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• in Politics
  War on Drugs an Epic Fail, Says New Report by World Leaders
  World leaders say we lost the war on drugs. Now what?
  by jimmyzuma / on Jun 2, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “drug policy”

 

• Governor Chris Christie on Drug Policy Reform

  
  The Reality-Based Community — Authority: 122
  It is very difficult for elected officials to talk seriously about drug policy reform (It is easy for them to talk about it non-seriously, but that’s a separate matter). The issues require nuanced dialogue, but the debate is dominated by polarized shouting matches. Reform minded politicians are typically reduced to ...
  1 week ago

• Drug Policy Reform: Guatemalas Otto Perez Molina Calls for Drug Decriminalization

  
  Americas MexicoBlog — Authority: 127
  Fox News Latino : "Only days after taking office on the promise of an "iron fist" approach to security, Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina called for a discussion about decriminalizing drugs. The former general argued on Mexican television that a regional strategy for decriminalization should be looked into as ...
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• Movement for Peace with Justice plans caravan to the U.S. capital

  
  Americas MexicoBlog — Authority: 127
  Translated by CIP Intern Michael Kane CNN Mexico: In August, Mexican poet Javier Sicilia will lead a new caravan, this time to the United States, to call for the U.S. Government to put an end to the illegal arms to Mexico, which “has only left pain and many dead.” Sicilia announced that the Movement ...
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• Obama Has Proven to Be an Adamant Opponent of Marijuana Reform

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 618
  The Obama Administration has often undermined state medical marijuana efforts (photo: ODea) Andrew Sullivan is still trying to defend his absurd claim that Obama somehow deserves credit for growing support for marijuana legalization.  In fact, though, while the decades long trend towards greater support for ...
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• ‘Michelle Alexander: Jim Crow Still Exists in America’

  
  Friends of Justice — Authority: 411
  By Melanie Wilmoth In a recent episode of Fresh Air on NPR, Dave Davies interviews attorney and author Michelle Alexander. In her book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Alexander argues that, as a result of the war on drugs, the U.S. has created a system of mass incarceration which ...
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• Gary Johnson is a Complete Badass

  
  Stoner Culture — Authority: 100
  We don’t talk much about politics here, I think mostly because we’re apathetic and/or disillusioned. There are precisely two politicians I genuinely think would be appropriate leaders of our fair country. One of them is the highly polarizing Ron Paul. No, I do not think he’s the second coming of Jesus, and I ...
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• Canadas Liberal Party Endorses Marijuana Legalization

  
  Carloz Newsvine — Authority: 129
  The Liberal Party of Canada, the country’s oldest federally registered party, has endorsed a resolution calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana in Canada. You can read the non-binding resolution here.
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• It’s Time to End the War on Drugs

  
  Big Government — Authority: 766
  As President I will stop one of the biggest wastes and frauds ever perpetrated on the American people – the trillion dollar war on drugs. While falsely promising us a safer, more sober society, the war on drugs is bankrupting our state and local coffers and costs the Federal government $15 billion dollars per year. ...
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• Product placements: straight, no chaser.

  
  The Reality-Based Community — Authority: 122
  Rogert Ebert wonders why people in movies nowadays swill straight booze. Answer: thats the best drink product placers money can buy.
  2 weeks ago

• Weekend Film Recommendation: Layer Cake

  
  The Reality-Based Community — Authority: 122
  Given that I am in London and sitting in the very chair you see pictured here, it is only natural that I make this weekend’s film recommendation the movie in which it appears: Matthew Vaughn’s stylish and brutal “Layer Cake”. That’s obviously not me pictured, but the magnificent Sir Michael Gambon. He plays ...
  2 weeks ago

• Drug War - U.S.-Mexico Relations: Mexico Secretary of Public Safety presents achievements of Federal Police to U.S. officials during Washington visit

  
  Americas MexicoBlog — Authority: 127
  Milenio : During his working tour of the United States, Mexicos Public Safety Secretary, Genaro Garcia Luna, pointed out to high ranking officials of the administration of Barack Obama the professionalism and international standards of research and intelligence achieved by the Federal Police under the administration ...
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• Drug War - U.S.-Mexico Relations: U.S. Ambassador announces program to support protection of journalists, saying U.S. shares responsibility for combating drug violence

  
  Americas MexicoBlog — Authority: 127
  Of course, the ambassador says nothing about U.S. responsibility in creating the drug violence. The U.S. governments theme of "shared responsibility" with Mexico for solving the violence seems to imply that the responsibility is equal. It is hardly equal. Mexicos major challenge is establishing the rule of law--a ...
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• Former Austin crime lab scientist says reports issued without testing

  
  Grits for Breakfast — Authority: 536
  A fired scientist at the Austin PD crime lab is making serious, public allegations, including that the lab issued reports in drug cases without performing any lab testing. Reported the Austin Statesman (" Fired scientist files complaint against Austin police crime lab ," Jan. 12): A fired former Austin Police ...
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• Cell Phones, Surveys and Problem Drinking

  
  The Reality-Based Community — Authority: 122
  CDC’s new survey shows an apparent sharp increase in the prevalence of binge drinking. Many factors might be driving the part of the jump that reflects a true change in drinking. But as I describe on Stanford SCOPE today, at least part of the increase is due to survey researchers finally beginning to call cell [...]
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• The Emerging and Badly Needed Science of Drug Policy

  
  The Reality-Based Community — Authority: 122
  Drug policy research is at best a modestly sized field. Nonetheless, its findings have significant potential to help societies develop more effective public policies regarding marijuana, heroin, cocaine, nicotine and other psychoactive drugs. I am therefore very glad to announce that an extension of the international ...
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• FDA Won’t Regulate Use of Antibiotics in Healthy Livestock Intended for Human Consumption

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 120
    FDA Won’t Regulate Use of Antibiotics in Healthy Livestock Intended for Human Consumption December 30th, 2011 Via: Guardian : Environmental and consumer groups have condemned the US Food and Drug Administration’s move to renege on its long-held policy to regulate the use of human antibiotics in animal ...
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• The Department of Defense Does the Right Thing for Addicted Military Personnel

  
  The Reality-Based Community — Authority: 122
  Tri-Care, DOD’s health insurance program, has historically refused to cover opiate substitution therapy (e.g., buprenorphine, methadone) for military personnel and family members who are addicted to pain killers and/or heroin. Harold Pollack and I wrote about this at length in American Prospect earlier this year, ...
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