Alaskans Expected to Vote on Marijuana Legalization in August
Would be third state to legalize
Drugs
Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Cleared to Gather Signatures in California
One a proposal from the Drug Policy Alliance
Texas Grand Jury Won't Indict Man Who Shot Deputy in His Home
Claims he thought burglars had broken in while he was sleeping
NYC Medical Examiners: Philip Seymour Hoffman Autopsy Inconclusive, Further Tests Needed
Academy Award-winning actor was found dead last weekend
Recovering From a Punitive Panic
Two encouraging moves toward ameliorating the injustices inflicted by mandatory minimums
Grand Jury Indicts Alleged Silk Road Owner
He is charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, computer hacking, money laundering, and operating a narcotics conspiracy
New Study Suggests Medical Marijuana Reduces Suicide Rates
States that offer it have lower numbers
Philip Seymour Hoffman Was Taught To Be Helpless Before Drugs
Heroin epidemic? Cunning disease? Or learned powerlessness?
Florida Crime Lab Chemist Resigns Amid Accusations of Stealing Evidence
Investigated for taking pills from hundreds of cases
DEA Documents Training Agents to Conceal Surveillance Program Info Released
Designed to keep from having to tell defense attorneys where info came from
Bankers Still Wary of Accepting Legal Marijuana Trade Money
New DOJ memo not enough of a comfort
Government Says You Can't Overcome Addiction, Contrary to What Government Research Shows
Why does the National Institute on Drug Abuse contradict its own research?
Bipartisan Drug Sentencing Reform Legislation Clears Senate Judiciary Committee
Obama didn't mention it at his SOTU, surprise!
White House Asking for Suggestions on Drug Convicts to Give Clemency To
All of them. You're welcome
Pot Prohibitionists Can't Handle the Truth
Obama's observation that marijuana is safer than alcohol exposed a central myth underlying support for the war on drugs.
