Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-11-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-11-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3461 Question of the Week: Has Swiss drug policy been effective? In a recent Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, Joseph Califano and former drug czar […]
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Softer pot laws saved Philadelphia $2 million in 2010
By David Ferguson Saturday, July 9th, 2011 The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office estimates that it saved the city two million dollars in revenue through a new program designed to deal with individuals arrested with less than 30 grams (slightly more than one ounce) of marijuana. According to The Philadelphia Daily News, new […]
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Hemp Facts from Drug War Facts
Check out the new Drug War Facts flyer called “Hemp Facts from Drug War Facts.” It references a number of Facts in the expanded Hemp Chapter to provide an overview of the industrial hemp issue.
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Military and the Drug War
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-6-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-6-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3454 Question of the Week: Does the military participate in the drug war? According the Washington Law Office on Latin America (WOLA), in 1986 […]
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Posse Comitatus Act
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-3-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-3-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3449 Question of the Week: What is the Posse Comitatus Act? A definitive report from the Congressional Research Service released in 2000 states, “Americans […]
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Who declared war on drugs?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-26-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-26-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3440 Question of the Week: Who declared war on drugs? “America’s public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse. In order […]
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Consultation on Proposed Improvements to the Marihuana Medical Access Program
In response to concerns heard from Canadians, the Government of Canada announced on June 17, 2011 that it is considering improvements to the Program. The proposed improvements would reduce the risk of abuse and exploitation by criminal elements and keep our children and communities safe. Health Canada would like to […]
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Call Off the Global Drug War
By JIMMY CARTER Atlanta IN an extraordinary new initiative announced earlier this month, the Global Commission on Drug Policy has made some courageous and profoundly important recommendations in a report on how to bring more effective control over the illicit drug trade. The commission includes the former presidents or prime […]
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40 Years of Drug War Hasn’t Worked
“Time for a Change,” Says 9-Year Veteran By Eric Sterling, AlterNet The “War on Drugs” was launched by President Richard Nixon 40 years ago this week. In 1980, at the end of its first decade, I began a nine-year career as a “captain” in the war on drugs. I was […]