US Drug Czar Weighs in on Canada’s Pot Habit
Gil Kerlikowske on the perils of pot legalization, and how Canada creates drug problems for the US
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Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP—the drug czar's office) head Gil Kerlikowske said Tuesday that the country is "in the midst of a serious national conversation about marijuana"—an at least rhetorical advance from his 2009 position that marijuana legalization is "not in the president's vocabulary and not in mine."
Drug Czar Kills Medical Marijuana Buzz
This week, U.S. “Drug Czar” Gil Kerlikowske outlined the country’s new “21st century” drug policies in San Francisco.
Patrick Leahy Floats Legalizing Marijuana Possession At Federal Level For Pro-Pot States
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) reached out to Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, on Thursday in an effort to find out how the federal government intends to deal with states like Colorado and Washington that have recently legalized marijuana possession.
The Kinder, Gentler Drug Czar Still Wants to Lock You Up for Pot
Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske has a new article on The Huffington Post where he once again attempts to fulfill his statutory duty to scare the bejeezus out of Americans who might be considering the legalization of marijuana in three states and the medicalization of marijuana in a dozen others. This time he cites stats from something called ADAM, warning that over half of arrestees in ten surveyed metro areas tested positive for drugs! You need to be afraid, very afraid, of the crime-seeking drug junkies!
No Cease-Fire In the War on Drugs
President Barack Obama's drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske, doesn't like the term "drug war." He argues that none of the smart guys in law enforcement uses it.
LEAP: White House Dismisses Popular Marijuana Petitions
Late Friday night the White House issued a typical evasive rejection of the several marijuana legalization petitions that collected more signatures than any other issue on its "We the People" website.
White House Responds to Online Marijuana Petitions
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Obama White House has officially responded to overwhelming calls for marijuana legalization in its We the People online petition drive. The answer: Marijuana will not be legalized because it's bad, m'kay.
Drug Czar Doesn’t Want to be Drug Czar Anymore
It's hard to imagine a worse job than defending the drug war every single day, and it looks as though Gil Kerlikowske has had about all he can take.
The Drug Czar Shows Weakness in the Marijuana Legalization Debate
There's been much discussion recently about the Drug Czar's request to meet with the Seattle Times editorial board in an apparent response to this editorial endorsement of marijuana legalization.