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2 New TV Series Examine CIA’s Role in the War on Drugs
A couple of excellent television series released this summer are looking at how closely the CIA has been…
August 23, 2017
Oregon’s Governor, State Police Chief Stand Up for Marijuana Legalization
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s governor and the head of the state police defended the state’s legal…
August 23, 2017
Why Jeff Sessions Doesn’t Need a Cannabis Crackdown
It’s the crackdown that never came, the American War on Drugs’ Phoney War, the interminable lull between the…
August 22, 2017
Utah to Obey Order for DEA Drug Database Search
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will obey a court order to let the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…
August 22, 2017
Trump and Sessions Reveal Historical Links Between White Supremacy and the War on Drugs
While Trump’s defense of white nationalists, Nazis and the KKK in Charlottesville was appalling and disgusting, anyone who…
August 22, 2017
U.S. Health Chief Lauds China for Help with Opioid Control
BEIJING (AP) — China has been an “incredible partner” in cracking down on synthetic opioids seen as fueling…
August 21, 2017
Trump Won Places Drowning in Despair… Can He Save Them?
ABERDEEN, Wash. (AP) — One-hundred-fifty baskets of pink petunias hang from the light posts all over this city,…
August 21, 2017
Can Jeff Sessions Use the Cole Memo to Undermine Legal Marijuana States?
Although we have written often about the Obama-era Cole Memo which, in another lifetime, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called…
August 17, 2017
U.S. Teen Drug Overdose Deaths Inch Up After Years of Decline
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of decline, teen deaths from drug overdoses have inched up, a new…
August 16, 2017
DEA and Justice Department at Odds on Medical Pot Research
A year ago, the DEA began accepting applications to grow more marijuana for research. They now have 25…
August 16, 2017