Puerto Rico Drug Agent Dies of Drug Raid Wounds
A Puerto Rico police officer shot during a drug investigation last week has died. Agent Geniel Amaro Fantauzzi becomes the 30th person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Medical Marijuana and Opiate ODs, ME Welfare Drug Test Law,...
Medical marijuana may reduce opioid overdose death rates, International Overdose Awareness Day is coming, the drug war claims another victim, new studies from the NIJ, and more. Let's get to...
View ArticleOrlando SWAT Team Kills Armed Man in Drug Raid
[image:1 align:left]Members of an Orlando, Florida SWAT team serving a drug search warrant shot and killed an armed man this morning. The man, who is as yet unnamed, becomes the 31st person to die in...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Santa Fe Decriminalizes, New Drug Czar Nominated, NYC Heroin...
Santa Fe decriminalizes, no medical marijuana for Alzheimer's in New Mexico, NYC heroin deaths at 10-year high, new drug czar nominated, another drug war death, and more. Let's get to it:[image:1...
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 ArticleChronicle AM: Massive Marijuana Poll, Saudis Behead Four for Drugs, CA...
Massive marijuana poll has good news, Cornhuskers ponder legalization "problems," another Florida medical marijuana poll is out, a California defelonization initiative quietly advances, another drug...
View ArticleOklahoma Woman Killed Fleeing Police in Drug Bust
An Oklahoma City woman was shot and killed by police as she attempted to drive away from a drug bust and hit an officer on foot earlier this month. Karen Cifuentes, 19, becomes the 33rd person to die...
View ArticleChronicle AM: WaPo Just Says No, WV Pain Clinics Using Narcs, More (9/15/14)
The Washington Post just says no to the DC marijuana initiative, the Oregon initiative sees a lively debate, the Madison, WI, police chief says legalize it, another drug war death, West Virginia pain...
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 ArticleSouthern California Man Dies in Drug Raid Shootout
A shootout that erupted Thursday afternoon when police in San Bernardino, California, followed a drug suspect to his home left one man dead and a Downey Police undercover officer seriously wounded. The...
View ArticleAnother Southern California Man Killed in Police Drug Investigation
Police doing a drug investigation in Riverside, California, shot and killed a man after he pointed a gun at them Tuesday afternoon. The as yet unnamed dead man becomes the 36th person to die in US...
View ArticleWhite Phoenix Cop Shoots, Kills Unarmed Black Man in Attempted Drug Bust
A Phoenix police officer shot and killed an unarmed black man while responding to reports of a drug deal taking place Tuesday night. Rumain Brisbon, 34, becomes the 37th person to die in US domestic...
View ArticleIndiana Man Pursued By DEA Kills Self, Huge Stash Found
An Indiana man being pursued by the DEA and local police led law enforcement on a high-speed chase before crashing and then shooting himself Tuesday. Omar Eduardo Proano-Montano, 24, becomes the 38th...
View ArticleIndiana Meth Suspect Killed After Pursuit, Standoff
A Zionsville, Indiana, man targeted in a meth investigation was shot and killed by state police following a pursuit and stand-off Wednesday night. Brent Kyle Krout, 39, becomes the 39th person to die...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Jamaica Airport Pot Shops Coming, AZ Legalizers Hand in...
Arizona marijuana legalization advocates turned in signatures today, Massachusetts legalizers filed a campaign complaint against a police chief, Canada takes its first step toward legalization, Jamaica...
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