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 […]
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Too Many Cops?
The crime rate is down but police forces are growing. We’re poorer as a result, but not necessarily any safer. by Ken MacQueen, and Patricia Treble This spring, Tamara Cartwright dropped off an envelope at her local post office outside Lethbridge, Alta. A friend had sent her a jar of […]
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Border Patrol Agent Fired For Views On Drug Legalization Files Lawsuit
By Lucia Graves In September of 2009, border patrol agent Bryan Gonzalez was fired for expressing his views on drug legalization to a fellow agent. Now, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico has joined Gonzalez in filing a lawsuit on First Amendment grounds seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive […]
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Pat Robertson Favors Marijuana Legalization
By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 Count this among the 10 things nobody ever expected to see in their lifetimes: 700 Club founder Pat Robertson, one of the cornerstone figures of America’s Christian right movement, has come out in favor of legalizing marijuana. Calling it getting “smart” on […]
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How large is the U.S. prison population?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 11-9-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 11-9-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3138 Question of the Week: How large is the U.S. prison population? According to an April 2010 study from the Pew Center on the […]
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The Unheard Voices Project
The Unheard Voices Project is a documentary archive of testimonies from offenders, ex-offenders, family members, and experts on the far-ranging consequences of the American criminal justice system.
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FBI Uniform Crime Report on Drug War Facts
With the recent release of the FBI’s 2009 Uniform Crime Report numbers, the Crime and Marijuana Chapters of Drug War Facts have been updated with these additions: Fact 2. (2009, 2008, 2007, 1973 – drug arrests) “In 2009, arrests for drug law violations declined slightly (-2.3%) to 1,663,582. A small […]
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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 […]