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Drug War Chronicle #772 - February 21, 2013

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director
Kentucky Republicans McConnell and Paul are supporting hemp legislation in the Senate
Kentucky Republicans McConnell and Paul are supporting hemp legislation in the Senate

Bipartisan Hemp, Medical Marijuana Bills Introduced in Congress [FEATURE]

With the introduction of medical marijuana and hemp bills this week, along with marijuana legalization legislation introduced earlier this month, Congress has a full-blown marijuana agenda before it this session. And now, it has an emerging cannabis caucus.
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Brits Want Marijuana Reforms, Drug Policy Review

There is majority support for legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana in Britain, a new poll has found. And two-thirds also want to see a comprehensive review of British drug policy.
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Medical Marijuana Update

Most of the action was at statehouses this week, but there was also news from the Harborside Health Center battle in California and an announcement that the nation's capital will soon have its first dispensary.
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AZ Court Says You Don't Have to Be High to Get a DUI

An Arizona appeals court has ruled that even the presence of inactive THC metabolites from as long as a month after toking is sufficient to earn a driving under the influence conviction.
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Two Dead in Police Grow House Shootout in Miami

A Miami police investigation of a possible grow house turned into a half-hour-long gun battle with three men, two of whom are now dead. They become the 4th and 5th persons to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A North Carolina narc gets canned, and so does a Florida patrol officer, and an Ohio evidence room supervisor gets busted after drugs walk away.
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