New York City Marijuana Arrests Drop, as Do NYPD Stop and Frisks
Efforts to decriminalize marijuana in New York City-- the pot arrest capital of the world-- seem to be paying off.
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Why Good Parents Should Support Drug Legalization
As an ex-junkie, I know how harmful addiction is.
Drug War Takes a Staggering Toll on Mexico’s Young
President Obama is in Mexico City Thursday evening. He is meeting with Mexico's president on trade, immigration and drug smuggling. The country is at war with drug cartels and that spills into the U.S. One border town is caught in the crossfire.
Obama Visits Mexico Amid Shifting Drug War Strategy
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Mexico and Costa Rica this week, starting with a flight Thursday to Mexico City, where he will meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto, who took office in December of last year.
Hydroponic Gardening, The Target of an Insane “Drug War”
Apparently Americans who employ hydroponics are the newest targets in an insane “drug war” that has gone from bad to ludicrous since it was first “declared” in the early 1980s.
Why It’s So Hard For Scientists To Study Medical Marijuana
The nation's research-grade cannabis is controlled by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, whose mission to curb use is at odds with that of researchers looking to study pot's therapeutic properties.
Mexican Government Softens Drug War Language As Cartels Spread To Europe
In an attempt to convince the public that it's not a drug war, the Mexican government is trying to put a new linguistic spin on the country's ongoing conflict with the nation's drug cartels.
NAACP President: American Drug War’s Toll on Liberty Greater Than Apartheid
Ben Jealous, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, appeared on Current TV’s “Viewpoint” Tuesday night
Celebrities Urge Obama Forward on Drug, Sentencing Reform
A coalition of more than 175 artists, actors, athletes, elected officials, and civil rights and civil liberties advocates Tuesday sent an open letter to President Obama
The Drug War and Mass Incarceration By the Numbers
Despite an increased emphasis on treatment and prevention programs in recent years, the Obama administration in its 2013 budget still requested $25.6 billion in federal spending on the drug war. Of that, $15 billion would go to law enforcement, interdiction and international efforts.
