Drug Policy Question of the Week – 11-21-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 11-21-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3639 Question of the Week: What are mandatory minimum sentences? As described by the Sentencing Project, “Along with the stepped-up pace of arrests in […]
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Marijuana Voters
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 11-4-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 11-4-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3616 Question of the Week: What is the marijuana vote? An October Editorial from the Christian Science Monitor lauded the federal crackdown on California […]
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Prohibition
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-29-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-29-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3606 Question of the Week: How similar is Ken Burns’ ‘Prohibition’ to the Drug War? Many aficionados have probably seen “PROHIBITION,” the “three-part, five-and-a-half-hour […]
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Marijuana Arrests
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-10-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-10-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3581 Question of the Week: How many people were arrested for marijuana last year? Every September, the FBI releases its annual “Crime in the […]
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Federal Agencies
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-6-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-6-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3576 Question of the Week: What federal agencies enforce drug laws? A new table based on a 2009 report from the RAND Corporation can […]
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Opiate Use
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-1-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-1-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3570 Question of the Week: Is opiate use increasing? Each year around this time, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration releases its […]
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War on Terror
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 9-19-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 9-19-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3554 Question of the Week: Are the “War on Drugs” and “War on Terror” the same? An article in the University of Pittsburgh Law […]
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Mycoherbicides
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 9-18-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 9-18-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3552 Question of the Week: What are mycoherbicides? According to the 2011 Global Commission on Drug Policies report, “Biological methods of eradication, known as […]
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What was the Rainbow Farm?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 9-11-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network in loving memory of all victims of the tragic events that converged on 9-11-01. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3534 Question of the Week: What was the Rainbow Farm? Paraphrasing a […]