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Drug War Disaster: Student Busted for Pot Abandoned in Cell, Forced to Drink Own Urine to Survive

Staff, AFP. May 3, 2012.

After getting arrested for smoking marijuana on 4/20, 23-year-old Daniel Chong was forgotten in his cell for days, leaving him forced to drink his own urine.

Dutch Government's Absurd New "Weed Pass" Rule Prompts Big Storm of Resistance

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 2, 2012.

Dutch cannabis coffee shop owners aren't banning foreigners or going "members only" without a fight.

#OpCannabis: Anonymous Hackers Take Up Marijuana Activism

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story. April 21, 2012.

Hacktivist Anonymous began the "OpCannabis" to throw the collective's weight behind drug reform.

Drug Activists Slam Obama's "New" Drug Policy

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story. April 18, 2012.

The administration is prioritizing drug arrests and trampling on state medical marijuana laws while not doing enough to reduce the harms of drug addiction and misuse.

At Historic Summit, Obama Rejects Fed Up Latin American Leaders' Calls for Drug Legalization

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. April 16, 2012.

This Summit of the Americas will become an historic moment in the rapidly transforming, global drug policy debate.

At Historic Drug Policy Summit, Guatemalan President Calls for Regional Legalization

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. March 23, 2012.

In Antigua, Guatemala, Guatemalan President Perez Molina suggested overhauling Central America's drug policy, but no consensus was reached.

The Silly, The Stupid, and The Just Plain False: The Top Ten 'Reefer Madness' Stories of 2011

Russ Belville, NORML. December 30, 2011.

From the pizza driver who snitched on a pot patient to cannabis 'deaths' and vodka tampons, 2011 was a year of great drug propaganda.

The Truth About America's Oxy Epidemic

Maia Szalavitz, The Fix. July 22, 2011.

As the White House prepares to launch a billion-dollar anti-Oxy war, here are some crucial facts about who gets addicted—and why.

Fired for Using Legally Prescribed Pot? Pharmaceutical Discrimination Is Alive and Well in the Workplace

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. June 21, 2011.

How can an employer terminate an employee for off-the-job marijuana use, even if the employee is authorized under state law to use cannabis medicinally?

Major International Leaders Plead for the US and the World to Get Smart and Stop the War on Drugs

Molly O'Toole, AlterNet. June 4, 2011.

The Commission on Drug Policy urged a shift from incarceration to consideration of a full range of alternatives, from decriminalization to legalization and regulation.

Border Patrol & Mexican Police Unleash First-Ever Joint Attack on Border Violence, Crime

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica. February 18, 2010.

The Border Patrol and Mexican police are training together and sharing intelligence for the first time. The goal: a joint attack on cross-border flows of drugs, guns, and migrants.

Fake Federal Agent Fought Own Private Drug War

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. July 1, 2008.

Sgt. Bill said he didn't need a warrant because he worked for the federal government. Turns out, he was just some random guy.

Pentagon Ramps Up Drug War in West Africa

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. June 30, 2008.

Schools of the Africas to replace School of the Americas?

Peggy Noonan: John McCain Needs to Insult More Female Campaign Staffers

Roy Edroso, Alicublog. June 27, 2008.

Candidate called his spokeswoman a bipolar drug-dealing drunk, charms press.

Pot Protests Over Michigan\'s Restrictive Medical Marijuana Reform

Staff, December 31, 1969.


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