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Latin America: Guatemala Imposes "State of Prevention" in Drug Crackdown
Guatemalan authorities declared a form of martial law in San Marcos province this week in a bid to crack down on opium growing and drug trafficking.
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ONCDP Media Campaign: Drug Czar's Anti-Drug Ads a Flop, GAO Says
The drug czar's office wants $120 million more this year for its much criticized Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign -- but the GAO says it doesn't work and is a waste of money.
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First Amendment: Kenneth Starr Joins Appeal of 9th US Circuit Ruling in "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Case
Former Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr is joining forces with an Alaska school district in hopes they can get the US Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision upholding the First Amendment rights of a high school student.
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Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
An encore performance by an Alabama judge with a serious bad habit, some Chicago cops copping pleas for robbing drug dealers, a pair of US air marshals being sentenced for acting as drug couriers, and a small-town Texas police chief looking for work after there were too many questions about where some drug money went.
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Law Enforcement: Drug War Takes Another Officer's Life
Another police officer has been killed fighting the war on drugs.
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Jacob Sullum on the Hurwitz Case
Jacob Sullum of Reason magazine has opined once again on the Hurwitz pain case in The Accidental Drug Trafficker: A repudiation of prosecutions that treat doctorsâ errors in judgment as felonies.
If you haven't already, check out our news feature on this story .
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Waiting to Inhale
Screening of a documentary on medical marijuana â and a debate between the Marijuana Policy Project's Rob Kampia, Drug Policy Allianceâs Ethan Nadleman, and two prohibitionists, including a representative from the drug czarâs office.
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Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America
Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America
(Cato Institute, 2006)
POLICY FORUM
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
12:00 PM (Luncheon to Follow)
Featuring the author Radley Balko, Policy Analyst, Cato Institute, with comments by Norm Stamper, Seattle Police Chief (Ret.) and author of Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Exposé of the Dark Side of Policing.
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Dammit Bobby, You're a Prosecutor Not a Scientist!
For a quick laugh check out âReport Shows Marijuana Users Growing Olderâ from the Salem News in Ohio. (Update:Â now removed, hopefully for the reasons listed below. Full article appears in the comments section of this post).
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In Brazil.
Here I am.
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
We need to change our drug forbition law. Too.
That DRY LAW produces violence and deaths.
If you come to Rio de Janeiro, call me:
Phone : 55-21-9255-3145
In The Trenches
Medical Marijuana Debate to Feature Top Government Official, Pulitzer Prize Winner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 30, 2006
Medical Marijuana Debate To Feature Top Government Official, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Drug Czar Special Assistant David Murray to participate; journalist Clarence Page to moderate