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Pill testing kits distributed by Britain's Newcastle University and its local SSDP chapter. (SSDP Newcastle)
Pill testing kits distributed by Britain's Newcastle University and its local SSDP chapter. (SSDP Newcastle)

Chronicle AM: AAA Slams Per Se Marijuana Drugged Driving Laws, Brit College Hands Out Pill Test Kits, More... (5/10/16)

In a major study, AAA finds no scientific basis for drugged driving laws that assume impairment based on THC levels, Orlando becomes the latest city to downgrade small-time pot possession, the Ohio House approves a medical marijuana bill--but no smoking--an English university begins handing out pill test kits to students, and more.
Prohibition "postcards" online at pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/send-postcards/
Prohibition "postcards" online at pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/send-postcards/

Chronicle Film Review: Prohibition

The new documentary "Prohibition," by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, aired this week on PBS. We thinks it's well worth watching, especially for drug reformers.
photo courtesy Bruce Reith, South West Michigan Compassion Club
photo courtesy Bruce Reith, South West Michigan Compassion Club

Michigan Medical Marijuana Protest Draws 1,000+

After a state appeals court effectively shut down dispensaries in Michigan, medical marijuana patients rallied in large numbers in Lansing, the state capital.
Are you sure that's heroin? Be careful out there, especially in England
Are you sure that's heroin? Be careful out there, especially in England

Heroin Drought Causing Problems in England

A fungus that blighted the Afghan opium crop this year is being blamed for heroin shortages in England that are leading to adulterated smack and even fake smack, and that's sending some users to the hospital.