Tag Archives: War on Drugs

Obama’s New Drug Czar: The Good, The Bad, …

Posted on March 8, 2009 by RagBlog

Gil Kerlikowske, Seattle Police Chief, Obama Drug Czar.Cop SwapBy Geov Parrish / March 5, 2009 Here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly regarding Seattle police chief Gil Kerlikowske’s nomination to become the Obama administration’s new “Drug Czar.” First, the … Continue reading →

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If Not Now, When? Ending the Drug War

Posted on February 28, 2009 by RagBlog

Wizard’s culture-jammed version of a print ad for a popular cleanser envisions potential benefits of medicinal cannabis, still illegal in 36 states, if US researchers were freed of prohibition-mandated limitations.IF NOT NOW, WHEN? Ending the drug warBy Mariann G. Wizard … Continue reading →

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What Will the Candidates Do to End the Unwinnable War on Drugs?

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘The prohibition of drugs is perhaps the most disastrous policy currently pursued by the US government’By Johann Hari / August 10, 2008 On January 20th 2009, either the president of the United States will be a man who used to … Continue reading →

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The War on Drugs: Manufacturing Its Own Enemies

Posted on August 9, 2008 by RagBlog

In plain English: Why the drug war is a crime against humanity explainedBy Carmen Yarrusso / August 9, 2008 Like the Iraq war and the “war on terror”, the so-called “drug war” is a government contrived “war” based on lies … Continue reading →

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Death Row and ‘The Rat Trap’

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Levon Jones was freed from North Carolina’s death row in May after a paid informant recanted her testimony.Death row exonerations expose failings of the ‘snitch system’By Christopher Moraff Since 1973, 129 innocent people were released from death row — more … Continue reading →

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