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Gunmen Slaughter Family of Drug War Hero

MEXICO CITY (Dec. 22) – Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico's most powerful cartel leaders – sending a chilling message to troops battling the drug war: You go after us, we wipe out your families. The brazen pre-dawn slayings...

Opinion: Some Smart Non-Military Moves for Afghanistan

KABUL (Nov. 23) -- As President Barack Obama finalizes his plans for a new phase of a war that now seems to be a deadly stalemate, attention has focused largely on how many additional U.S. troops he will send. But whatever his decision on that point, there are a number of other initiatives -- some tightly related to troop...

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Cory Booker Tweets Up A Pro-Pot Storm

Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker took to Twitter on Wednesday, calling the government's war on drugs a failure that unfairly targets the black population.

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70 Percent Of State Voters Want Lighter Penalties For Personal Drug Use

Seventy percent of California voters want lighter penalties for personal drug use, according to new polling data from San Francisco-based polling firm Tulchin Research.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Jane Yakowitz Bambauer: Does the War on Drugs Affect Your Privacy Rights?

Do the police need a warrant to bring a drug-sniffing dog to your front door?

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Anthony Papa: Doctors Support Treatment, Not Additional Prison Time for Cameron Douglas and Others Who Relapse Behind Bars

An amicus brief was filed by the Drug Policy Alliance on behalf of a wide array of New York State's and the nation's leading medical and substance abuse treatment authorities on Thursday, May 3, in New York federal appeals court challenging what may be the longest-ever federal prison sentence imposed for the simple...

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DEA Cartagena Probe: Agency Embroiled In Prostitution Scandal

The Justice Department inspector general's office said Monday it is investigating possible misconduct by Drug Enforcement Administration personnel in Colombia unrelated to the Secret Service incident with prostitutes at a Cartagena hotel.

DrugWar News From the Web

05/27/12 Soft stance on drugs is dangerous Source: f2 Network As the opposition health spokesman, I am acutely aware of the harm caused by illicit drugs.
05/27/12 âK2,' âSpice' and our towns Source: HometownLife.com Who's selling synthetic marijuana in your community?
05/27/12 THREE STRIKES: Longer sentences' impact carries many... Source: Sentinel and Enterprise - Fitchburg MA What would happen to Massachusetts' prison population under House and Senate versions of a so-called "three-strikes" law that eliminate the chance of early parole for those convicted of three violent crimes?
05/27/12 Faulty crime solutions Source: Champion Newspapers - Chino CA It's hard to tell who is costing the taxpayers more, too many people feeling entitled to government entitlements, or too many do-gooder law-makers trying to score points by tightening up on criminal issues.
05/27/12 Record cocaine haul at Freeport was a Dubai-led... Source: Malta Today Dubai's anti-drug officials have officially revealed that it was them who tracked a 140 kilogramm cocaine shipment across international waters, which eventually were seized at the Malta Freeport three weeks ago.