Passage of Marijuana Laws Hurt US Drug War Cred, Mexico President Says
Calderón has been one of the most vocal opponents of the legalization or decriminalization of drugs as an alternative to fighting the war on drugs head on, since he began the offensive against the drug cartels in 2006, which has no entirely stopped ...latino.foxnews.com
Drug War Poll Shows Americans Believe US Is Losing
The U.S. government's war on drugs, officially launched in 1971, costs an estimated $20 billion to $25 billion annually in anti-drug policy efforts alone, according to reporting from The New York Times. That doesn't include the tremendous costs ...www.huffingtonpost.com
To deal with lab scandal, re-examine the drug war
With the elections now behind us, one of the top priorities for getting our house in order here in Massachusetts should be dealing with the scandal at the state drug lab - and that means re-thinking the war on drugs. Let's be plain about it: The war ...www.baystatebanner.com
The Real Victims of Mexico's Drug War
With voters in Colorado and Washington state approving the legalization of marijuana use on Tuesday, there is hope that the U.S. may be at the beginning of the end of the long, tortuous and fruitless federal war on drugs. If the U.S. Constitution means ...online.wsj.com
Votes could roil state drug war
Votes to legalize recreational marijuana use in Colorado and Washington state have set the stage for a confrontation between states' rights and federal law that could reverberate in Nevada's ongoing war on drugs. The Colorado and Washington measures ...www.lvrj.com
Drug War Challenged After Colorado And Washington Vote To Allow ...
Those who have argued for decades that legalizing and taxing weed would be better than a costly, failed U.S. drug war have their chance to prove it, as Colorado and Washington became the first states to allow pot for recreational use.www.huffingtonpost.com
Overwhelming Majority Of Americans Believe US Losing Drug War: Poll
WASHINGTON - Americans believe overwhelmingly that the U.S. is losing the war on drugs and are unenthusiastic about spending more money to win it, according to a Rasmussen poll released Tuesday.www.khq.com
New DPA Report Highlights the Impact of the War on Drugs on Veterans ...
After a thorough review of new research, our report found that these grave problems have only grown worse since 2009 -- and these problems are only made worse by entrenched drug war policies at the state and federal levels. We arrest far too many ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Rome Festival Adds Johnnie To's 'Drug War' as Second Surprise Competition Film
ROME - Johnnie To's thriller Du zhan (Drug War) will premiere at the International Rome Film Festival after all, after the festival said Sunday that the film would be the second and final surprise selection added to the festival's 15-film competition ...www.hollywoodreporter.com
Kill the Head, Hope the Body Will Die: Mexican Navy Arrests Leader of the Drug ...
Despite the fact that El Peluso was closely connected to Z-40, the top commander of Los Zetas, he was not such an important figure that his demise would bring about the end of the cartel or the substantial weakening of the organization.gawker.com
UCI optimistic it can win drug war
"This partnership with the pharmaceutical companies also allows the showing of technical information which will benefit the anti-doping laboratories to validate detection methods prior to the commercialisation of these drugs. "The other important ...www.thescore.ie
The People Vs. the War on Drugs: Filmmaker Tackles the "Predatory Monster"
How do you make a film about a subject as expansive and many-tentacled as the drug war? Do you focus on its circuitous history?truth-out.org
Drug war in Mexico: Battling the Knights Templar
Drug war in Mexico: Battling the Knights Templar. The "Caballeros Templarios," or Knights Templar, a quasi-religious drug cartel, controls much of Mexico's state of Michoacan.www.washingtonpost.com
Drug War Takes Hit: Colorado and Washington Legalize Marijuana
WASHINGTON - This election day, residents in Colorado and Washington voted in favor of ballot measures that will make marijuana legal for adults aged 21 and over, removing most criminal and civil penalties and replacing the current policies with a ...www.opposingviews.com
Is The War on Drugs "All About the Money"?
In various capacities, he acquired first-hand knowledge of the war on drugs through his direct involvement with counter-narcotics missions.therealnews.com
Drug war runs amok
The government has the power to seize your assets for a crime you did not commit. That's essentially the argument made in a Boston federal court this week as the U.S.www.mysanantonio.com
Another Reason for Mexico to End Its Drug War
Along with catalyzing devastating violence that has claimed 60,000 lives thus far, there's another good reason for Mexico to end its ill-fated drug war -- they are massively abusing the human rights of large numbers of their citizens. A report by the ...stopthedrugwar.org
To's 'Drug War' to preem at Rome Fest
ROME. Hong Kong helmer Johnnie To's China-set gangster movie "Drug War" will world premiere as a surprise movie at the Rome Film Festival where another high-profile Chinese title, Feng Xiaogang's blockbuster epic "Back to 1942," preemed on Sunday.www.variety.com
Experts: Your Home Could Soon Be Battleground In New Drug War
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Doctors say your home could soon be the battleground in the new drug war. Experts tell the KDKA Investigators that tens of thousands of local prescription drug addicts are now looking into the medicine cabinet of the closest home ...pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
New documentary takes on the drug war
The drug war is a massive job generator from drug courts to Drug Enforcement Administration agents and police officers working undercover on the streets to correctional and probation officers in the prisons that dot the American landscape.socialistworker.org
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