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drug war
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‘Orange Is The New Black’ Actor Speaks Out Against The Drug War
In this weekend's episode of Cannabis Planet, an Orange Is The New Black actor speaks out against drug war.
October 25, 2017
Brazil Deploys Army to Rio Favela Caught in Crosshairs of Drug War
Brazil’s ongoing favela wars have taken a dramatic turn for the bloody, prompting the government to send military troops into…
September 26, 2017
Breaking: Jeff Sessions Goes After Congressional MMJ Protections
In a May 1 letter to Congress, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for authority to prosecute individuals in…
June 13, 2017
Trump, Belief and the Drug War
The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, likes to kill drug dealers and users, or, at least, he’s…
May 30, 2017
Martial Law Declared in South Philippines, Trump Praises Duterte’s Drug War
After threatening to do it for months, on Tuesday, the Philippines’ ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the conflicted southern island of Mindanao.…
May 24, 2017
President Trump’s Troubling ‘Bromance’ with Philippines’ Drug War Strongman
The Philippines’ inimitable President Rodrigo Duterte is being his usual charming self. The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, Agnes…
May 8, 2017
The Coming Surge in the Drug War
The Trump administration’s change of mind about appointing U.S. Rep. Tom Marino to lead the White House’s Office…
May 8, 2017
5 Biggest Myths of the Drug War (and the Trump Administration Officials Peddling Them)
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C. on Saturday for an old-fashioned street protest. Less than 100…
April 24, 2017
Will Loretta Lynch Wind Down the Drug War?
President Obama’s nominee for attorney general, Loretta Lynch, was confirmed by the Senate after a long delay due to Capitol…
April 27, 2015
President Obama Commutes Sentences of 22 Prisoners of the Drug War
The United States has become the land of the free once again for several prisoners of the domestic…
April 1, 2015