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Drug War Chronicle #715 - January 5, 2012

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
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Supreme Court Asked to Take Drug Dog Case

The US Supreme Court has upheld drug dog sniffs of vehicles, luggage at airports, and packages in transit. Now, the state of Florida wants it to uphold a drug dog sniff at your front door.
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Mexico Drug War Update

There has been no holiday break in Mexico's prohibition-related mayhem, but it's now looking like 2011's death toll is going to be down from last year.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

The Chronicle may have taken a week off, but drug prohibition-related police corruption didn't. Here is two weeks worth of corrupt cops.
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This Week in History

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
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