War on Drugs

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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Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms Charge Ahead

Anthony Papa | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Addiction, Rockefeller Drug Laws, War on Drugs, Ondcp, Cocaine, Mandatory Minimums, New York News
Anthony Papa

The dismantling of the Rockefeller Drug Laws is picking up steam. The New York State Assembly held a key hearing to press forward with implementation of the reforms.

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2009 Marked The Beginning Of The End Of Failed Drug War: Top 10 Stories Of The Year

Tony Newman | Posted 12.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Drug Policy Alliance, Mexico Drug War, Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar, Governor Paterson, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Obama Administration, Drugs, War on Drugs, Portugal, Legalize Marijuana, Michael Phelps Marijuana, Politics News
Tony Newman

2009 will go down as the beginning of the end of the United States drug war. There was more debate and movement toward sensible drug policies this year than in the last nine years combined.

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Updating Incorporation Transparency Laws

Raymond Baker | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Project Coronado, Chicago Parking Meter LLC, Limited Liability Corporation, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act, Incorporation Laws, La Familia, Senate Bill 569, Drug Enforcement Agency, Drug Cartel, S. 569, War on Drugs, Dea, Politics News
Raymond Baker

It is time to update our anachronistic and unsafe laws of incorporation and strike back at criminals that for too long have been able to use our financial system for their game to our own detriment.

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Over $2.6 Million Worth Of Marijuana Seized By Police

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Drug Trafficking, War on Drugs, Marijuana, Chicago Marijuana Bust, Chicago Pot Bust, Chicago News

Authorities seized more than $2.6 million worth of marijuana that was being transported from Texas to Chicago's Southwest Side....

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Let's Eliminate Welfare for Terrorists

Mike Gray | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

Read More: Poppy, Afghanistan, Drug War, Terrorism, Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, War on Drugs, Legalize Marijuana, Drug Policy, World News
Mike Gray

International drug prohibition, headed by the United States, has, in effect, created a global mechanism that is in the process of eating our civilization alive. Fortunately, we can reverse it with a pen stroke.

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Can Pot Save Denver's Papers?

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Rocky Mountain News, Westword, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Drugs, War on Drugs, Legalize Marijuana, Westword-Marijuana-Critic, Denver Post, Denver News
Jessica Corry

As the loss of the Rocky Mountain News still lingers, the focus now turns to saving the publications remaining. Essential revenue could come from the most unlikely of sources. Marijuana.

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Senator Chuck Schumer Running Scared Says Candidate Randy Credico

Anthony Papa | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Political Comedy, Politics, Rockefeller Drug Laws, Activism, Marijuana, Senate Races, War on Drugs, New York News
Anthony Papa

Stop the presses! Political comedian-turned-activist-turned-candidate for Senate Randy Credico has resigned his position at the Kunstler Fund to devote himself full-time to defeating Schumer.

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Medical Marijuana In New Mexico: Patients Getting Acess To State-Licensed Pot Without The Political Turmoil

AP | DEBORAH BAKER | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Drug Wars, Drug Policy Alliance, New Mexico Marijuana, War on Drugs, Colorado Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Denver News

SANTA FE, N.M. — Businessman Len Goodman owns a company that makes hand-painted art tiles, but these days his office desk is strewn with the raw...

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Chris Romer, Medical Marijuana Advocates Duel Over Proposed Reforms

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Meical Marijuana, War on Drugs, Colorado Marijuana, Chris Romer, Denver News

Senator Chris Romer has been the state legislator most willing to wade into the medical-marijuana morass -- and an article in yesterday's Bo...

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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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