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	<title><![CDATA[Drug War Madness: Smoke a Joint and Your Whole Family May End Up Homeless]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/drug-war-madness-smoke-a_b_103911.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Drug addiction is bad. But the war on drugs is worse.</p>

<p>Courtland Milloy of the <em>Washington Post</em> wrote a <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/27/AR2008052703153.html">heart-breaking story </a>that exemplifies the wasteful and counterproductive way our society deals with illegal drug use. Mr. Milloy talks about Frances Johnson, a 68-year-old grandmother in Washington, D.C. who faces eviction simply because her grandson was arrested for possessing a small amount of marijuana. The federal government's public housing system has a "one strike and you're out" policy for any drug...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-06-05T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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