War on Drugs

California Attorney General Kamala Harris may have won re-election in the state last month by beating the pro-weed Republican candidate Ron Gold, but recently she said she has no “moral opposition” to marijuana and is “not opposed” to legalizing the drug. RT.com In fact, Harris said she thinks the idea …

This Sunday, federal drug agents raided a number of NFL teams under suspicion of illegally dispensing legal drugs to their players. Some of the vital evidence used to justify this raid was gathered by TSA agents who observed players sharing prescription pain killers while traveling on airplanes, and passing through …

“Think about our global drug war not as any sort of rational policy but as the international projection of a domestic psychosis” Why is there a global war on drugs? Ethan Nadelmann gives an impassioned and intellectual TED talk about “The War on Drugs,” and proposes a number of ideas …

“Our drug statutes must put a stronger emphasis and heavier penalties on those involved with the drug trade” (Except for my son) Little Rock Arkansas – Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe recently announced that he is planning to pardon his own son for a drug charge that he received over a …

Winston County, AL – Former Winston County police officer has pleaded guilty to forcing a woman into cooking methamphetamine so he could feed his drug habit. 42-year-old former officer Grady Keith Concord is charged with extortion under color of official right, manufacturing methamphetamine, and manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine on premises …

The New York Police Department will no longer arrest people simply for possessing small amounts of marijuana, Commissioner Bill Bratton announced Monday. Instead, individuals will be ticketed and fined. RT.com Beginning on November 19, the new policy will apply to people who are found with 25 grams of cannabis or …

Only the state can smash down someone’s door in the middle of the night looking for an arbitrary substance, shoot an innocent person, say it was an accident, and enjoy complete impunity. Manchester, NH — A DEA agent who shot an innocent grandmother during a botched raid on her home …

Imagine doors busted down, dogs being shot, and people being caged, for yet another plant. Westminster, Massachusetts – Health officials in the town of Westminster, Massachusetts are attempting to pass laws that would ban all tobacco sales within town limits. Tobacco is already heavily regulated throughout the US, making tobacco …

A cargo ship connected to Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell was recently stopped and searched before departing from Colombia. During the search, Colombian Coast Guard agents seized roughly 90 pounds of cocaine. The drugs were found on the Ping May, which is a vessel operated by the Foremost Maritime Corporation, a …

The seizing and shutdown by the FBI of Silkroad 2.0, a “darknet” marketplace, has just caused a ripple in the market that will inevitably lead to more crime and deaths from drug use and sales. Silkroad 2.0 and other darknet sites like it, provide their users with the ability to …