Federal Sentencing Reforms Go Into Effect Nov 1st
CANNABIS CULTURE - Federal drug sentencing reforms adopted earlier this year by the US Sentencing Commission went into effect today.
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U.S. War On Drugs in Afghanistan is $7.6B Failure
The U.S. government wasted $7.6 billion on an ill-conceived drug war in Afghanistan that was doomed to failure from the start, according to a scathing new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Meet Lebanon’s Cannabis Farmers Joining the Fight Against IS
They are unlikely first responders to Islamic militants, but heavily armed cannabis farmers who once fought against the Lebanese army are now turning their weapons elsewhere.
Obama’s Nominee For a Top DOJ Slot Has Said States Should Legalize Marijuana
The Post's Sari Horwitz reports that Obama intends to nominate Vanita Gupta, currently director of the ACLU's Center for Justice, to lead the civil rights division of the Justice Department
More Drug War Anal Probes, This Time in Tennessee
Last year we learned of three incidents in New Mexico in which motorists pulled over for moving violations were subjected to forced anal cavity searches
Read Carl Sagan’s Compelling Pitch For An American TV Show About Drugs
The release of previously unpublished correspondence reveals that, in 1990, Carl Sagan sent a letter to the president of the Drug Policy Foundation with an idea
How Should Our Society Deal With People Who Use Drugs?
The vast majority of Americans agree that the drug war is not working.
Bill Filed to Rein In Police Militarization
Concerns about the militarization of American policing have been on the increase for some time now
Volunteer Medics on the Front Lines of the Drug War
Ambulance drivers in Guatemala see the costs of prohibition up close every day.
Data From Mexico’s “Drug War” Links Income Inequality and Violent Crime
CANNABIS CULTURE - Mexico’s “drug war” resulted in an estimated 60,000 deaths between 2006 and 2012, with another 26,000 Mexicans missing as a result of the violence.
