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Review Essay: The Border and Mexico's Drug Wars
The literature of the Mexican drug war and the border continues to expand. Here, we look at four recent titles.
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Rand Paul Blocks Federal Synthetic Drug Bans
Sen. Rand Paul is placing a giant stop sign in front of the Senate as it rushes to enact new bans on new drugs.
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Congress Okays Drug Tests for Unemployment Benefits
Faced with GOP demands to drug test people seeking unemployment benefits, the Democrats first fought them off, then accepted some testing as a compromise to get the payroll tax extension passed.
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The Top Ten Domestic US Drug Policy Stories of 2011 [FEATURE]
2011 was a busy year in drug policy. Here is our selection of the biggest stories of the year here at home.
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Congress Votes to Restore Needle Exchange Funding Ban
Ignoring strong evidence that needle exchange programs prevent the spread of AIDS and other blood-borne diseases, the US Congress has decided to ban the use of federal funds for them.
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Breaking: Congress Votes to Kill People
[image:1 align:right]Earlier this week we alerted our email subscribers and web site readers that Repu
Email from Rep. Jose Serrano on Reinstatement of Federal Syringe Exchange Funding Ban
(The following statement from Rep. José Serrano (D-NY), sponsor of 2009 legislation that repealed the ban on federal funding of sy
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Federal Unemployment Benefits Drug Test Bill Introduced
A Republican congressman from Georgia has introduced a bill that would mandate drug screening assessments for unemployment applicants and drug tests for those assessed as having a "high probability" of being drug users. But he cited only apocryphal evidence for any need for such legislation.
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US House Votes to Ban New Synthetic Drugs
As expected, the House of Representatives has passed a bill banning synthetic stimulants and cannabinoids. On the positive side, 98 members voted against responding to the drugs with a new prohibition.