US Drug Policy

U.S. Hegemony in Latin America

Renee Parsons | Posted 04.25.2012

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Renee Parsons

While the 'misconduct' of Secret Service agents with prostitutes in Colombia is a significant, if titillating scandal, most media reports have missed the tectonic political shift that surfaced at the recent Summit of the Americas meeting.

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Ryan Grim

Ron Paul On Drugs, Race And The Drug War

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.27.2011

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Ron Paul’s presidential campaign has spent the last two weeks dealing with the political consequences of the reemergence of racist newsletters that ...

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Radley Balko

House Bill Would Apply U.S. Drug Policy Globally

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 12.06.2011

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The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill yesterday that would make it a federal crime for U.S. residents to discuss or plan activities on foreign s...

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Drug Users of the World Unite!

Tony Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tony Newman

When people think of a "drug user," they envision someone who is "not me." The reality is that most Americans are drug users.

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Why Marijuana Decriminalization Should Be a Christian Issue

James Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Clark

Far from signaling a Christian approval of using marijuana, Christian advocacy for decriminalization signals disapproval of the retributive response to drug abuse.

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Legalize Marijuana? Perish the Thought, Says Drug Czar -- Banish the Herb...and the Verb!

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norm Stamper

The new Drug Czar: "The discussion about legalization is not a part of the president's vocabulary under any circumstances and it's not a part of mine."

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Is the Media Finally Getting it On Drug Policy?

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maia Szalavitz

With the Mexican drug war completely out of control, Afghanistan supplying 90% of the world's opium, and our economy in collapse, the media has finally begun to seriously question our approach.

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