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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

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    The US-Mexico border (wikipedia.org)

    Mexico to Rein In US Agencies in Drug War

    The fledgling adminstration of Mexican President Pena Nieto is moving to strengthen its control over US law enforcement and intelligence agencies operating there, a change of course from the policies of his predecessor.
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    Overdose Prevention Deal in New Jersey

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who vetoed a Good Samaritan overdose bill last fall, has reached an agreement with legislators, folding Good Samaritan language into a naloxone overdose prevention bill. That's a twofer for New Jersey!
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    Indiana Welfare Drug Testing Bill Fails

    A bid to impose drug testing on welfare recipients in Indiana has died after legislators could not agree on a means of ensuring payments to the children of recipients who tested positive.
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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.
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    US Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA)

    Justice Safety Valve Act Introduced in House

    With the introduction of the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 in the House this week, now both houses of Congress have the sentencing reform bill before them.
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    Reform Depends on YOU

    StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to continue our work during the most important time in drug reform we've ever seen. We have gifts to send you too, with donations of $15 or more.
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    MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_79.jpg

    Medical Marijuana Update

    The first dispensary in Phoenix has opened, dispensaries in Washington, DC, are ready to go, and there has been more federal enforcement activity in California.