Sinaloa Cartel May Resort To Deadly Force In US
Authorities say Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, the reputed leader of the Mexican cartel, has given his associates the OK, if necessary, to open fire across the border.
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Justice Department Urges Equalizing Drug Sentences
Justice Department officials this morning endorsed for the first time proposed legislation that would eliminate vast sentencing disparities for possession of powdered versus rock cocaine, an inequality that civil rights groups say has disproportionately affected poor and minority defendants.
America’s Schizoid Pot Culture – 4 in 10 Have Smoked It, and Millions Are Still Getting Busted
The Obama administration is giving mixed signals on its pot policies despite a tidal shift in social views on legalizing marijuana.
Obama’s DoJ Backs Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Providers
It's official – under Barack Obama, the Department of Justice will not restrain federal prosecutors targeting medical marijuana providers.
Washington War On Drugs A Failure
Canada's federal government should join the chorus condemning the US War on Drugs
We Tried A War Like This Once Before
In 1932, Alphonse Capone, an influential businessman then living in Chicago, used to drive through the city in a caravan of armor-plated limos built to his specifications by General Motors.
Obama’s Demented Drug Policy
As he leaves on a trip to Mexico, the president looks poised to continue the same ruinous drug policies and the same failing tactics in the war on drugs.
Political Winds Shift in Favor of Legalized Pot
Experts say an unprecedented confluence of factors might finally be driving a change on marijuana
Mexico Begins Debate on Cannabis Legalization
Mexican lawmakers and experts on Monday began a first debate on the legalization of marijuana as part of a possible strategy to tackle the country's powerful drug cartels.
Mexican Ambassador: US Should Take Marijuana Legalization Seriously
Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan joined CBS' Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation today to talk about the violence on Mexico's border resulting from the drug trade. Among other things, the senior diplomat told Schieffer that the U.S. should take the debate over marijuana legalization seriously.
