War on Drugs
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Legalized Marijuana Could Be a $46 Billion Business
And that's without counting the add-on benefits to the fast-food industry
Coast Guard Officer Killed Intercepting Boat in SoCal
Ship, suspected of engaging in drug smuggling, allegedly rammed officers
Drone Poster Artist Arrested, NYPD Does Not Find Satire Amusing
It's good to know the New York Police Department can take a little good-natured ribbing about hypothetical future policing tactics.
Illinois Medical Pot Supporters Fear Monopoly Efforts
Two businessmen accused of trying to block legalization in order to arrange control over market
Feds Have Yet To Clarify Stance on Marijuana Legalization
Keep everybody guessing while the world moves on without them
Despite Ballot Defeat, Pot Legalization Finds Fans Among Tax-Hungry OR Lawmakers
Forget principles, you win legislators with power and money
U.S. Drug Czar on Legal Pot in Colorado and Washington: It's "very clear that federal law will continue to be enforced"
Gil Kerlikowske tells Marketplace radio, "There are questions in front of the Department of Justice. They've made some statements, and it has been very clear that federal law will continue to be enforced."
Hillary Clinton: Legalization Not Answer to Drug War
Doesn't think it will truly stop violence in Central America
Uncertainty in Colorado Following Pot Vote
Prosecutors in parts of state still pressing forward
Municipal Governments in Michigan Reject Marijuana Decriminalization--and Democracy
Flint and Detroit voters approve marijuana decriminalization, their city governments ignore them.
Marijuana Battle Brings Unlikely Allies Together Over Federalism
All of a sudden, everybody wants the feds to back off
Family Sues CIA over Cold War Scientist's Death
Died under mysterious circumstances in 1953 after unknowingly taking LSD
KY State Police Oppose Marijuana Legalization
The announcement comes after the top Indiana cop supported making the stuff legal
Almost Every Crime Involving Drugs Now Gets Sentenced as "Drug Trafficking"
It doesn't mean what you think it means
Despite Legalization, Most Colleges Maintain Pot Ban
Federal money comes with attached strings which force 'em to be killjoys
The New Chair of the House Judiciary Committee "Opposes Any Effort to Legalize Marijuana"
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the new chair of the House Judiciary committee, is a committed drug warrior.
Oakland Wants Judge to Stay Federal Forfeiture Case Against Pot Shop
City says the forfeiture proceeding exceeds the authority of the federal government
Medical Marijuana Bill Could be Voted on in Illinois
If passed it would be one of the most restrictive pieces of similar legislation in the country
Why the Sequestration Cuts Shouldn't Be Part of Any Larger Fiscal Cliff Deal-Making.
So we're facing a "fiscal cliff," Ben Bernanke's term for the following things scheduled to take place on January 1, 2013.
Let's Fret over Children in Chemotherapy Using Medical Marijuana to Dull Pain
They're getting stoned on the wrong drugs!
"Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act" Introduced to Congress
Would exempt states from federal pot laws
Lawyers in Talks to Settle "Fast and Furious" Lawsuit
Congressional Republicans still looking to get hands on documents
Indiana State Police Chief on Pot: "If it were up to me, I do believe I would legalize it and tax it"
In response to the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington, as well as word that two Indiana legislators will soon introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana, Indiana State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell told the State Budget Committee today that he'd like to see marijuana legalized.
'The World Is More Complicated'
David Simon, creator of The Wire and Treme, on New Orleans, private prisons, drug policy, newspapers, and letting down libertarians