Tag: National Drug Control Policy

(10 posts)
July 30, 2014
07/30/2014
The Required White House Response on Marijuana

The Required White House Response on Marijuana

When the White House issued a statement last night saying that marijuana should remain illegal — responding to our pro-legalization editorial series — officials there weren’t just...
Comment → Comment →
February 14, 2014
02/14/2014
Representative Cohen Introduces Unmuzzle The Drug Czar Act

Representative Cohen Introduces Unmuzzle The Drug Czar Act

Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced federal legislation, House Resolution 4046, to remove legal restrictions prohibiting the Office of National Drug Control Policy from researching marijuana legalization....
Comments (2 Comments) Comments (2 Comments)
August 12, 2013
08/12/2013
Gil Kerlikowske: The Drug Czar’s Living Obituary

Gil Kerlikowske: The Drug Czar’s Living Obituary

The remarkable man who encouraged legislation by doing absolutely nothing. After four years at the helm of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske has...
Comments (1 Comment) Comments (1 Comment)
June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.26)

It’s been a good week for medical marijuana in state legislatures, with New Hampshire now poised to become the 19th medical marijuana state, and that’s just for...
Comment → Comment →
May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
Fail: Drug Czar Tries to Link Marijuana and Crime

Fail: Drug Czar Tries to Link Marijuana and Crime

The nation’s so-called ‘drug czar’, Gil Kerlikowske, convened a press conference last week to release new government data on drug use in America. The major talking points for...
Comment → Comment →
April 29, 2013
04/29/2013
GAO Says ONDCP Not Achieving Drug Goals So Far

GAO Says ONDCP Not Achieving Drug Goals So Far

Just a day after the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP—the drug czar’s office) released its latest annual national drug control strategy, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has...
Comment → Comment →
April 25, 2013
04/25/2013
White House 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Released

White House 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Released

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP — the drug czar’s office) released its 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Wednesday. The strategy is being billed as a “21st...
Comment → Comment →
October 16, 2012
10/16/2012
Former Drug Czars Try Cannabis Scare Tactics on CO, OR and WA

Former Drug Czars Try Cannabis Scare Tactics on CO, OR and WA

Yesterday, former DEA and Office of National Drug Control Policy czars voiced a strong reminder to the DOJ that even if voters in Colorado, Oregon and Washington...
Comments (3 Comments) Comments (3 Comments)
September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Drug Czar Ignores Failure of Marijuana Prohibition to Curb Use

Drug Czar Ignores Failure of Marijuana Prohibition to Curb Use

In a press conference this morning, representatives from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced...
Comment → Comment →
July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
CAMP, California’s Annual Pot Eradication Program Scaled Back

CAMP, California’s Annual Pot Eradication Program Scaled Back

CAMP (The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting), California’s 28-year-old marijuana eradication program that has destroyed millions of pot plants in public and private wilderness areas is no more. It is...
Comment → Comment →