Obama Drug Policy

Task Force Raids LA Marijuana Dispensaries, Shoots Dog (HuffPost Exclusive: Search Warrant)

Anthony Citrano | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

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There hasn't been a more confusing legal environment regarding marijuana than there is now in California, as recent multi-agency raids on two L.A. medical marijuana dispensaries demonstrate.

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Obama Deal With Drugmakers Sparks Debate Over Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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The White House backtracked slightly on Thursday from reports that it had made a hugely significant and binding backroom deal with the pharmaceutical ...

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UN Backs Drug Decriminalization In World Drug Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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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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Ending the War on Drugs: The Moment is Now

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

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When it comes to addressing America's disastrous war on drugs, the Obama administration is saying the right things. But when it comes to putting its rhetoric into action, the administration has faltered.

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Obama Crack Sentencing Laws Change In Works

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration joined a federal judge Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentenc...

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Marijuana No Laughing Matter, Mr. President

Norm Stamper | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics

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Our leader doesn't seem to understand that millions of his interlocutor-constituents are actually quite serious about the issue.

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Obama and Clinton on Drugs: Just Say No. . . Sometimes?

Phil Bronstein | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

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Hey government dudes! (male and female). Give the bong back to Michael Phelps and make up your mind. The left hand seems to have forgotten what the right hand is doing.

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Taking the Pro-Pot Position (Because Somebody Has To)

Dan Sweeney | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

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Ganja may cause the giggles, but legalization shouldn't be a laughing matter. And it certainly shouldn't be treated as cavalierly as it has by the current administration.

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Obama Nominating Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar

Ethan Nadelmann | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

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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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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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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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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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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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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 Drug Czar Pick: No Recovery from War on Drugs?

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.

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