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Drug Policy Group Sues Governor for Altering Proposition 36 (California)
from Associated Press, July 13, 2006Ambassador to US Resigns in Dispute Over Drugs (Colombia)
from The Guardian, July 13, 2006Vancouver MP Libby Davies Urges Campaign to Save Safe Injection Site
by psmith, July 12, 2006, 07:58pmTennessee Judge Throws Out State's Drug Tax Stamp Law
from Associated Press, July 12, 2006British Doctor Says Marijuana Caused Death of 23-Year-Old
by psmith, July 12, 2006, 11:47amMore Schools Test For Drugs
from USA Today, July 12, 2006Methamphetamine Sold Openly In Stores
by psmith, July 11, 2006, 12:25pmAt least 21 states include drug offenses in their definitions of child abuse
by psmith, July 11, 2006, 12:04pmRumsfeld Says Drug Trade Aids Afghan Insurgency
from New York Times, July 10, 2006Fierce Clashes Around Afghan Opium Center
from Test Publication, July 10, 2006Commission Candidate Espouses Marijuana Legalization (Lee County, Florida)
from , July 10, 2006Rave Drug Named in "Honor" of Kanck (Australia)
from Test Publication, July 10, 2006Coming in the Chronicle this week
by psmith, July 09, 2006, 11:48pmMarijuana Group Trying to Get Two Issues on Ballot (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
from , July 07, 2006Tax Act, Drug Deals Don't Stick (Connecticut)
from , July 07, 2006Medical Marijuana: Five Arrested, 13 Dispensaries Raided by DEA in San Diego
by psmith, July 07, 2006, 01:00am, (Issue #443)Five Arrested, Marijuana Dispensaries Raided (DEA, San Diego)
from , July 06, 2006No Plans to Legalize Soft Drugs, Russian President Says
from , July 06, 2006Court Hears Pot vs. Privacy Pitches (Alaska)
from , July 06, 2006Coming in the Chronicle this week
by psmith, July 05, 2006, 09:54pmAustralian MP Says Raves Safer Than Hotel Bars, Urges Pill Testing Programs
from , July 05, 2006DRCNet friend and future Speakeasy blogger Cliff Thornton is first African American to run for governor of Connecticut
from , July 03, 2006Severed Heads in Acapulco Drug War Bad Sign for Next Mexican President (Reuters)
from , July 03, 2006
Drug War Issues
Criminal JusticeAsset Forfeiture, Collateral Sanctions (College Aid, Drug Taxes, Housing, Welfare), Court Rulings, Drug Courts, Due Process, Felony Disenfranchisement, Incarceration, Policing (2011 Drug War Killings, 2012 Drug War Killings, 2013 Drug War Killings, 2014 Drug War Killings, 2015 Drug War Killings, 2016 Drug War Killings, 2017 Drug War Killings, Arrests, Eradication, Informants, Interdiction, Lowest Priority Policies, Police Corruption, Police Raids, Profiling, Search and Seizure, SWAT/Paramilitarization, Task Forces, Undercover Work), Probation or Parole, Prosecution, Reentry/Rehabilitation, Sentencing (Alternatives to Incarceration, Clemency and Pardon, Crack/Powder Cocaine Disparity, Death Penalty, Decriminalization, Defelonization, Drug Free Zones, Mandatory Minimums, Rockefeller Drug Laws, Sentencing Guidelines)CultureArt, Celebrities, Counter-Culture, Music, Poetry/Literature, Television, TheaterDrug UseParaphernalia, Vaping, ViolenceIntersecting IssuesCollateral Sanctions (College Aid, Drug Taxes, Housing, Welfare), Violence, Border, Budgets/Taxes/Economics, Business, Civil Rights, Driving, Economics, Education (College Aid), Employment, Environment, Families, Free Speech, Gun Policy, Human Rights, Immigration, Militarization, Money Laundering, Pregnancy, Privacy (Search and Seizure, Drug Testing), Race, Religion, Science, Sports, Women's IssuesMarijuana PolicyGateway Theory, Hemp, Marijuana -- Personal Use, Marijuana Industry, Medical MarijuanaMedicineMedical Marijuana, Science of Drugs, Under-treatment of PainPublic HealthAddiction, Addiction Treatment (Science of Drugs), Drug Education, Drug Prevention, Drug-Related AIDS/HIV or Hepatitis C, Harm Reduction (Methadone & Other Opiate Maintenance, Needle Exchange, Overdose Prevention, Pill Testing, Safer Injection Sites)Source and Transit CountriesAndean Drug War, Coca, Hashish, Mexican Drug War, Opium ProductionSpecific DrugsAlcohol, Ayahuasca, Cocaine (Crack Cocaine), Ecstasy, Heroin, Ibogaine, ketamine, Khat, Kratom, Marijuana (Gateway Theory, Marijuana -- Personal Use, Medical Marijuana, Hashish), Methamphetamine, New Synthetic Drugs (Synthetic Cannabinoids, Synthetic Stimulants), Nicotine, Prescription Opiates (Fentanyl, Oxycontin), Psilocybin / Magic Mushrooms, Psychedelics (LSD, Mescaline, Peyote, Salvia Divinorum)YouthGrade School, Post-Secondary School, Raves, Secondary School
Consequences of Prohibition
CorruptionFinancial Corruption, Glamorization of Criminality, Government CorruptionCrime & ViolenceCivil Conflict, Drug Trade Funding Terrorists, Increased Illegal Gun Prevalence, Police/Suspect Altercations, Property Crime, Turf WarsDisorderDrug Trade in Schools, Open Air Markets, Police-Community Tensions, Political InstabilityEnvironmental HarmDeforestation, Meth LabsFutile PursuitsBusts & SeizuresHarm IntensificationDisease, Increased Drug Potency, Overdoses, Poisoned Drug Supply, Popularization of Worse Drugs
Politics & Advocacy
AcademicsElectoral PoliticsBallot Measures (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020), Candidates/RacesFederal GovernmentCongress, Executive Branch (DEA, ONDCP), Federal CourtsLaw EnforcementLegal CommunityOur SideOrganizations (Changing Minds 2009, Changing Minds 2010, Director's Blog), Political LeadersPolitics Outside USCanada, Philippines, United NationsPollingState & Local GovernmentState & Local Executive Branches, State & Local Legislatures, State CourtsThe Drug DebateDecriminalization, Legalization (Legalization Supporters, Marijuana Legalization), Media, Medicalization, Moderates, Prohibition, Public Opinion, Regulation of Legal Drugs, Spending Priorities, Tax and Regulate, Treatment Not JailThe Other SideBarry McCaffrey, Jim Sensenbrenner, John Walters, Mark Souder