Obama Nominating Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar
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.
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.
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics
The White House Drug Czar's office has tumbled through a cascading set of warnings about the dangers of marijuana over the years. The drug that once w...
Norm Stamper | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics
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.
Huffington Post | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics
Vice President Joe Biden officially nominated Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as chief of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Wednesday. ...
Maia Szalavitz | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics
Ramstad's support for Teen Challenge shows a disregard for evidence-based treatment and either a willingness to abandon his beliefs about treating addiction or a failure to investigate what kinds of programs he funds.
Maia Szalavitz | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
Obama shouldn't make the mistake that Bill Clinton did and install a drug czar who will ignore science and push dogma.
Ethan Nadelmann | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics