Drug Prohibition

Help Wanted: Mexican Drug Kingpin

Norm Stamper | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mexico City, Arturo Beltran Leyva, Cartels, Juaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Assault Weapons, President Felipe Calderon, U. S. Drug Officials, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, Tijuana, Cuernavaca, Drug Prohibition, Beheadings, Los Zetas, Ramon Arellano Felix, Mexican Drug Kingpin, Carnage, Supply and Demand, Copenhagen Climate Summit, War on Drugs, Politics News
Norm Stamper

Mexico's drug-related violence will not end with the death of drug kingpin Beltran Leyva. Until we recognize that the U.S.-led global war on drugs is the systemic cause of the carnage, violence will intensify.

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Criminalizing Smoking Is Not the Answer: Bans on Cloves and Outdoor Smoking Will Backfire!

Tony Newman | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Prohibition, Drug Policy Alliance, Mayor Bloomberg, Cigarettes, Drug War, Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Marijuana, Cloves, Smoking-Banned-in-Public-Places, Fda, New York City, Living News
Tony Newman

While I support many restrictions on public smoking, such as at restaurants and workplaces, I believe the outdoor smoking ban and prohibition of cloves will lead to harmful and unintended consequences.

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A Former Police Chief on New Marijuana Book

Norm Stamper | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Drug Prohibition, Law Enforcement, Marijuana, Alcohol, Violence, Drug War, Marijuana Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Policy Reform, Politics News
Norm Stamper

I do not believe drug policy reform should end with the legalization of marijuana. Yet, when asked to contribute a foreword to the new book Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink, I eagerly accepted.

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

Norm Stamper | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Drug Prohibition, Police Corruption, Narcs, Drug War, Dea, Drug Busts, Cleveland, War on Drugs, Narcotics Officers, Politics News
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.

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High Time for Change?

Christal Smith | Posted 06.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Prohibition, Medical Marijuana, Clinics, James-Gray, Legalization, Marijuana, Investigation, Health, Living News
Christal Smith

Alcohol is far more dangerous than marijuana, so just regulate marijuana, control it, and tax it and we'll be far, far ahead of where we are today.

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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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International Narcotics Control Board Reaffirms its Shameful Commitment to Politics over Science

Ethan Nadelmann | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, Latin American Commission on Drugs, Drug Policy Alliance, International Narcotics Control Board, Drug War, Ethan Nadelmann, United Nations, Drug Prohibition, Drug Trade, Drug Trafficking, Drug Reform, Narco-Trafficking, Incb, Politics News
Ethan Nadelmann

The INCB boldly reaffirmed its shameful commitment to politics over science as well as its shocking indifference to the failures and harmful consequences of the global drug prohibition regime.

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