New DEA Chief: ‘Heroin is Clearly More Dangerous than Marijuana’
Last week, he said weed “probably” didn’t pose as great a health risk as heroin.
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Historic Senate Vote Tells DEA to Butt Out of Medical Marijuana States
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted today to rein in the DEA.
Federal Medical Marijuana Law Threatened By White House Veto
A spending bill amendment that will continue to prohibit the federal government from interfering with state medical marijuana laws passed the House on Wednesday.
New DEA Chief Retreats On War Against Weed, Says DEA Will No Longer Focus On Marijuana
With states all across the country lowering their penalties in marijuana cases, the incoming DEA chief says that the agency will no longer focus on marijuana.
Rotten to the Core: The DEA Under Michele Leonhart
Michele Leonhart, the disgraced former head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, didn’t fall from grace—she jumped.
Michelle Leonhart Retires
Michele Leonhart is being pushed out the door. Her disastrous performance last week in Congress over DEA sex scandals sealed her fate.
Why One of Obama’s Top Drug Warriors Is on Political Thin Ice
Embattled DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart's dismal performance in Congress could see her departure.
The Drug War, Not Terrorism, Brought Us Mass Surveillance
The DEA was collecting mass numbers of Americans' foreign calls prior to Sept. 11.
The DEA Prostitute Scandal Is a Window into Drug War Corruption and Impunity
DEA agents consorting with prostitutes provided by Colombian drug cartels is just a very ripe example of the moral rot at the heart of the drug war.
Utah Hears of Danger of Dope-Crazed Rabbits If Marijuana Legalized
DEA agent tells state senate of ‘rabbits that had cultivated a taste for marijuana’ and warns of problems of pesticides, deforestation and erosion
