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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

  • Attorney General Holder says yes to retroactivity only for some federal crack prisoners. (Image courtesy DOJ)
    Attorney General Holder says yes to retroactivity only for some federal crack prisoners. (Image courtesy DOJ)

    AG Holder Backs Early Release for Crack Cocaine Prisoners

    The Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentences, could be about to get even fairer. The US Sentencing Commission is pondering making it retroactive, and Attorney General Holder agrees.
  • Marijuana Policy Project lobbyists and patient advocates watch SB 17 signed into law. (Image courtesy MPP)
    Marijuana Policy Project lobbyists and patient advocates watch SB 17 signed into law. (Image courtesy MPP)

    Vermont Becomes Eighth Medical Marijuana Dispensary State

    Vermont's Democratic governor has stood up to threats from the US attorney, signing into law the state's medical marijuana dispensary bill.
  • Richard Branson blogs about being invited onto the global commission, on virgin.com.
    Richard Branson blogs about being invited onto the global commission, on virgin.com.

    Big Name Panel Calls Global Drug War a "Failure" [FEATURE]

    The Global Commission on Drug Policy, made up of former heads of state and other international dignitaries, is calling for fundamental reform of the international drug control system.
  • Drug prohibition funds the bloody mayhem in Mexico (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    Drug prohibition funds the bloody mayhem in Mexico (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    Mexico Drug War Update

    No end in sight for the prohibition-related violence plaguing Mexico. The hit men just keep on coming.

  • Rising to the Challenge -- Seizing the Opportunity

    Legalization is an important battle to fight for the country, but victory is not a foregone conclusion. Which way things go depends on the actions that YOU take at this point in time -- the future depends on you.
  • Florida state workers, be prepared to submit one of these if Gov. Scott has his way. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    Florida state workers, be prepared to submit one of these if Gov. Scott has his way. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    ACLU Sues Florida Governor on State Employee Drug Tests [FEATURE]

    Florida's Republican Gov. Rick Scott thinks he can make state employees pee in a cup for him with the stroke of a pen. The ACLU of Florida disagrees and is suing him in federal court.
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    This Week in History

    Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
  • The CHA wants you to pass a drug test if you live in the Kenmore or any other CHA properties. (Image courtesy CHA)
    The CHA wants you to pass a drug test if you live in the Kenmore or any other CHA properties. (Image courtesy CHA)

    Chicago Housing Authority Wants to Drug Test Residents

    Drug testing mania has arrived at the Chicago Housing Authority, which is now proposing to require drug tests of all adult residents, with evictions if they fail.
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