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Feature: Looking Forward -- The Prospects for Drug Reform in Obama's Washingtonstopthedrugwar.org » Drug War Chronicle - Issue #560 - 11/14/08 - Nov 14, 2008 The political landscape in Washington, DC, is undergoing a dramatic shift as the Democratic tide rolls in, and, after eight years of drug war status quo under the Republicans, drug reformers are now hoping the change … Also tagged: profiling, incarceration, congress, organizations, executive branch, the drug debate, mandatory minimums, felony disenfranchisement, crack powder cocaine disparity, alternatives to incarceration, drug courts, due process, reentry rehabilitation |
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Feature: Looking Forward -- Who Should Be the Next Drug Czar?stopthedrugwar.org » Drug War Chronicle - Issue #560 - 11/14/08 - Nov 14, 2008 If there is one man who symbolizes and epitomizes the federal war on drugs, it is the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), colloquially known as the drug czar's office. For the last … Also tagged: academics, the drug debate, ondcp, john walters |
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Feature: Big Day for Pot -- Decriminalization Wins in Massachusetts, Medical Marijuana in Michigan, All Local Initiatives Win, Too!stopthedrugwar.org » Drug War Chronicle - Issue #560 - 11/14/08 - Nov 7, 2008 Barack Obama wasn't the only big winner in Tuesday elections; marijuana polled just as well, if not better. A medical marijuana initiative in Michigan -- the first in the Midwest -- and a decriminalization initiative … Also tagged: medical marijuana, ballot measures, decriminalization, marijuana personal use, ondcp, john walters, lowest priority policies |
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Feature: Sentencing Reform Initiative Defeated in California, "Tough on Crime" Initiatives Win in Oregonstopthedrugwar.org » Drug War Chronicle - Issue #560 - 11/14/08 - Nov 7, 2008 Tough on crime can still trump smart on crime, if Tuesday's elections results on sentencing initiatives in two of the nation's most progressive states are any indication. In Oregon, voters approved two competing … Also tagged: addiction treatment, ballot measures, budgets economics, mandatory minimums, alternatives to incarceration |
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Feature: Signature Gathering for 2010 Oregon Cannabis Tax Act Initiative Suspended, Poor Poll Results Citedstopthedrugwar.org » Stop the Drug War (DRCNet) - Marijuana Policy - Oct 30, 2008 An initiative that would have provided for the nation's first legal, regulated sale of marijuana for personal use is on hold. The organizers of the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) announced last weekend that they were … Also tagged: hemp, medical marijuana, ballot measures, marijuana personal use, legalization, public opinion |
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Feature: Beyond 2008 -- Looking Past the November US Electionsstopthedrugwar.org » Stop the Drug War (DRCNet) - Marijuana Policy - Oct 28, 2008 With the November 4 elections now less than two weeks away, most people, drug reformers included, are focused on the near term. Drug reformers in particular are watching with great interest as Michigan voters decide on … Also tagged: hemp, organizations, medical marijuana, ballot measures, state and local legislatures, treatment not jail, decriminalization, marijuana personal use, legalization, alternatives to incarceration |
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Feature: Beyond 2008 -- Looking Past the November US Electionsstopthedrugwar.org » Drug War Chronicle - Issue #560 - 11/14/08 - Oct 24, 2008 With the November 4 elections now less than two weeks away, most people, drug reformers included, are focused on the near term. Drug reformers in particular are watching with great interest as Michigan voters decide on … Also tagged: hemp, organizations, medical marijuana, ballot measures, state and local legislatures, treatment not jail, decriminalization, marijuana personal use, legalization, alternatives to incarceration |
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Feature: NORML Does Berkeleystopthedrugwar.org » Drug War Chronicle - Issue #560 - 11/14/08 - Oct 24, 2008 The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) held its 37th annual conference last weekend in Berkeley, California, and what better locale than the pot-friendly San Francisco Bay area? Just across … Also tagged: hemp, medical marijuana, marijuana personal use |
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Feature: NATO, US Deepen Anti-Drug Operations in Afghanistan in Bid to Throttle Talibanstopthedrugwar.org » Drug War Chronicle - Issue #560 - 11/14/08 - Oct 16, 2008 The NATO and US forces battling Taliban and Al Qaeda insurgents in Afghanistan are on the verge of expanding their counterinsurgency efforts by getting more deeply involved in trying to suppress the country's booming … Also tagged: executive branch, politics outside us, militarization, drug trade funding terrorists, eradication, opium production, political instability, civil conflict, government corruption |
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Feature: War on Marijuana Failing Despite Drug Czar's Happy Talk, New Reports Findstopthedrugwar.org » Drug War Chronicle - Issue #560 - 11/14/08 - Oct 14, 2008 The White House Office on National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP -- the drug czar's office) has failed on its own terms when it comes to marijuana policy, according to a pair of reports examining government data by a … Also tagged: arrests, addiction treatment, marijuana personal use, ondcp |