Prohibition Benefits Vancouver Gangs
A retired judge proposes legalizing and regulating drugs, says government plans to put more police officers on the ground won’t lessen the danger to ordinary citizens
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Does Obama’s Pick Signal ‘Change’ At The Drug Czar’s Office?
President Barack Obama has selected Seattle's Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to be the next drug czar. Will his pick bring 'Change' to the War on Drugs?
Mexican Cartels Move Into U.S. Pot Growing
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) – Mexican drug cartels are increasingly active inside the United States, producing homegrown marijuana and gaining new urban footholds, officials say.
Obama’s Half Brother Arrested on ‘Suspicion of Marijuana Possession’
The President's Kenyan half brother was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession and released from jail. George Obama denies the allegations, and says police took him from his home.
Maybe This Is The Way The War On Marijuana Ends
In 'jury nullification', a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. Until our national politicians show some backbone on the issue of marijuana law reform, it's one of the only ways to avoid imposing hideously cruel "mandatory minimum" penalties on marijuana users who don't deserve to go to prison.
Swiss Police Spy Marijuana Field With Google Earth
Police around the world continue to use the internet to hunt marijuana growers
DEA Quits Bolivia on Morales’ Order
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Jan 29, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has removed all its agents from Bolivia, complying with orders by President Evo Morales, officials said.
The Definition of a “Two-Tiered Justice System”
Aside from the intrinsic dangers and injustices of arguing for immunity for high-level government officials who commit felonies (such as illegal eavesdropping, obstruction of justice, torture and other war crimes), it's the total selectivity of the rationale underlying that case which makes it so corrupt.
Obama Names Ed Jurith as Interim Drug Czar
Edward H. Jurith, the longtime lead lawyer for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), has been named the interim director of the agency by President Barack Obama.
British Government Ignores Scientific Advice and Reclassifies Cannabis
Cannabis has been reclassified in England and Wales by the government from a Class C to a Class B drug, carrying a higher maximum jail sentence for possession.
