The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that marches in favor of marijuana legalization can take place. The decision overturns various lower-court decisions that had banned them as "apology for drug use&q…
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Chicago Man Dies During Attempted Drug Arrest
May 13, 2011 | 24 views | 1 Comment
[Editor's Note: This year, Drug War Chronicle is trying to track every death directly attributable to drug law enforcement during the year. We can use your help. If you come across a news account of a ki…
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Medical Post Dispenser Convicted – The Spokesman Review
March 18, 2011 | 2 views | No Comments
KOMO NewsMedical post dispenser convictedThe Spokesman ReviewA Spokane jury rejected arguments Thursday that the state's medical marijuana law allows for commercial dispensaries, convicting a supplier of multiple drug trafficking charges. Scott Q. …
Posted in NewsFt. Worth Man Is Year’s 12th Drug Law Enforcement Fatality
March 2, 2011 | 0 views | No Comments
A Fort Worth, Texas, police shot officer and killed a local man as he attempted to elude arrest after police doing narcotics investigations pulled him over in his vehicle Monday night. The victim, 32-year-old Char…
Posted in NewsIran in Drug Offender Execution Frenzy
January 31, 2011 | 6 views | No Comments
Iran began 2011 by hanging eight accused drug traffickers at Qom prison south of Tehran New Year's Day and that was just day one. By the end of January, Iranian authorities had executed at least 56 drug offend…
Posted in NewsMontana Marijuana Prosecution Runs Into Jury Pool “Mutiny”
December 19, 2010 | 8 views | No Comments
No way would they convict someone of possessing a 16th of an ounce of marijuana, member after member of a Missoula County jury pool told a stunned judge and prosecutor last week. As a result, the Missoulian newspa…
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