Asset Forfeiture: Federal Appeal Upholds Seizure of Cash Despite Lack of Drugs
Got cash in your car? A federal appeals court just made it easier for the police to seize it as drug money even if there are no drugs around.
New Trial for Martyred Pain Doctor William Hurwitz
Dr. William Hurwitz, whose case weâve reported on extensively, has been granted a new trial.
Drug War Grandstanding: A Bridge to Nowhere
Another prohibitionist politician has been ousted by voters:
From CBS NEWS:
Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski, stung by accusations of arrogance and stubbornness, lost his bid for a second term Tuesday after polling last in a three-way GOP primary.
Arrogant and Stubborn indeed, Murkowski has repeatedly disregarded Alaskan Supreme Court precedent, and public opinion, in his effort to re-criminalize private marijuana possession in his state.
Intern at ONDCP
The Office of National Drug Control Policy looking for interns for the spring semester.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Student Internship Program is structured to challenge and reward a select number of students from across the country. The goal of the program is to allow students to gain an outstanding educational and work experience within various components of ONDCP. The program is intended to provide the students with knowledge, tools, skills, and real life work experiences that they can readily apply to future challenges and professional pursuits.
Anyone interested in drug policy ought to find this pretty exciting. But theyâre a bit picky about the applicants:
Editorial: There's Always Another Drug Cartel...
The capture of cartel leader Javier Arellano-Felix made a lucky day for the US DEA. But even they don't think anything's really going to change from it.
Latin America: US Feds Bust Major Mexican Trafficker, Expect Violence, Continued Drug Trafficking as Result
Federal law enforcement officials risked serious injury from all the back-patting going on at their Thursday press conference celebrating the capture of drug lord Javier Arellano-Felix. But they also acknowledged his arrest would ultimately amount to little.
Feature: SSDP, Drug War Rant Blog Score Media Hit with Attack on DEA Drug-Terror Exhibit
The DEA got more than it bargained for when it brought its drug-terror traveling exhibit to Chicago last week.
Feature: Colorado Marijuana Possession Legalization Initiative Makes the Ballot
An initiative that would legalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana by adults in Colorado has been certified for the November ballot. Now the campaign gets underway.