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The Drug Czar's Only Job is to Oppose Legalization (And He Sucks at It)
Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske is back in damage control mode again following Mexican President Felipe Calderon's call for a debate on legalizing drugs.
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Feature: Mexico Conference Calls for New Direction in Drug Policy, Says Prohibition Has Failed
As Mexico's war on drugs continues to spiral out of control, pressure is mounting for a new approach. A conference in Mexico City this week had a few suggestions.
Mexico Debates Drug Legalisation (Video)
After 28,000 have died in its latest push to fight drug trafficking organizations, and with other tragic consequences of drug prohibition now so evident, Mexico opens the debate on legalizing drugs.
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Swiss Pol Who Probed Secret CIA Prison System Says Legalize Drugs
A respected Swiss politician who rose to international prominence for unraveling Europe's role in the CIA's secret prison program is now calling for an end to global drug prohibition.
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Detroit Marijuana Legalization Backers Appeal Ballot Rejection
Will Detroiters be able to vote in November on legalizing marijuana? Petitioners gathered the required number of signatures to put the question onto the ballot, but an unexpected roadblock thrown up by a city commission has sent them to the courts.
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Survey USA Poll Gives California Marijuana Initiative Ten Point Lead
The latest California poll shows Prop 19 with a ten point lead and 50%. If the proposition can keep its current supporters and win even a small fraction of the undecided, marijuana could be legal in California next year.
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Nevada Marijuana Initiative Probably Dead in the Water
A Nevada pot legalization initiative aimed at 2012 is in serious trouble after its main backer pulled its funding.
U.S., Mexico Drug Policies Need Debate (Opinion)
Daniel Robelo, a research associate at the Drug Policy Alliance, points out that multiple former and current national leaders are calling for a debate about legalizing drugs to reduce the killings in Mexico, and the issue has made front page news and is causing unprecedented debate around the world. Yet, sadly, legalization is not even part of the policy dialogue in D.C. In fact, the U.S. drug czar has repeatedly said it's not even part of his or President Obama's "vocabulary."
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Drug Legalization Debate Erupts in Mexico
You can't call it a fringe idea when heads of state are bringing it up. Following Mexican President Felipe Calderon's call for a debate about legalizing drugs, his predecessor Vicente Fox is going a step further and calling for outright legalization.
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If We Legalize Marijuana, We'll Bankrupt Canada's Pot Economy
It's an open secret that the Canadian economy has long been propped up by substantial marijuana exports to the U.S. market.