NYPD Commish Blames Cannabis for City's Homicide Rate
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton recently took to the podium and directly blamed marijuana for a jump in the city's homicide rate.
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Stoner's Guide to Sex: Best Way to Imbibe for Sex?
Q. Dear Gloria, What is the best way to imbibe before sex? A. Having experienced sex on many drugs — really pretty much everything — here are the drugs I suggest you do not imbibe before sex.
New View on Addiction: Compassion, Not Isolation
The revolutionary idea? Addiction is not caused by substances, rather, it is caused by isolation.
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Roadside Drug Test for Cocaine and Cannabis Given Go-Ahead in UK
Police officers will be able to test drivers for drugs on the roadside for the first time after the Home Office approved the first mobile testing device. The "Drugwipe" device can test for cocaine and cannabis from a saliva sample within as little as three minutes.
DEA Steals Woman's Identity to Entrap Her Friends
DEA agent Timoty Sinnigen pulled photos and other data off Arquiett's cell phone and proceeded to create a Facebook page using her name and personal information
Spice "Synthetic Marijuana" ER Visits on the Rise
After writing an article about synthetic marijuana, or spice, this past October I was not at all surprised when I read about a new study indicating that emergency visits to the hospital for incidents involving Spice are on the rise.
Man Texts His Probation Officer for Weed, Gets Sent Back to Jail
Another example of the silly things that can happen when people misuse technology comes in the form of Alvin Cross Jr. of Albany, who text his probation officer while trying to find a weed connect. “You have some weed?” was the simple message that got Cross sent back to prison.
New Drug Use Data Spoils Prohibitionist Propaganda
While cannabis use in the general population has showed a steady increase (unsurprisingly in our softening cannabis culture), it has leveled off among teen users.
Maine House and Senate to Vote on Putting Marijuana Legalization Before State Voters
Recently, Gov. LePage introduced a bill, LD 1811, that would address many of the hard-drug addiction issues Maine faces, while putting marijuana legalization on the ballot before Maine voters.
RAND Study: Marijuana Use Rises While Consumption Of Cocaine, Methamphetamine Falls
A rise in the consumption of cannabis corresponds with a decline in use of cocaine and methamphetamine during the same time, according to a new RAND study.
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Medical Marijuana and 'The Entourage Effect'
Marijuana may offer its most profound benefit as a whole plant, if we let the entourage effect flower, as Mechoulam suggested more than a decade ago.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Officially Dead of Accidental OD
News broke last Friday that Phillip Seymour Hoffman officially died of an accidental drug overdose, something that is physically impossible to do with cannabis.
The Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2013
With apologies in advance for all those important stories that didn't make it, here is Drug War Chronicle top ten 2013 global drug policy-related stories:
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.10.16)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of October 16, 2013.
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.10.09)
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This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.18)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of September 18, 2013.
More Failings of the Government's Drug Policies
Last week brought us two more prime examples of where our national drug policies are failing. First, a recent UCSF study found that cocaine...
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.04)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of September 4, 2013.