Jamaican gangster and drug kingpin Christopher “Dudus” Coke, subject of a violent month-long manhunt in the slums of West Kingston, surrendered to authorities on Wednesday without a shot being fired. He happened to be dressed as a woman at the time, police gleefully announced, providing photo evidence — a darkly […]
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Science News on Medicinal Cannabis
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-21-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-21-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2946 Question of the Week: Is there any science news on medical marijuana? Those of you who follow medicinal cannabis likely know that this […]
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US MI: Who’s Making Money Off Medical Marijuana?
Newshawk: Please Write a LTE www.mapinc.org/resource/#guides Pubdate: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 Source: Detroit Free Press (MI) Page: 4A Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/ZU02YgTA Copyright: 2010 Detroit Free Press Contact: http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/opinion04/50926009 Author: Katherine Yung, Free Press Business Writer Cited: Michigan Department of Community Health http://drugsense.org/url/nDFeNDPs Referenced: Michigan’s law http://drugsense.org/url/8mvr7sW8 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Michigan+medical+marijuana Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?253 (Cannabis […]
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Joe Califano: Just as stupid as ever; after all these years.
June 19, 2010 Joe Califano: Just as stupid as ever; after all these years. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., is a native New Yorker, Harvard educated lawyer, and career bureaucrat who entered federal service in 1961 after a stint in the Navy and soon became a behind-the-scenes power in the Johnson […]
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US: Justices Ease Deportation Rule in Minor Drug Cases
Pubdate: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 Source: New York Times (NY) Page: A20 Webpage: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/us/15scotus.html Copyright: 2010 The New York Times Company Contact: letters@nytimes.com Website: http://www.nytimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298 Author: Adam Liptak Referenced: the Supreme Court decision http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/09-60.pdf Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/deportation JUSTICES EASE DEPORTATION RULE IN MINOR DRUG CASES WASHINGTON — Immigrants who […]
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Can heroin be used to treat heroin addiction?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-9-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-6-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2930 Question of the Week: Can heroin be used to treat heroin addiction? First, a look at the numbers finds that there were approximately […]
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What makes drug policy a human rights issue?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-6-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-6-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2927 Question of the Week: What makes drug policy a human rights issue? Let’s first count the numbers. In its “Prisoners in 2008” report, […]
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The effectiveness of paramilitary drug law enforcement
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 5-25-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 5-25-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2912 Question of the Week: Is the use of paramilitary SWAT raids in drug enforcement effective? First, let’s count the numbers. The Office of […]
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The federal government’s failure to find any positive use for marijuana
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 5-19-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 5-19-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2902 Question of the Week: Why has the federal government failed to find any positive use for marijuana? Let’s say that it did, but […]