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A Ban on Painkillers Helps No One

Joshua Lyon | Posted 07.07.2009 | Living


Joshua Lyon

We can't combat painkillers like any other drug epidemic by trying to eliminate the source. The medications must remain available to people who are living with debilitating diseases.

AP source: DEA joins Jackson death investigation

AP | MICHELE SALCEDO | Posted 07.01.2009 | Entertainment


WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration is joining the investigation into Michael Jackson's death, a law enforcement official said late...

Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

How many Democrats do we need to elect to Congress before such commonsense laws are passed to rein in some of the excesses of past eras?

DEA Forcing Agents To Illegally Work In Afghanistan, Claim Pilots

McClatchy | Marisa Taylor | Posted 06.22.2009 | World


WASHINGTON -- As the Obama administration ramps up the Drug Enforcement Administration's presence in Afghanistan, some special-agent pilots contend th...

DEA Agents: Administration Forcing Us To Afghanistan

McClatchy | Marisa Taylor | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


As the Obama administration ramps up the Drug Enforcement Administration's presence in Afghanistan, some special-agent pilots contend that they're bei...

25 Years In Prison For Pot? Congressman's Proposal Is Just Plain Dumb

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


Paul Armentano

Facts play virtually no role in political drug policy debate, and ignorance hardly disqualifies someone from holding elected office.

"That's What Real Policemen Do; They Stand Up for Each Other"

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics


Norm Stamper

Cops lie for reasons embedded in the history, structure, and culture of the institution itself. Too many drug cops wind up lying to their bosses.

Who Protected Allen Stanford?

Aram Roston | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business


Aram Roston

Why wasn't R. Allen Stanford aggressively investigated until this year, in spite of years of red flags? There's been some speculation that he was a protected government informer.

What Do You Know, the Ex-Drug Czar Is Still Full of Sh*t!

Paul Armentano | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Paul Armentano

Walters demonstrated that he remains an unrepentant liar -- even though he's no longer paid by the federal government to be one.

Venezuela Applauds US For Drug Seizure In Rare Gesture

AP | CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER | Posted 04.09.2009 | World


CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela gave the U.S. Coast Guard credit on Thursday for cooperation in a large drug seizure _ a break in bitter squabbli...

Question For Obama: How About A Science-Based Drug Policy?

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

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Don't Shoot Mexicans

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

US guns are being used to allow some very bad Mexicans to shoot a lot of their countrymen. This isn't just a tragedy for Mexico: it's also a national security for the US -- one that we are causing.

Ryan Grim

Holder Vows To End Raids On Medical Marijuana Clubs

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.26.2009 | Politics


Attorney General Eric Holder said at a press conference Wednesday that the Justice Department will no longer raid medical marijuana clubs that are est...

Group Pressures Obama To Halt Medical Marijuana Raids

ContraCostaTimes | Posted 02.04.2009 | Politics


Drug reform advocates are challenging the Obama Administration to deliver on a campaign promise to halt federal interference with California and other...

Why Are We Condemning Michael Phelps' Pot Use?

Paul Armentano | Posted 02.03.2009 | Living


Paul Armentano

Add decorated Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps to the growing list of successful Americans who happens to indulge in marijuana during his down time.

Obama Sends Drug Warriors to UN, DEA to CA: Stop Fighting Bush's Wars

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics


Maia Szalavitz

Obama must take advantage of this rare opportunity to expose the tired rhetoric of the drug war and do the right thing. Support harm reduction like the rest of the developed world does.

Sound Science and The War on Drugs

Robbie Gennet | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics


Robbie Gennet

The War on Drugs focuses so much of its efforts on marijuana that it has allowed other more serious threats -- such as crystal meth and prescription drug abuse -- to spiral out of control.

Election 2008 Odds and Ends -- Waiting for Missouri and Alaska, Pro-Marijuana Initiatives and More...

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

We have had a virtual news blackout on what is going on in the two states we're waiting for -- Missouri's presidential results, and Alaska's senatorial results. Here is what I managed to find out.

Side Effects of Medical Marijuana

Paul Krassner | Posted 10.02.2008 | Living


Paul Krassner

Dying to Get High: Marijuana as Medicine is an important and accessible book -- not heavy on academic jargon, but rather lively and engaging, like a true detective novel.

Drug Czar John Walters: The Irony And The Idiocy

Paul Armentano | Posted 09.17.2008 | Style


Paul Armentano

Deep down, even the Drug Czar knows that the use of cannabis does not pose anywhere near the health and safety threat as does the use of other intoxicants, including alcohol.

Pot Versus 'The Superbug'

Paul Armentano | Posted 08.27.2008 | Living


Paul Armentano

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, colloquially known as MRSA or 'the s...

How Three Americans Ended Up Hostages in Colombia

John McQuaid | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics


John McQuaid

The alarming backstory leading up to the captivity of the three hostages reveals a lot about the failings of government contracting, and government in general.

What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


Paul Armentano

What possible advances in the treatment of cancer could have been achieved had U.S. government officials chosen to advance, not suppress, research into the anti-cancer effects of cannabis?

Don't Buy The 'Potent Pot' Hype

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics


Paul Armentano

While the feds' latest "reefer rhetoric" may sound alarming, there's little substance behind the hype. The average THC in domestically grown marijuana has remained unchanged for nearly a decade.

Inside The Real Drug War

Mary Irene Cooper | Posted 03.24.2008 | Entertainment


Mary Irene Cooper

We believe that we are the only line of defense standing between law-abiding citizens who deserve to live in drug-free neighborhoods and bad guys driven by greed to line their pockets with the blood-soaked riches of a destructive trade.