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Veterans: Casualties of the Drug War

Daniel Robelo | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Veteran, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, United States Armed Forces, Traumatic Brain Injury, War in Iraq, Drug Policy Institute, Substance Abuse, Veteran's Day, Veteran's Affairs, War on Drugs, Iraq, Ptsd, Tbi, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Daniel Robelo

It's a sad day in America when, instead of being offered compassion and treatment, veterans struggling with substance abuse and PTSD as a result of their service are locked up for these conditions.

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War On Drugs Doesn't Go Well, CIA Bugs DEA Agent's Coffee Table

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Drug-Decriminalization, Afghanistan, Drugs, Burma, Cia, Drug Legalization, War on Drugs, Richard Horn, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

The U.S. has agreed to pay $3 million to a former government worker who accused officials with the CIA and State Department of spying on him with a "bugged coffee table."

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Face the Facts -- and End the War on Drugs

Johann Hari | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Drugs, Heroin, War on Drugs, Cocaine, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Legalize Marijuana, David-Nutt, World News
Johann Hari

The unofficial slogan of the prohibitionists for decades has been: The facts will only undermine the war, so invent some that show how successful we are, fast. Look at the United States.

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Poet Pride: A Charm City Classic on Film

Timothy Cooper | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 1960s, Civil Rights Movment, New York, Baltimore, 1990's, Muggsy Bogues, Hbo, Drugs, 1980's, War on Drugs, Basketball, Film, The Wire, Carmelo Anthony, Len Bias, USA Today, Reggie Lewis, Chicago, Documentary, Boston Celtics, Rudy Gay, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Nba, 1970s, Entertainment News
Timothy Cooper

A new basketball documentary, Poet Pride, takes a look at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. This famed East Baltimore institution has produced some of the greatest basketball players in the country.

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High Time!

Shan Wells | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Breckenridge, Marijuana, George Will, Medical Marijuana, Drugs, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Cartoon, 2009 Elections, Legalize Marijuana, Drug Legalization, Weed, Colorado, Denver, Denver News
Shan Wells

When even old George Will thinks Mary Jane is riding the Freedom Express, you know that national legalization can't be too far away.

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Cops Seize 1,455 Pounds Of Marijuana In Rental Truck

AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois State Police, Marijuana, Champaign Marijuana Bust, War on Drugs, Illinois Drug Busts, Chicago News

Illinois State Police found 1,455 pounds of marijuana inside a rental truck that was pulled over in rural Champaign....

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Breckenridge Legalizes Marijuana

Mason Tvert | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado, War on Drugs, Denver, Legalization, Marijuana, Colorado Ski Town Marijuana, Breckenridge, Denver News
Mason Tvert

Ski resorts are offering everything from large discounts to specialty cheeseburgers to attract people to their towns. Perhaps offering skiers and snowboarders a hassle-free environment in which they can relax and recreate with marijuana could do the trick.

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Montel Williams to Receive Award for Medical Marijuana Advocacy

Tony Newman | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Medical Marijuana, Drug Policy Alliance, War on Drugs, Montel Williams, Drug Policy Reform, Media News
Tony Newman

Montel Williams, who hosts the nationally syndicated daily radio show Montel Across America, is being recognized for sharing his own story as a medical marijuana patient and advocate.

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America's Drug Crisis: Brought to You by the CIA

Dave Lindorff | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: War on Drugs, Heroin, Cia, Afghanistan Opium, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Dave Lindorff

Next time you see a junkie sprawled at the curb, or read about someone who died of a heroin overdose, imagine a big yellow sign posted next to him or her saying: "Your Federal Tax Dollars at Work."

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A Seedling of Sanity Takes Root in the War On Drugs

Rich Robinson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Medical Marijuana, Justice Department, Medicine, Marijuana, Pot, Marijuana Legalization, War on Drugs, Legalize Marijuana, Politics News
Rich Robinson

It is time to cast aside all of the misinformation and propaganda about what marijuana is and what it is not. At least we are on the right path.

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Miguel Angel Caro Quintero, Mexican Drug Lord, Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Tons Of Drugs To Colorado

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Sonora Cartel, But Could Serve as Little as 10 Years. He Is Expected to Be Sentenced Feb. 4. Caro Quintero, Balloon Fallout: Friend: Balloon Mom Will 'Go Down With the Ship' Mexican Drug Kingpin Pleads Guilty to US Charges AP * Buzz Up!0 Votes * Send O Email O IM * Share O Delicious O Digg O F, Drug Smuggling, Dea, 46, War on Drugs, Former Cartel Leader Rafael Caro Quintero, Mexican Drug Lord, Led the Sonora Cartel, Miguel Angel Caro Quintero, Which U.S. Authorities Say Smuggled Thousands of Tons of Marijuana and Cocaine to the United States in the 1980s. His Brother, Associated Press Writer – 7 Mins Ago DENVER – a Mexican Drug Kingpin Who Led a Fearsome Cartel for More Than a Decade Pleaded Guilty Friday to U.S. Drug and Racketeering Charges. Miguel Angel Caro Quintero Pleaded Guilty in Denver Federal Court to One C, Was Convicted in the 1985 Torture-Slaying of Undercover Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar. Rafael Caro Quintero, Associated Press Writer Ivan Moreno, Drug Lord Colorado, Denver News

DENVER — A Mexican drug kingpin who led a fearsome cartel for more than a decade pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug and racketeering charges. M...

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Marijuana Raid: Cops Seize 334 Plants Worth Estimated $20,000

Huffington Post | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Marijuana, Chicago Marijuana Bust, Chicago Police, Chicago Crime, Marijuana Raids, Malvin Cruz, War on Drugs, Chicago News

Chicago Police seized 334 marijuana plants worth an estimated $20,000 after executing a search warrant at a Northwest Side apartment Tuesday night. ...

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Obama and Paterson Get Love For Recent Drug Policy Reforms

Tony Newman | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Drug Policy Alliance, Governor David Paterson, Marijuana, President Obama, Medical Marijuana, War on Drugs, Criminal Justice, New York News
Tony Newman

For as long as I can remember, the conventional political wisdom had been that elected officials, especially Democrats, can't touch drug policy reform with a ten foot pole.

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Hope for Latin America: Obama's Nobel

Ariel Dorfman | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Nobel Prize, Latin America, Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, War on Drugs, Cuba, Honduras Coup, Indigenous People, World News
Ariel Dorfman

There are the real wars to win in Latin America. Against poverty and tyranny, against ecological depredation and the marginalization of the indigenous peoples and their wisdom.

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Holder's Baby Step On Medical Marijuana

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2835, Necessity, Medical Necessity, President Obama, Glaucoma, Marijuana, Barney Frank, Dea, Doj, Raid, Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative, Medical, Medical Marijuana, Obama, War on Drugs, Injustice, Drug, Eric Holder, California, Drug Enforcement Agency, Gonzales v Raich, Federal Prosecutor, Schedule I, Schedule, Ed Rosenthal, Marinol, Schedule II, Medical Use, US v Rosenthal, Drug War, Department of Justice, Justice, Federal Attorney, Oakland, Gag Rule, Federal, Attorney General, Necessity Defense, US v OCBC, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Holder, Controlled Substances Act, Ag, Cannabis, Chris Weigant, Ashcroft v Raich, hr2835, Drug Policy, Medical Necessity Defense, Raich, Ocbc, Rosenthal, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Obama's plan is good news for medical marijuana advocates, but although this is a historic shift in the War on Drugs, it does not go far enough because it does not resolve the illogic of the underlying legal issue.

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New Medical Marijuana Policy: Obama Administration Will Not Seek Arrests For People Following State Laws

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pain, White House, Marijuana, Marijuana Policy Project, Orgeon, Doj, Eric Holder, Decriminalization, Nevada, Marijuana Laws, Obama, War on Drugs, Patients, New Mexico, Colorado, Prescriptions, California, Suppliers, Washington State, State Laws, Weed, Michigan, Medicine, Maryland, Montana, Users, Medical Marijuana, Vermont, Rhode Island, Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Agency, Maine, New Medical Marijuana Policy, Health, Hawaii, US Attorneys, Alaska, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under...

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Marijuana Licensing Fails To Make The Pot Business Safe: NYT

nytimes.com | ABBY GOODNOUGH | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marijuana Decriminalization, Pot Licensing, Legalize Pot, Marijuana Licensing, New Mexico, Marijuana, Drug-Decriminalization, Medical Marijuana, War on Drugs, Pot, Legalize Marijuana, Politics News

New Mexico's new medical marijuana law was intended to provide safe, aboveboard access to the drug for hundreds of residents with chronic pain and oth...

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Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms Go Into Effect

Eric T. Schneiderman | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Rockefeller, Rockefeller Drug Laws, Judicial Discretion, Criminal Justice, Drug Sentencing, Drug Reform, War on Drugs, New York News
Eric T. Schneiderman

For all the (fair) criticism of Albany's dysfunction, our state government did get something right this year. The drug law reforms go into effect today.

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Colorado's War on Drugs a Fiscal Disaster

Mike Krause | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Politics, Drug Policy Task Force, Marijuana, Ccjj, Cocain, War on Drugs, Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Heroin, Drug Policy, Colorado General Assembly, Denver News
Mike Krause

Colorado's failed attempt to incarcerate away drugs costs taxpayers roughly $140 million per year just for prison beds. Budget hawks have turned a blind eye to one of the most extreme spending sprees in state history.

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Matt Damon, Your Buddy Mayor Bloomberg Is a Hypocritical Drug Warrior

Tony Newman | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Legalizing Marijuana, Drug Policy Alliance, Marijauna, Mayor Bloomberg, Drug War, New York Mayoral Election, War on Drugs, Matt Damon, Racial Profiling, Hypocrite, Weed, New York News
Tony Newman

What may not be clear to Matt Damon, an admitted marijuana user, is that despite the mayor's "moderate" reputation Bloomberg is a full-fledged, drug warrior.

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Here Is Your Chance to Help End the Failed War on Drugs

Anthony Papa | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prison Reform, New Mexico, Marijuana, Drug War, Medical Marijuana, Treatment, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Ondcp, Cocaine, Politics News
Anthony Papa

Our nation's drug policy should be based on reason, compassion, health and human rights, but to do so will take a great deal of strategizing and organizing.

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Pot Wars: A Bipartisan Failure

Jessica Corry | Posted 09.25.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tom Tancredo, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Regulation, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Drug Policy, Hillary Clinton, Colorado, Prohibition, Denver News
Jessica Corry

Democrats calculate they will have nothing to gain by legalizing. Republicans fear angering a socially conservative base of voters all too eager to forget its beer-bonging college days.

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Free the 'Prince of Pot?' You Be the Judge...

Mason Tvert | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marc Emery, Drugs, Canada, War on Drugs, Pot, Legalization, Marijuana, Politics News
Mason Tvert

Emery operated his seed business entirely in Canada with no American branches or employees and he conducted business openly in Canada without ever facing charges of manufacturing or distributing marijuana.

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The War on Drugs and 40 Years of Escalation on the Border

Sito Negron | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Sito Negron, Npt, Newspaper Tree, Border, War on Drugs, Utep, El Paso, Juarez, World News
Sito Negron

I live about a mile from the border, and can see Juarez from the yard in front of my apartment. Helicopters regularly fly so close overhead that my windows rattle.

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Leslie Crocker Snyder Should Not Be NYC's Next District Attorney

Anthony Papa | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Manhattan Da Race, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, War on Drugs, Race, New York News
Anthony Papa

Crocker was a "hang em' high" judge who was infamous for handing out stiff drug sentences under the Rockefeller Drug Laws. I served a 15 to life sentence under those laws.

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