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Gil Kerlikowske

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

Avelino Maestas | Posted 11.15.2009 | 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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The Five Stages of Grief over Obama's Drug Policies

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gil Kerlikowske, Needle Exchange Program, Medical Marijuana, Stanton Peele, Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar, Ethan Nadelmann, Political News, Harm Reduction, Obama Administration, Marijuana Legalization, Drug Policy, Politics News
Stanton Peele

Obama is not committed enough to drug policy reform to incur the symbolism taking any steps towards liberalization would send.

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Obama: Stop Driving Americans - and White House Guests - To Drink

Mason Tvert | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Marijuana, Sgt. James Crowley, Alcohol, Gil Kerlikowske, Henry Louis Gates, Legalization, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mason Tvert

Just after President Obama's top drug policy official told the country that marijuana is "dangerous," the President himself was touting the enjoyable effects of alcohol.

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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

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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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Drug Czar: Jackson's Death A Wake-Up Call

AP | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The government's drug czar says that Michael Jackson's death is a wake-up call to the nation about prescription drug abuse. Gil Ke...

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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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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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Cops Say to Legalize Drugs

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Howard Wooldridge, Drug-Decriminalization, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Jack Cole, War on Drugs, Drug Legalization, Gil Kerlikowske, Barack Obama, Leap, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

The benefits of legalizing drugs are now undeniable, and everyone from Obama's most zealous supporters to former drug enforcement officials are demanding legalization be considered a valid option.

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New Drug Czar: "We're Not at War With People in This Country"

Norm Stamper | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

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

In retiring the phrase from the federal lexicon will we really be ending the "War on Drugs"? Hardly.

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EU To Combat Latin American Drug Trade

Huffington Post | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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The European Union has agreed to expand its effort in combating drug trafficking and violence in Central and South America, reports AFP. The region i...

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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

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

Norm Stamper | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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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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Why We Can't Legalize Drugs

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

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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

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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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Obama Nominating Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar

Ethan Nadelmann | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

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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

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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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Potential Drug Czar's Family Connection To Failed Drug War

Lee Stranahan | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Traffic, Drug Trafficking, Steven Soderbergh, Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar, Marijuana, President Obama, Gil Kerlikowske, Drugs, War on Drugs, Michael Douglas, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

In the Academy Award winning film Traffic , Michael Douglas plays the nation's new Drug Czar who discovers just how unwinnable The War On Drugs really...

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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

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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

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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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