Drug Policy

Mexican Drug War: 10 Shocking Facts

GlobalPost | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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In anticipation of President Obama's trip south this week -- first to Mexico on Thursday and then to the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tob...

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Is the Media Finally Getting it On Drug Policy?

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 05.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Addiction, Drugs, Media, Drug Policy, Marijuana, Mexico Drug Wars, Afghanistan Opium, Us Drug Policy, Media News
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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Do People Who Support "Traditional Values" Value Pregnant Women?

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 04.30.2009 | Living

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Lynn M. Paltrow

Sixty-one percent of women who have abortions are already mothers, and another 24 percent will go on to become mothers. 85 percent of all women bring life into this world.

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Ryan Grim

Webb Crime Bill Gets Unlikely Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

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Jim Webb stepped firmly on a political third rail last week when he introduced a bill to examine sweeping reforms to the criminal justice system. Yet ...

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

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

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Jason Linkins

Maddow Lends Eye And Insight To Drug Policy Issues

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

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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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USA Fumbles UN Drug Policy in Vienna

Allan Clear | Posted 04.11.2009 | World

Read More: Needle Exchange, United Nations, Harm Reduction, Obama Administration, Drugs, Syringe Exchange, War on Drugs, Drug Policy, World News
Allan Clear

Will this be the year that member states will move towards a public health and human rights approach to drug policy? The signs have not been good.

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Ending the "War on Drugs": The Fierce Urgency of...When?

Norm Stamper | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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Norm Stamper

The nation's longest running armed conflict, the drug war, financed to the tune of about $70 billion a year, is an unmitigated economic disaster.

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An Opportunity For President Obama: Change America's Status Quo on Drug Policy

Anthony Citrano | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

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Anthony Citrano

How can a nation committed to justice continue to enforce policies that corrode liberties, destroy communities, strain police forces, and empower violent criminals?

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Obama Must End the War on Drugs -- or Mexico and Afghanistan Will Collapse

Johann Hari | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

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Johann Hari

We now have a chance to bankrupt the Mexican cartels, the Taliban, the Bloods and the Crips, and the gangs that are shooting their way across world -- before they cause the collapse of two countries.

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Medical Marijuana Policy May Change Under Obama

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The White House won't say it explicitly. Neither will the Drug Enforcement Administration. Yet there is a whiff in the air that U.S...

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One Cop To Another: Don't Arrest Phelps for Bong Photo

Norm Stamper | Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: War on Drugs, Legalization, Marijuana, Drug Policy, Michael Phelps, Phelps Pot, Phelps Marijuana, Michael Phelps Pot, Michael Phelps Marijuana, Michael Phelps Bong Photo, Michael Phelps Smoking a Bong, Michael Phelps Smoking Pot, Michael Phelps Bong, Phelps Bong, Michael Phelps Smoking, Entertainment News
Norm Stamper

I'd be willing to bet your pension, Sheriff, that every police officer in the country knows you have no legal mandate to arrest Michael Phelps.

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Ryan Grim

Congress To Holder: Let UMASS Grow Pot

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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A bipartisan group of sixteen members of Congress sent a letter Thursday to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to allow the University of Massach...

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Marijuana Blues: If All Americans Had Phelps' Press Experience, The Drug War Would Be Over

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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Maia Szalavitz

Imagine how the economy would grind to (even more of!) a halt if we tried to arrest and incarcerate all of the people who had ever smoked pot.

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

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

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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.

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Obama's Choice: Sane U.N. Drug Policy or the Same Old Failed War-on-Drugs Routine?

Allan Clear | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

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Allan Clear

By making drug use as dangerous as possible, the US has facilitated the spread of HIV and hepatitis, and has created a prison system unlike anything since the Soviet gulags.

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How the Madoff mess hits women

Nancy Goldstein | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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Nancy Goldstein

Cross posted from Salon's Broadsheet For all the ink that's been spilled on the Madoff investment scandal, I've read nothing about its impact on fund...

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Exclusive: New York Times Reporter Benoit Denizet-Lewis Talks Addiction, Recovery, Drug Policy, Obama and America Anonymous

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 02.02.2009 | Media

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Rachel Kramer Bussel

In his new book American Anonymous, Denizet-Lewis gets into the heart of addictions across the country, roads to recovery, detailing the heights of abuse, including health problems, and lost jobs and families.

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Harm Reduction and Allan's Diplomatic Faux Pas, on the Final Day of the U.N. Drug Treatment Conference, Vienna

Allan Clear | Posted 01.22.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Drugs, Treatment, News, Politics, United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs, United Nations, Addiction, Foreign Policy, Harm Reduction, Vienna, Drug Policy, World News
Allan Clear

At last, my final day in Vienna attending the United Nations' "Technical Seminar on Drug Addiction Prevention and Treatment: From Research to Practice" conference.

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Vienna U.N. Drug Treatment Meeting Day Two: The Clockwork Orange Brainwashing Day

Allan Clear | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

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Allan Clear

Cross posted from from the Stop the Drug War Chronicle Blog (12/18/08) Ah, the Clockwork Orange brainwashing day. (For my preamble, click here. For c...

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Why Should You or Anyone Care About This Week's U.N. Anti-Drug Meeting?

Allan Clear | Posted 01.18.2009 | World

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Allan Clear

Are the collected nations going to sign on to yet another tour of duty with the War on Drugs? Or will this new Declaration finally shift the focus of international drug policy towards a human rights, public health-based approach?

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Drug Czar of My Dreams

Matt Elrod | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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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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Scientists Endorse "Brain Boost" Drugs: Beginning of End of Drug War?

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

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Maia Szalavitz

Researchers are arguing that drugs that "boost the brain" should be permitted legal if they are safe and effective. Here's where it gets interesting: many drugs that boost the brain also produce a high.

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Obama Drug Czar Pick: No Recovery from War on Drugs?

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

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Maia Szalavitz

Obama shouldn't make the mistake that Bill Clinton did and install a drug czar who will ignore science and push dogma.

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How Will the Economic Crisis Impact Drug Use and Drug Policy?

Tony Newman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Drug Use, Drugs, Drug Policy Alliance, War on Drugs, Wall Street Crisis, Drug Policy, Economic Crisis, New York Times Style Section, Numbing Pain, Economic Crisis Drug Use, Escapism Drugs, Living News
Tony Newman

I have to believe that the fear and anxiety being felt by so many because of the economic crisis will lead to increased use of alcohol and other drugs to calm fears or numb pain.

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