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Federal Prosecutors’ Unchecked Power and Zeal Creates Prison Nation
No other arm of the federal government is less accountable.
Browsing: DRUG WAR
Mexican Blogger Covers Bloody Drug War With Questionable Motives And Results
For more than three years, a unique Mexican blog provided a window to the extreme brutality of the country’s drug war and was hailed as an example of brave citizen journalism.
Documentary: How to Make Money Selling Drugs
A new documentary from Tribeca Films has hit the wires. How to Make Money Selling Drugs was produced by Adrian Grenier ("Entourage") and Bert Marcus, and directed by Matthew Cooke.
How the Drug War Can Turn Environmental Activism Into a Deadly Undertaking
As cartels battle drug warriors, environmentalists struggle to preserve nature in dangerous territory.
Drug War Demonizes People
What comes to mind when you think of someone who sells drugs? Maybe it's the shady character luring customers on a corner in a 1980s "Just Say No" ad. Or perhaps you think of the guy from your college with scales in his dorm room, measuring out marijuana to sell to his buddies.
I Went From Selling Drugs to Studying Them — And Found That Most of What We Assume About Drugs Is Wrong
A scientist with a rough past explains how he used his life experiences to blow the lid off modern drug research.
War on Drugs Is Worse Than Prohibition
As Americans obsess over NSA spying, abuse by the IRS, and other assaults on our freedom, I can't get my mind off the thousand other ways politicians abuse us.
Why The ‘War on Drugs’ Has Been Made Redundant
For every 'designer drug' the authorities ban, clandestine labs are churning out a new version. No wonder the law can't keep up…
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Obama Administration Has Spent Nearly $300 Million Cracking Down On Medical Marijuana
An analysis from pro-medical marijuana group Americans For Safe Access found that President Barack Obama's administration has spent nearly $300 million on combatting medical marijuana in states that have legalized the drug.
Police Oppose Call to Decriminalize Drugs in Canada
A report out Thursday calls on Canada to decriminalize personal use of all narcotics and regulate cannabis, saying current policies are failing to reduce drug use or make Canadians safer.
