On this Mother's Day, more than 100,000 women are behind bars in American prisons, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and many of them are doing time for drug offenses. That's too many, said me…
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Posted in House of Representatives Votes Down Defunding Medical Marijuana Raids [FEATURE]
May 9, 2012 | 3 views | No Comments
Four US representatives introduced an amendment to the Justice Department appropriations bill, House Resolution 5326, which would bar the agency from spending funds to attack medical marijuana operations in states…
Is the D.A.R.E. Program Good for America’s Kids?, From ProCon.org
May 3, 2012 | 3 views | No Comments
Is the D.A.R.E. program good for America's kids (K-12)? Read the pro and con arguments with detailed citations at dare.procon.org, part of the ProCon.org family.Follow Drug War Chronicle for more importan…
A Mother’s Day Declaration: “The Drug War Hurts Our Families”
May 1, 2012 | 1 views | No Comments
Mothers from around the country will join with law enforcement and students at the National Press Club on May 2nd in honor of Mother’s Day. The press conference will launch a new coalition of national organizations that will represent mothers, police and students that seek to finally end the disastrous drug war.
West Virginia Governor Orders Job Trainee Drug Testing
April 25, 2012 | 4 views | No Comments
It's not just Republicans hopping on the drug testing bandwagon. On Tuesday, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, a Democrat, issued an executive order requiring people who seek state-funding job training to f…
Obama’s 2012 Drug Strategy: The Same Old Same Old [FEATURE]
April 20, 2012 | 1 views | No Comments
The Obama administration released its 2012 National Drug Control Strategy and accompanying 2013 drug budget Tuesday, and while the administration touted it as a "drug policy for the 21st Century," it is …
