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Drug Czar

Who Are the Czars, and Where Did They Come From?

Avelino Maestas | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gil Kerlikowske, Drug Czar, Nancy-Ann Deparle, OpenCongress.Org, Czars, Politics, Barrack Obama, Politics News
Avelino Maestas

The "czar" situation is a little more nuanced than the current email meme. There are no formal "czars" within the framework of government, and the term itself was created by the media.

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Our Shadowy Government: Czars, Health Reform, And Bush's Resurgence

Harry Moroz | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Health Czar, White House, Nancy-Ann Deparle, Executive Power, Office of Urban Affairs, Drug Czar, Urban Affairs, Health Care, Adolfo Carrion, Politico, Michelle Malkin, Eric Cantor, Czars, Urban Affairs Czar, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Criticism of Obama and the czar "system" is overblown. In fact, a czar's power comes not from dictatorial authority, but from humble restraint.

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Obama Won't Support Legalizing Marijuana, Says Drug Czar

Fresno Bee | CRAIG KOHLRUSS / the FRESNO BEE | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Legalizing Marijuana, Legalizing Pot, Obama Legalization, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Marijuana Legalization, Gil Kerlikowske, Drug Czar, Obama Marijuana, Politics News

The federal government is not going to pull back on its efforts to curtail marijuana farming operations, Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House'...

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'Outlaw Mother's Milk' Says Drug Czar

Don Parker | Posted 08.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Mother's Milk, Nurses, Marijuana, American Academy of HIV Medicine, American Public Health Association, Institute of Medicine, Medical Marijuana, Science, Teen Alcohol Abuse, Political Humor, War on Science, Gil Kerlikowske, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Teenagers, Teen Tobacco Abuse, Drunk Driving, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, American Nurses Association, Seattle Police Chief, Fresno Bee, Drug Czar, Drug War, Doctors, Political Satire, Drug Policy, Tobacco, Republican War on Science, Legalize Marijuana, Lymphoma Foundation of America, Comedy News
Don Parker

After declaring on Wednesday in Fresno that "marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit," Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office...

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

Norm Stamper | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Science, Chief Daryl Gates, Drug War, Marijuana Legalization, U.S. Drug Policy, Kerlikowske, Drug Czar, President Obama, Lapd, Politics News
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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Ryan Grim

UN Backs Drug Decriminalization In World Drug Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: World Drug Day, Obama Drug Policy, World Drug Report, Un World Drug Day, Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske, Kerlikowske, Politics News

In an about face, the United Nations on Wednesday lavishly praised drug decriminalization in its annual report on the state of global drug policy. In ...

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The Real Road to Recovery: My Journey from Heroin Addiction to Helping to End the War on Drugs

Kathie Kane-Willis | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Drug Czar, Drug Addiction, Heroin, AIDs Epidemic, Politics News
Kathie Kane-Willis

I was homeless, squatting in an abandoned building. I committed crimes to support my habit. I learned to scam and shoplift. I was arrested and convicted. But I was never offered treatment.

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Ryan Grim

House GOP Wants Cuts To Drug War

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cantor Drug War, Boehner Drug War, Drug War House Gop, House Gop Drug War Funding, Drug War, Gop Drug War, Drug Czar, Politics News

When President Obama's drug czar declared an end to the war on drugs, Republicans were apparently listening closely. House GOP leadership now wants ...

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Ryan Grim

Drug Czar's Pot-Potency Claims Go Up In Smoke

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marijuana, Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske, Drugs, War on Drugs, Pot, Drug Policy, Politics News

A newly released report about marijuana potency undermines previous claims by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that the drug's poten...

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Don't Believe the Hype! Potent Pot, So What?

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cannabis, Cnn, Marijuana, John Walters, Drug Enforcement Administration, Potency Monitoring Project, Drug Czar, Thc, Drugs, War on Drugs, Pot, University of Mississippi, Potency, Politics News
Paul Armentano

If nothing else, the government's annual "new and improved pot" claims are good advertising for marijuana dealers. As for the rest of the public, it's time for a reality check.

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Putting Lipstick On Our Strung-Out Pig

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gil Kerlikowske, Prisons, War on Drugs, Drug Czar, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

At a time when the government claims there just isn't enough money for every citizen to have healthcare, getting rid of the failed War on Drugs could fund numerous national programs.

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White House Czar Calls For End to 'War on Drugs'

Wall Street Journal | GARY FIELDS | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama War on Drugs, Gil Kerlikowske, Kerlikowske, Drug War, Drugs Czar, War on Drugs, End War on Drugs, Drug Czar, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would ...

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

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cannabis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration, John Walters, Mexico Drug Cartels, Dea, Drug Czar, Medical Marijuana, Thc, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Paul Armentano

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

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Open Letter to the New "Drug Czar" from Another Top Cop: End the Drug War

Norm Stamper | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Gil Kerlikowske, Drug Czar, Drugs, War on Drugs, Marijuana, Norm Stamper, Politics News
Norm Stamper

Congratulations Gil Kerlikowske on your confirmation as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Bit of an irony, isn't it? Two Seattle police chiefs on opposite sides of the drug war?

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New Campaign Should Blame Prohibition, Not Pot Smokers for Violence in Mexico

Tony Newman | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

Read More: Drug Czar, Drug Policy Alliance, Drug-Prohibition, Legalize Marijuana, Mexico Drug Violence, Drug War, Al Capone, Mexico, Mexico Drug Wars, Pot, World News
Tony Newman

It is disingenuous to connect the average American's marijuana consumption to the horrific violence that is resulting from Mexico's drug war.

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Why We Can't Legalize Drugs

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mexican Drug Cartels, Addiction Brain Disease, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Drug War, Joe Biden Vice President, John Walters, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Congressional Hearings on Mexican Drug Cartels, Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske, Addiction, Mexico Drug Wars, Politics News
Stanton Peele

California's multibillion dollar sales of marijuana can't be taxed while the State drowns in red ink. Yet the Obama Administration won't contemplate the possibility of legalizing marijuana. Why not?

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Jason Linkins

Maddow Lends Eye And Insight To Drug Policy Issues

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Marijuana Policy, Rachel Maddow, Gil Kerlikowske, Drug Czar, Drug War, Drug Legalization, Barack Obama, Drug Policy, Politics News

Last night's Meghan McCain interview ended up being the Rachel Maddow Show's most talked-about segment, but Media Monitor Eric Friedman notes that att...

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Obama Nominating Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar

Ethan Nadelmann | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Drug Policy Alliance, Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar, Barack-Obama-War-on-Drugs, Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Czar, Medical Marijuana, Drugs, War on Drugs, Drug War, Obama Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske, Kerlikowske, Obama Drug Policy, Politics News
Ethan Nadelmann

What gives me hope is the fact that Seattle has been at the cutting edge of harm reduction and other drug policy reform developments in the U.S. over the last decade.

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Drug Policy Reform: Is the Timing Perfect, or Are We Ahead of the Times?

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.31.2009 | Living

Read More: El Paso, Cancun, Felipe Calderon, Ciudad Juarez, Paul Cook, Gil Kerlikowske, Drug Czar, Medical Marijuana, Wall Street Journal, Mexico Drug Violence, Barack Obama, Tom Ammiano, Texas Governor Rick Perry, John Walters, Barry McCaffrey, Dominic Holden, Living News
Stanton Peele

Are those of us who seek changes in the American approach to drugs whistling in the dark, or is now the time to strike?

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Obama's New Drug Czar Couldn't Be Any Worse Than Bush's. Will He Be Any Better?

Norm Stamper | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Phelps, Gil Kerlikowske, Marijuana, Drug Czar, Drug War, Drugs, War on Drugs, Legalization, Prohibition, Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar, Obama Drug Czar, Kerlikowske, Obama Drug Policy, Politics News
Norm Stamper

Current Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske will no doubt do a better job as the nation's "drug czar" than his predecessor, John Walters, who was a fanatic enemy of science and reason.

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Gil Kerlikowske: Obama's Drug Czar

Huffington Post | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar, Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, Obama Drug Czar, Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske, Kerlikowske, Obama Administration, Obama Drug Policy, Politics News

Vice President Joe Biden officially nominated Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as chief of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Wednesday. ...

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Progressives War over Drug Czar

Stanton Peele | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama's Cabinet, Ramstad, Health, Ramstad Drug Czar, Addiction, Aa, Alcoholics Anonymous, Addiction as Disease, Drug Czar, Twelve Steps Program, Drug Policy Reform, Politics News
Stanton Peele

The idea of treating substance abusers as disease sufferers is tremendously appealing. But, like other disagreements steeped in divergent bedrock values, there's no getting around this one.

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Why Harm Reduction Makes Sense: These Three Things I Know are True

Stanton Peele | Posted 01.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Youth, Underage Drinking, Harm Reduction, Drugs, Teen Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Drug Use, High School Students Survey, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug Czar, American Teen, Adhd, High School, Drug Abuse, Substances, Health, Living News
Stanton Peele

How many adult substance abusers abstain? By now, we are inured to the frequent visits to rehab by problem drinking and drug abusing entertainment figures.

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Drug Czar of My Dreams

Matt Elrod | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Judge Jim P. Gray, Non-Violent Crime, Drug Policy Alliance, Prison System, Marijuana, Czar of My Dreams, Ron Paul, Medical Marijuana, President Elect Obama Drug Policy, Office of National Drug Control Policy, The Drug War, Dr. Ethan Nadelmann, Us Prison System, Jim P. Gray, Low-Level Drug Offenders, Prison, Dennis Kucinich, Drug Offenders, Drug Czar, Christian Science Moniter, Drug Policy, Legalize Marijuana, Alternative Treatment Drug Offenders, Politics News
Matt Elrod

A significant reallocation of scarce resources from criminal justice to public health solutions is long overdue, but drug policy is multi-disciplinary and international in scope.

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Not Drug Czar -- Ramstad Now Wants to Head Treatment Agency. Just Say No!

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Ramstad, Drug Czar, Addiction, Treatment, Drugs, Samhsa, Rehab, Politics News
Maia Szalavitz

Is someone who opposes what the science says is the best treatment for heroin addiction really someone we want in charge of the agency which is supposed to help disseminate evidence-based care?

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