Midwest. There's good news from Iowa, Montana, and South Dakota, but things are going slowly in Illinois.
  3. THIS WEEK'S CORRUPT COPS STORIESA high-ranking DEA agent in Mexico is in trouble, so is a former North Carolina SBI narc, an Alabama police officer and a West Virginia jail guard.
  4. CHRONICLE AM: DC AG SAYS CONGRESS DIDN'T BLOCK LEGALIZATION, WI GOV WANTS UNEMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTS, MORE (12/31/14)Legal pot is on schedule in Alaska, home hash oil making is not okay in Colorado, DC's new AG says Congress didn't really block legalization in the District, a Hawaii task force recommends dispensaries, and more.
  5. CHRONICLE AM: AZ POT REFORM BILLS, IL MEDMJ APPLICATIONS DELAYED, AUSTRALIA FESTIVAL DRUG BUSTS, MORE (1/2/15)Pot dollars are starting to roll in in Washington state, marijuana reform bills filed in Arizona, Illinois delays dispensary applications without explanation, Colorado wants to grow research marijuana at colleges, and more.
  6. CHRONICLE AM:MT MEDMJ COURT VICTORY, DC MAYOR WILL FIGHT FOR LEGALIZATION, THAI DRUG SENTENCES, MORE (1/5/15)DC's mayor will fight for legalization, a Montana judge blocks most of a restrictive medical marijuana law, a New York county's misdemeanor drug bust asset forfeiture law gets vetoed, Thailand will review drug sentences, and more.
  7. CHRONICLE AM: SEATTLE POT VAPOR LOUNGES, VA POT POLL, HERE COMES CALIFORNIA, IRAN DRUG EXECUTIONS, MORE (1/6/15)Seattle's city attorney wants a place for marijuana users to congregate, California activists start moving toward 2016, Dr. David Nutt criticizes British Ecstasy policy, Iran starts the New Year with a bakers' dozen drug executions, and more.
  8. CHRONICLE AM: DC POT FOES BUSTED, VT POT LEGALIZATION COALITION FORMS, KY TO HAND OUT NALOXONE KITS, MORE (1/7/15)DC pot legalization foes get nailed for campaign finance violations, Vermont activists are joining forces to legalize it this year, the Congressional Black Caucus is going to concentrate on criminal justice reform, Kentucky is spending money to prevent opiate overdoses, and more

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