Drug Enforcement

Watch: Cops Giving Drugs To Kids?

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 05.03.2012

Occupy protestors in Minnesota are alleging that police gave drugs to young people as part of an 'impairment study' that helps officers identify the s...

Justice Dept. Targets Marijuana Vendors - Even In States Where Its Legal

Posted 08.31.2011

The U.S. Justice Department is declaring open season on large-scale growers, sellers and distributors of marijuana. This means trouble for the 16 s...

Let's Be Honest: The War Against Marijuana Has Failed

Joseph McNamara | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph McNamara

2010-10-25-djcdjc.jpgOver my career, I have seen firsthand how misguided our marijuana policies are for our state and our country.

Legalization Up in Smoke? Not Anymore

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

Norm Stamper

I feared that Prop 19, the best-hope-to-date chapter in the battle for sane drug laws, was a lost cause. But something has changed in the public's consciousness. What explains this big swing in momentum?

State Moves To Ban K2, 'Legal Pot' Sold At Local Head Shops

RedEye | Posted 05.25.2011

At Secrets, a Lakeview head shop, it's displayed behind glass and sold in a silver packet. A few doors down at Amigos and Us, it's among the Grateful...

Obama Budget Unexpectedly Bolsters War On Drugs

Raw Story | Stephen C. Webster | Posted 05.25.2011

It was not long ago when President Barack Obama's new drug czar, former Seattle police chief Gil Kerlikowske, swept into Washington, D.C. and declared...

Putting "Justice" Back Into D.O.J.

David O. Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

David O. Stewart

Why shouldn't the people also have their own lawyer?

I Was Wrong About The War On Drugs -- It's A Failure

Bob Barr | Posted 05.25.2011

Bob Barr

When government attempts to solve problems, it creates even more of them, often increasing the size and depth of the original problem. A perfect example of this is the federal War on Drugs.