War on Drugs

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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

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

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

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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Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Ethan Nadelmann Debates Stephen Baldwin

Anthony Papa | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stephen Baldwin, Medical Marijuana, War on Drugs, Ethan Nadelmann, Legalize Marijuana, Marijuana, Politics News

Last week California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger became the latest and most high-profile U.S. elected official to call for a debate on legalizing marijuana.

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Drug War Hurts Many Bolivian Farmers Who Rely On The Coca Plant

WorldFocus.org | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Bolivia Cocaine, Coca Plant, Latin America, Foreign Affairs, Bolivian Farmers, Evo Morales, Drug War, Bolivia, Drugs, War on Drugs, Advocacy, Cocaine, World News

For more than 30 years, a drug war was waged in Bolivia with the help of the U.S. drug enforcement administration. Bolivia's Yungas region is one o...

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Governor David Paterson Does the Right Thing

Anthony Papa | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, War on Drugs, Cocaine, Mandatory Minimums, Drug Policy, Politics News

The Rockefeller Drug Laws had evolved to become a racist entity that was a complete failure in balancing the scales of justice with the needs of protecting our communities.

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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

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

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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Trey Anastasio, Phish Frontman, Tells Addiction Story On Capitol Hill, Lobbies For Drug Courts

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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Phish's floppy-haired frontman is sporting a sharp, navy blue suit, which can only mean one of two things. And he isn't in a courtroom, so he must be ...

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Arnold: Time To Talk About Legalizing Pot

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Legalizing Pot, Schwarzenegger Pot Legislation, Marijuana, Drugs, War on Drugs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pot Legalization, Politics News

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called on Tuesday for an open debate on legalizing and taxing marijuana. A recent Field Poll showed that 56 ...

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Obama Administration Calls for End to Crack-Powder Sentencing Disparity

Jasmine Tyler | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Crack Cocaine, Anti-Drug Abuse Act, Obama, Drugs, War on Drugs, Coke, Crack-Sentencing, Cocaine, Politics News

Congress and the administration have an obligation to show the country that our criminal justice practices will be fair and sentences proportional to the offense.

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Colombian Drug Lord Eugenio Montoya Sentenced To 30 Years In US Prison

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

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MIAMI — A Colombian who was one of the top financial managers and supervised money-laundering for a cocaine cartel accused of smuggling $10 bill...

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Judges Gone Wild

Dennis Danziger | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg, Public School, Strip-Search, Savana Redding, Zero Tolerance Policy, Safford School District vs Redding, Middle School, War on Drugs, Pranks, Politics News

If the Supreme Court rules in favor of allowing school administrators to order students to take it all off, there may be some uncomfortable moments in tough inner city schools like the one where I teach.

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Another War America Cannot Afford

Bill Haney | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jail, War on Drugs, Prison, Barack Obama, President Obama, Politics News

There are now more than 2.3 million Americans in jail or prison. In fact, the United States now has the world's largest prison population.

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420: Thoughts on Pot vs. Alcohol from a Former Police Chief

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

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If one of these two drugs is implicated in dire health effects, high mortality rates, and physical violence -- and the other is not -- what are we to make of our nation's marijuana laws?

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4/20: National Pot Smokers Day

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

April 20th is "National Pot Smoking Day," a counterculture holiday where people across the world celebrate the conspicuous consumption of marijuana.

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American Violet: A Powerful Movie about Race and the Drug War

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Without spoiling the ending, American Violet is an excellent movie, and tells the story in a moving and heart-wrenching fashion.

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Mexican Drug War: 10 Shocking Facts

GlobalPost | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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In anticipation of President Obama's trip south this week -- first to Mexico on Thursday and then to the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tob...

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Don Mario: Colombia's Most Wanted Drug Lord Captured

AP | CESAR GARCIA | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

BOGOTA — Colombia's most wanted drug lord was cowering like a dog under a palm tree when he was captured Wednesday in a jungle raid involving hu...

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Traffickers Smuggle Drugs Underwater With Semi-Submersibles

Global Post | John Otis | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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Only a few years ago tales of traffickers plying the underseas world aboard cocaine-laden submarines struck anti-drug agents as a Jules Verne fantasy....

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Venezuela Applauds US For Drug Seizure In Rare Gesture

AP | CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela gave the U.S. Coast Guard credit on Thursday for cooperation in a large drug seizure _ a break in bitter squabbli...

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Times Are Great If You Happen To Be A Pirate Beat Writer

Tom Ganjamie | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Pirates, War on Drugs, Michael Crichton, Barack Obama, Somali Pirates, Comedy News

Obama needs to pull off a crazy scheme to convince the pirates to fight the Mexican drug lords in an elaborate double cross to eliminate all our enemies like at the end of The Usual Suspects.

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The Term "Man Caused Disasters" Sounds Weak, but the "War on Terror" Has Always Been Weaker

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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President Obama knows the United States has been losing these wars and also knows the terrible impact these wars have had on a group of people when they are labeled and targeted.

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Washington Post Launches Series On Mexico's Drug War

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

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The Washington Post has launched a year-long series -- "Mexico at War" -- that will take a closer look into the Mexican drug war and offer snapshots o...

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Watch: 5 Benefits To Legal Weed (& The 1 Big Thing Stopping It)

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Judge Jim Gray, Marijuana, Legalize, War on Drugs, Pot, Tom Ammiano, AB 390, California, Weed, Politics News

Judge Jim Gray isn't the bleary-eyed stereotype of an advocate for the decriminalization of marijuana. Gray, who has never tried the drug, is a former attorney in the Navy JAG Corps, and a Judge in conservative Orange Country, CA.

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