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Drug war spending continues to exceed treatment and prevention spending (ONDCP)

Obama's 2012 Drug Strategy: The Same Old Same Old [FEATURE]

The 2012 National Drug Control Strategy is out. It looks much like the 2010 strategy or the 2005 strategy or the 2000 strategy. There are a few new wrinkles, but nothing much has changed.

Russell Brand at the premiere of Arthur (wikimedia.org)

Russell Brand Talks Drug Policy in Parliament

Actor and comedian Russell Brand called for "love and compassion" for drug addicts at an appearance before a parliamentary committee in London Tuesday and suggested that decriminalization could be a good approach.

It costs $32,000 a year to jail drug offenders at the Colorado State Prison II in Canon City. (cpr.org)

Colorado Drug Sentencing Reform Bill Introduced

A bill that would make possession of controlled substances a misdemeanor instead of a felony has been introduced with bipartisan support in Colorado.

Drug War Autopilot and Co-Autopilot: ONDCP Director Gil Kerlikowske with President Obama

Meet Obama's Proposed 2013 Federal Drug Budget [FEATURE]

The White House has released its proposed 2013 federal drug budget, and it looks pretty much like all the other federal drug budgets, only bigger.

Diacetylmorphine AKA pharmaceutical grade heroin (wikimedia.org)

Giving Addicts Heroin More Effective Than Methadone, Study Finds

Canadian researchers report that giving addicts maintenance doses of heroin is more cost-effective than giving them maintenance doses of methadone.

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Drug Testing for Public Assistance Bills Proliferate in New Year [FEATURE]

Bills targeting welfare recipients or people on unemployment insurance for drug testing are all the rage again this year.

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Drug Policy Reform Gets Standing Ovation in New Jersey Statehouse

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Something amazing happened in New Jersey yesterday. It's not the kind of news that's likely to make national headlines, but I think it says a lot about where our nation is heading when it comes to our attitudes about drug use and the criminal justice system.

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