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Hash is medicine, and the cops have to give it back, the Oregon appeals court ruled. (wikimedia.org)
Hash is medicine, and the cops have to give it back, the Oregon appeals court ruled. (wikimedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- December 20, 2013

A pair of state appeals courts slap down cops who take people's medicine and won't give it back, there are problems with Kansas' drug testing law, Peru is buying shining new toys to prosecute its drug war, and more.
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marijuana bud wikimedia_20.jpg

Chronicle AM -- December 19, 2013

Today we have a plethora of pot polls, hope on banking, an important decision by Washington state regulators, and hints of change to come from Canada's Tories, among other news.
India's Maoist Naxalities -- profiting from prohibition. (wikimedia.org)
India's Maoist Naxalities -- profiting from prohibition. (wikimedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- December 13, 2013

It looks like Washington state medical marijuana patients will continue to be able to grow their own, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes wants to welcome pot tourists, the Michigan Senate takes aim at welfare drug users, Indian Maoists are profiting from prohibition, and more.
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opium poppy--UNODC_0.jpg

UN Drug Chief Warns of Afghanistan "Narco-State"

The looming pullout of Western forces from Afghanistan could lead to an economic collapse and the strengthening of the country's opium economy, the UN anti-drug chief warned Wednesday.
coca leaf statues in Peruvian village (Phillip Smith)
coca leaf statues in Peruvian village (Phillip Smith)

Peru Retakes Spot as World's #1 Coca Producer

Repress it in one place, it pops up in another. Peru has regained its place as the world's leading coca producer as a decade of eradication and fumigation takes its toll on the Colombian crop.
Juan Manuel Santos (wikimedia.org)
Juan Manuel Santos (wikimedia.org)

Colombia's Santos Open to Drug Legalization

Colombian President Santos has signaled a willingness to put drug legalization on the table. The Colombian courts may do part of the job for him.
FARC negotiator Rube Zamora (pazfarc-ep.blogspot.com)
FARC negotiator Rube Zamora (pazfarc-ep.blogspot.com)

Colombia's FARC Wants Legal Coca Cultivation

Colombia's FARC guerrillas have called on the Colombian government to consider legalizing coca cultivation for medicinal and therapeutic ends and for cultural reasons.