“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 […]
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On 40th Anniversary of “War on Drugs,” Cops Release Report Showing its Failure
Obama’s Drug Czar Says He Ended “War on Drugs” Two Years Ago Cops Hand-Deliver Report to Drug Czar’s Office While Czar Refuses to Meet WASHINGTON, DC — In conjunction with this week’s 40th anniversary of President Nixon declaring “war on drugs,” a group of police, judges and jailers who support […]
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The Price of Prohibition
Forty years after Nixon declared war on drugs, it’s time to give peace a chance. By Jacob Sullum | June 15, 2011 Forty years ago this Friday, President Richard Nixon announced that “public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse.” Declaring that “the problem has assumed the […]
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Harm Reduction or Mixed Messages?
By J.T. Junig, MD, PhD I’m curious what readers think about needle exchange programs, dosing rooms, and other means of harm reduction. Should we provide clean syringes and needles for drug addicts at taxpayer expense? Should the needles incorporate filters to protect people who dissolve and inject Suboxone—at the same […]
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‘Global War On Drugs Has Failed,’ Former World Leaders Say
“The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world,” a high-powered commission whose members include former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan warns today.
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Snitch Site For Marijuana Informers Backfires In Utah
The state made it easy with a website with helpful links to assist its deputized citizenry in identifying marijuana and signs of grow operations, reports Greg Campbell at dscriber. “Did you know marijuana is being illegally grown in Utah?” the site, with a keen grasp of the obvious, ominously warns. […]
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VANDU v. AG Canada – Insite Case
On May 12, 2011 an historic case will be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. As many of you know, Canada permitted the operation of a “safer injection site” for those using unlawful injection drugs under supervision. This facility, which is known as “Insite” was originally a scientific experiment […]