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  • Heroin safer in pill form? Danes thinks so. (wikimedia.org)
    Heroin safer in pill form? Danes thinks so. (wikimedia.org)

    Danes Want Heroin Pills for Addicts

    The Danish government could be providing heroin pills to addicts as early as next year under a proposal from the health minister.
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    The GOP Platform on Crime and Drugs

    The Republican platform section on crime lays out the party's official positions, and while they stay "tough on crime," there are also some hints of evolving positions.
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    MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_46.jpg

    Medical Marijuana Update

    The battle of Los Angeles continues, Arizona prosecutors don't like their medical marijuana law, and a bill is pre-filed in Kentucky. There's also lots more going on.
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    This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    There's something funny going on in Georgia, the DEA is investigating missing drug evidence in West Virginia, more prison guards get in a trouble, and an Alabama cop gets caught with sticky fingers. Just another week of drug-related law enforcement corruption.
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    fatal drug overdose (wikimedia.org)

    California Drug Overdose Prevention Bill Passes

    A bill designed to reduce overdose deaths by preventing the prosecution on drug charges of victims or people who seek emergency aid for them has passed the California legislature and awaits the governor's signature.