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Marijuana Legalization: The War On Drugs is Over, and Drugs Won

Marijuana Legalization: The War On Drugs is Over, and Drugs Won

Michael Brew in Drugs 2 days ago

There are more drug offenders, and dealers, in prison than ever before. But drug use is stable and seems to only be going up. Our approach has failed.

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Fair Sentencing Act: Are Crack Cocaine Laws Intentionally Racist?

Fair Sentencing Act: Are Crack Cocaine Laws Intentionally Racist?

Aubrey Bloomfield in Drugs 5 days ago

Federal appeals court rules that sentences for people convicted of crack cocaine offenses should be retroactively reduced, calling existing drug sentencing laws intentionally discriminatory.

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D.A.R.E. is No Longer Anti-Marijuana, But Can This Save the Unpopular Program?

D.A.R.E. is No Longer Anti-Marijuana, But Can This Save the Unpopular Program?

Sam Brounstein in Drugs 6 days ago

Will people start taking the historically unpopular program a little more seriously now?

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Rob Ford Crack Video: You Have to See It to Believe It

Rob Ford Crack Video: You Have to See It to Believe It

Billy Buntin in Drugs 6 days ago

Reporters from the Toronto Star and Gawker have been shown cell phone footage of what appears to be the city’s mayor, sitting in a well-lit room, inhaling from a glass crack pipe.

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Marijuana Legalization 2013: Drug War Hardliners Won't Be Swayed By New Scientific Evidence

Marijuana Legalization 2013: Drug War Hardliners Won't Be Swayed By New Scientific Evidence

Michael Brew in Drugs 1 week ago

A recent study has found that marijuana may be less likely to cause bladder cancer than cigarretes. It's dust in the wind to everyone who might be able to enact policy. Who cares?

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Tom Corbett: Pennyslvania Governor Claims Unemployment is Due to Drug Use

Tom Corbett: Pennyslvania Governor Claims Unemployment is Due to Drug Use

Aubrey Bloomfield in Drugs 3 weeks ago

In an interview with a local radio show on Tuesday, Pennyslvania's Republican Governor Tom Corbett claimed that unemployment in his state is due to drug use.

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Drones In America: Using Drones to Patrol the Drug War Is Foolish — And Illegal

Drones In America: Using Drones to Patrol the Drug War Is Foolish — And Illegal

Michael Brew in Drugs 3 weeks ago

The United States just recently began using surveillance drones as a part of the ongoing War on Drugs. It's a dangerous beginning to the next phase in this failed war.

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5 Things That Will Change Your Mind About the War on Drugs

5 Things That Will Change Your Mind About the War on Drugs

Olivia Davis in Drugs 3 weeks ago

In 2010, the government spent $30,000 per minute on the War on Drugs, and one has to beg why this can even be justified while inequalities caused by the criminal justice system rise.

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