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children walking from home to school in Bamako, Mali (JoeyTranchinaPhotography©2014 Sète, France)
children walking from home to school in Bamako, Mali (JoeyTranchinaPhotography©2014 Sète, France)

What To Do About the Drug Trade in West Africa? [FEATURE]

A new report from the West Africa Commission on Drugs calls for decriminalization and a public health approach, but that may be just the beginning of changes needed in West Africa.
NYC marijuana arrests just keep on coming. (www.nyc.gov)
NYC marijuana arrests just keep on coming. (www.nyc.gov)

Chronicle AM -- June 10, 2014

New York City residents are still getting arrested for marijuana at the rate of 80 a day, New York state residents face another year without medical marijuana passing, Philly heads for decriminalization of a sort, the Justice Department supports retroactivity for recent sentencing reforms, the Sinaloa cartel has apparently lost another key leader, and more.
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GAO Says ONCDP Not Achieving Drug Goals So Far

A day after the drug czar's office issued its 2013 national drug strategy, the GAO reported that it isn't achieving most of the goals it identified in its 2010 national drug strategy.
Obama's 2014 drug budget came out Wednesday. (whitehouse.gov)
Obama's 2014 drug budget came out Wednesday. (whitehouse.gov)

Modest Changes in Obama's FY 2014 Drug Budget

The White House released the FY 2014 drug budget Wednesday. Its "21st Century drug policy" still has some 20th Century priorities.