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Drug War Chronicle #770 - February 7, 2013

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
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Federal Marijuana Reform Bills Introduced [FEATURE]

A pair of federal bills that would allow states to tax and regulate marijuana had a coming out party at a press conference Tuesday. And there are more bills to come, their authors said.
Randy Credico during 2010 Senate campaign
Randy Credico during 2010 Senate campaign

Look Out, New York, It's Credico For Mayor! [FEATURE]

New York City comedian Randy Credico is a very funny guy, but he's dead serious about rooting out class, race, and drug war injustice in the Big Apple, and he wants to be the next mayor.
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Medical Marijuana Update

The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a key case on whether localities can ban dispensaries, and medical marijuana bills died in two Midwest states, and there's more news, too.
Is it sunrise for industrial hemp in Kentucky? (votehemp.org)
Is it sunrise for industrial hemp in Kentucky? (votehemp.org)

Mitch McConnell Endorses Kentucky Hemp Bill

Now, here's some news we didn't expect: US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed a pending hemp bill in his home state of Kentucky.
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Ecstasy tablets (wikimedia.org)

Colombia Set to Decriminalize Ecstasy, Meth

Under Colombian law, people have the right to possess "personal dose" amounts of some drugs. Now, the government wants to add synthetics, such as meth and ecstasy, by setting "personal dose" amounts for them.
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South Dakota Medical Marijuana Defense Bill Defeated

South Dakota continues to live up to its reputation as one of the most medical marijuana-unfriendly states in the county, as a bill that would have allowed a medical necessity defense was killed in the legislature Tuesday.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A Massachusetts cop had his own informal prescription drug take-back program, but that was pretty innocuous compared to some of this week's other entries.
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