Tennessee Cops Kill Man in Meth Lab Raid
Sullivan County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man attempting to flee in a vehicle Friday night as they conducted a raid on a residence where a meth lab was suspected to be operating. Kenneth Ray...
View ArticleIndianapolis Man Killed in Drug Task Force Raid
Members of the Indianapolis Metro Drug Task force shot and killed a man early Thursday morning while serving a warrant. Jose Guerrero, 36, becomes the 34th person to die in UN domestic drug law...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Busy, busy. Cops on pain pills, crooked drug task force commanders, and more. Let's get to it:[image:1 align:right]In Sunrise, Florida, the Sunrise Police Department has opened an investigation into...
View ArticleTwo More Drug War Deaths
A Minnesota man died late last month after being arrested on drug charges, and a Washington state man was shot and killed late last week in a drug bust gone bad. Philip Derks of St. Paul and as yet...
View ArticleOhio Woman Killed By Errant Shot in Drug Raid
A Ross County, Ohio, woman was shot and killed in an apparent accidental discharge of a deputy's weapon during a December 11 drug raid. Krystal Barrows, 35, becomes the 39th person to die in US...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A probation officer gets caught growing marijuana, a task force commander is accused of stealing $90,000, more cops get nailed for spilling the beans to drug suspects, and more. Let's get to...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Bad cops get sued in Chicago, drugs are missing in Baltimore, an Ohio cop rips off the DARE program, and a Louisiana jailer gets caught smuggling pot and tobacco. Let's get to it:[image:1 align:left]In...
View ArticleCalifornia Cops Generate Two More Drug War Deaths
California police have shot and killed two people in separate drug law enforcement incidents in the past week. Luis Morin of Coachella and Mark Ayala of El Centro become the 7th and 8th persons to die...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Bad cop, bad cop, whatcha gonna do when they come for you? A Seattle-area drug task force deputy defects to the life, a Louisiana deputy parties too hard with stolen drug evidence, a Georgia cop...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- April 2, 2014
A new Pew Research poll has some surprising and heartening results, Madison (WI) says legalize it, Wisconsin passes a CBD medical marijuana bill, misbehaving cops get noticed, the Russians are griping...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It's a veritable cornucopia of corrupt cops this week. Major corruption scandals wind down in the Chicago suburbs and the Rio Grande Valley, LA deputies get popped planting guns in a dispensary, a...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- May 28, 2014
Look out 2016, here comes Nevada! Also, a US congressman rips into NYPD over marijuana arrests, a New York medical marijuana bill passes the Assembly, Dallas pays out big time for police misbehavior,...
View ArticleChronicle AM--June 9, 2014
In California, all eyes now turn toward 2016 for marijuana legalization, Washington state's first retail marijuana store will open soon, Mexico's president is willing to debate marijuana legalization,...
View ArticleChronicle AM--June 16, 2014
It's looking like at least one Oregon marijuana legalization initiative will make the fall ballot, a legalization initiative gets underway in Oklahoma, proposed medical marijuana rule changes in New...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- June 24, 2014
Your fearless reporter has been traveling, so the schedule is off, but the drug policy news continues. Paul Stanford calls it quits in Oregon, pot shops are coming within days in Washington, an Alabama...
View ArticleOhio Man Kills Self During Marijuana Farm Raid Standoff
An Ashville, Ohio, man shot and killed himself after a two-hour standoff at a property where he was growing marijuana Tuesday evening. Timothy Sturgis, 42, becomes the 32nd person to die in US domestic...
View ArticleGeorgia Homeowner Killed in Fruitless Drug Raid
A Georgia SWAT team shot and killed an armed homeowner during a September 24 drug raid sparked by the word of a self-confessed meth addict and burglar who had robbed the property the previous day. No...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Seattle Pot Vapor Lounges, VA Pot Poll, Here Comes California,...
Seattle's city attorney wants a place for marijuana users to congregate, California activists start moving toward 2016, Dr. David Nutt criticizes British Ecstasy policy, Iran starts the New Year with a...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Flurry of Federal Drug Reform Bills, AZ Legalization Demo,...
Marijuana legalization battles start to heat up in the states, a flurry of federal drug reform bills are filed, heroin overdose deaths are up sharply, Mexican cartels seem to be switching from pot to...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Jamaica Decrim a Step Closer, DC Legalization Battles, Pot and...
The fight over legalization continues in DC, Jamaica is now one vote away from decriminalizing ganja, the NHTSA has a study out saying there is no evidence pot use increases the risk of crashes, and...
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