By siteczar – Posted on December 13th, 2008 Boston Globe, December 13, 2008 REPRESENTATIVE Jim Ramstad, a Republican from Minnesota, is said to be a candidate for drug czar in the Obama administration. This would take bipartisanship one step too far,...
Outgoing Drug Czar John P. Walters claims that the U.S. “war” on drugs is working (“Our Drug Policy Is a Success,” Dec. 5), but that’s true only if one redefines success. Here’s the reality: Illegal substances — from marijuana to cocaine...
By siteczar – Posted on December 13th, 2008 by Dan Bernath, MPP Blog Yesterday, Bruce pointed out that the latest government data indicate that over the past 15 years teen cigarette use has declined and marijuana use increased to the point...
By siteczar – Posted on December 23rd, 2008 If Obama Is Pro-Science and Honest, He’ll Put the Kibosh on the Drug War By Alexander Zaitchik, Alternet One of the many things that made Barack Obama such a refreshing candidate was his...
By siteczar – Posted on December 23rd, 2008 The stoner community is clamoring to say it: “Yes we cannabis!” Turns out, with several drug-war veterans close to the president-elect’s ear, insiders think reform could come in Obama’s second term — or...
By siteczar – Posted on January 8th, 2009 By Russ Belville, NORML. Posted January 8, 2009. The next surgeon general needs to stop putting politics before science. Gupta may not be ready for that. If Dr. Sanjay Gupta is picked for...
By siteczar – Posted on January 16th, 2009 By Stanton Peele Some progressives want to change our approach to drugs to recognize that there will be continuing use, and to accept the need to protect users through providing them with clean...
By siteczar – Posted on December 7th, 2008 For over 35 years America’s war at home, the Drug War, has been raging. Owing in large part to drug war excesses, the United States now locks up more of its citizens than...
