Tag: United States

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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
Bolivia, Venezuela Reject U.S. Drug Criticism

Bolivia, Venezuela Reject U.S. Drug Criticism

03:44pm Last Thursday, the White House released its annual determination of major drug trafficking or producing countries, singling out Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have...
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September 14, 2012
09/14/2012
Drug Sentences Driving Federal Prison Population Growth, Government Report Finds

Drug Sentences Driving Federal Prison Population Growth, Government Report Finds

04:58pm In a report released Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that growth in the federal prison population is outstripping the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) rated capacity...
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August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Mexico’s “Caravan for Peace” Heads to Washington

Mexico’s “Caravan for Peace” Heads to Washington

09:40pm The Mexico-based Caravan for Peace and Justice and its American allies are now more than halfway through their 6,000-mile, 27-city journey to focus attention on the drug...
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August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Book Review: Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition

Book Review: Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition

03:55pm Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition, by Nigel Inkster and Virginia Comolli (2012, Adelphi, 163 pages) Longtime readers of Drug War Chronicle...
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August 23, 2012
08/23/2012
Chronicle Book Review: The FARC

Chronicle Book Review: The FARC

01:10pm The FARC: The Longest Insurgency, by Garry Leech (2011, Zed Press, 178 pages) The FARC (the Spanish-language acronym for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)...
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
US-Mexican Caravan for (Drug War) Peace Gets Underway

US-Mexican Caravan for (Drug War) Peace Gets Underway

10:05am On Sunday, dozens of Mexican activists led by poet Javier Sicilia crossed into the US at San Diego to begin a weeks-long Caravan for Peace and...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
What Are the Best and Worst Countries for Drug Users?

What Are the Best and Worst Countries for Drug Users?

A recent article by TheFix.com explores the Best and Worst countries for drug users. The author considers what makes good drug policy? Should a nation make sure...
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August 6, 2012
08/06/2012
The Last Word: Rewriting the Cost of the War on Drugs

The Last Word: Rewriting the Cost of the War on Drugs

What is the real cost of the war on drugs? How long do you fight a war that cannot be won? Lawrence O’Donnell (The Last Word, NBC News)...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
DOJ to Sentencing Commission: Fewer Prisoners, Please

DOJ to Sentencing Commission: Fewer Prisoners, Please

04:46pm In a Congressionally mandated annual report to the US Sentencing Commission on the operation of federal sentencing guidelines, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said continuing increases...
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July 27, 2012
07/27/2012
Is the CIA a drug cartel?

Is the CIA a drug cartel?

A Mexican government official has told reporters that the CIA and other international security forces are not fighting drug traffickers, but rather they are managing the trade that...
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July 26, 2012
07/26/2012
Video: Twelve Cannabis Smoking US Presidents

Video: Twelve Cannabis Smoking US Presidents

Lets pause this POTUS election and look back on twelve known cannabis smoking US Presidents. Check out this 5 minute YouTube video for some great cannabis quotes,...
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July 9, 2012
07/09/2012
Will Obama Fight Mexico’s Desire to Throw in the Towel On Failed War On Drugs?

Will Obama Fight Mexico’s Desire to Throw in the Towel On Failed War On Drugs?

Even though the US uses both the carrot and the stick in strong arming other nations into supporting the failed war on drugs, nations like Mexico can’t...
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July 6, 2012
07/06/2012
War On Drugs is “The Worst Bad Solution”

War On Drugs is “The Worst Bad Solution”

Don Winslow writes a wonderfully stinging piece on the utter failure that is the War on Drugs in America with its destructive and checkered history.  Check out the “The...
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