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Will 2012 be the Year of State-Required Drug Tests for Public Benefits?

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. January 18, 2012.

Statehouse politicians across the country are already racing to see who can be next to introduce a bill that would require drug testing of people receiving public benefits.

Federal Judge Blocks Florida Law Requiring Drug Tests for Welfare

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. October 24, 2011.

District Court Judge Mary Scriven called mandatory drug testing for welfare applicants a violation of the Fourth Amendment and temporarily blocked the new rule.

New York Police Are Trying to Sweep a Drug Tester's Dark History of Falsifying Results Under the Rug

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. May 26, 2011.

24 -year veteran forensic technician Mariem Megalla's shady approach has thrown thousands of court cases into question.

Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Drugs and the Drug War?

Tony Newman, Yolande Cadore, AlterNet. September 8, 2010.

Here is your chance to test your knowledge and find out how much you know about drugs and drug policy.

New Evidence From George Zimmerman Case Says Entire Encounter Was \"Ultimately Avoidable\"

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.

Chicago Drug Tests Public Housing Inhabitants in Gentrified Areas, ACLU Pushes Back

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.