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  Drug War
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Last ModifiedUser 13 May 27, 2003 05:17pm
DescriptionThe drug war in this country has been anything but a success. Some people advocate legalization and regulation of drugs, some a toughening of existing policy.

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Oct 06, 2022 02:00pm Rule Change Biden to pardon all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession in first major steps toward decriminalization   Article RP 
Jul 21, 2022 12:25pm Proposed Legislation Senate Democrats roll out long-awaited bill to legalize marijuana   Article RP 
Oct 09, 2020 11:30am Proposed Legislation Vermont to legalize recreational marijuana  Article RP 
Nov 29, 2017 05:15pm Rule Change Sessions hints at crackdown on recreational pot, affecting California, other states  Article RP 
Jul 21, 2012 12:00pm Commentary Global banks are the financial services wing of the drug cartels  Article New Jerusalem 
Jul 09, 2012 04:55pm News President Obama signs Schumer law banning bath salts  Article Jason 
May 01, 2012 08:35pm Scandal Student abandoned in DEA holding cell drank own urine to survive  Article Craverguy 
Jan 16, 2012 03:00pm General 'Bath-Salts' Injection Leads to Flesh-Eating Disease  Article Penguin 
Dec 20, 2011 03:00am Opinion The Case Against the Ban on ‘Bath Salts’ and Fake Marijuana  Article Jason 
Dec 13, 2011 03:10am Proposed Legislation House votes to ban so-called ‘bath salts,’ other synthetic drugs that mimic marijuana, cocaine  Article Jason 
Jun 27, 2011 05:00am Opinion The criminal folly of criminalising bath salts  Article Jason 
Jun 23, 2011 03:00pm News ‘Bath Salts’ ban signed by Corbett  Article Scott³ 
Jun 10, 2011 03:00pm Statement ‘The Wire’ creator to Holder: I’ll do another season if you end the drug war  Article Craverguy 
May 29, 2011 12:00pm Announcement Leading world politicians urge 'paradigm shift' on drugs policy  Article Craverguy 
May 03, 2011 09:00pm General Man arrested in bra, panties, accused of stabbing goat   Article Penguin 
Apr 03, 2011 11:00am Commentary How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs  Article RP 
Mar 09, 2011 05:00pm News Scranton Police: Man who stabbed priest was high on bath salts  Article Scott³ 
Jan 24, 2011 02:15pm General Addicts use bath salts to get meth-type high; Crackdowns on bath salts that contain MDPV  Article RP 
Aug 09, 2010 06:00am General Mexico looks to legalisation as drug war murders hit 28,000  Article kal 
Jul 28, 2010 04:00pm Proposed Legislation U.S. Congress passes Fair Sentencing Act to narrow gap in crack cocaine sentences  Article RP 
Oct 16, 2009 06:00pm Proposed Legislation Bill Targets Sentencing Rules For Crack and Powder Cocaine  Article RP 
Mar 11, 2009 04:00pm General Obama: No U.S. troops to Mexico border   Article DFWDem 
Feb 17, 2009 06:55am General Will Obama Cross the 'Reefer Rubicon'?  Article kal 
Feb 13, 2009 12:00pm Opinion Addicted to fake outrage  Article Craverguy 
Feb 07, 2009 07:00am Opinion The Opium Exclusion Act of 1909: Marking 100 Years of Failed Drug Prohibition  Article Craverguy 
Jan 19, 2009 12:10pm General Bush frees 2 Border Patrol agents imprisoned for shooting at smuggler   Article DFWDem 
Dec 04, 2008 04:00pm Event Booze or Drugs, Prohibition Makes No Sense  Article RP 
Jul 16, 2008 03:00pm Amusing Girl Scout Camp Marijuana Farm Busted  Article RP 
Jun 30, 2008 08:00pm Study USA! USA! USA! Gooooo USA! (we're the awesomest druggies in the world!)  Article RP 
Feb 21, 2008 03:00pm News Marijuana big earner for Mexico gangs  Article Penguin 
Nov 30, 2007 02:00pm News Mint or drug: Is Hershey's cracked?  Article Scott³ 
Oct 19, 2007 08:00pm News Ferry crews warned against smoking pot  Article Penguin 
Oct 04, 2007 09:40pm Statement SF Mayor Gavin Newsom: War On Drugs Is A Failure  Article RP 
Mar 10, 2007 04:50pm News Mexico: Threats won't end drug crackdown  Article Penguin 
Dec 22, 2006 07:00pm News Ex-cop plans video on how to hide drugs  Article Penguin 
Dec 18, 2006 07:00pm News Marijuana is top U.S. cash crop, pro-legalization analysis says  Article Penguin 
Oct 26, 2006 08:00pm News Ring allegedly hid meth in Elmo dolls  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Aug 29, 2006 04:00pm General Starr joins Juneau bong case  Article RP 
Aug 19, 2006 06:00pm Analysis Colombia’s Coca Survives U.S. Plan to Uproot It  Article RP 
Aug 15, 2006 06:40pm News DEA busts coast-to-coast heroin ring  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jun 21, 2006 02:00pm Commentary Prison for you, but not for me  Article Rob Brodner 
Apr 28, 2006 05:00pm News Limbaugh arrested in Fla. on drug charges  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 22, 2006 03:00pm News U.S. indicts 50 Colombians it calls 'narcoterrorists'  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 03, 2006 08:30am General Ex-Officers Charged in Robbing Drug Houses  Article RP 
Jan 09, 2006 02:10am Opinion Former Seattle Police Chief -- Legalize Drugs, All of Them  Article Bob 
Dec 29, 2005 10:50am General Student sues after spending 3 weeks in jail in mistaken drug bust  Article RP 
Oct 16, 2005 04:00pm Opinion Let those dopers be  Article RP 
Oct 13, 2005 09:00pm News Marijuana might cause new cell growth in the brain  Article Servo 
May 26, 2005 02:00pm News 17 Indicted In Alleged Louisiana-Mexico Drug Ring  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Apr 27, 2005 11:00pm News Woman facing firing squad for marijuana  Article Servo 
Apr 20, 2005 04:25pm Amusing 420 (drug culture)  Article Scott³ 
Mar 17, 2005 02:00pm News Inhalant Abuse Increasing Among U.S. Teens  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 05, 2005 12:00am News More seek help for marijuana use  Article None Entered 
Feb 15, 2005 12:00am Profile A Zealous Prosecutor of Drug Criminals Becomes One Himself  Article RP 
Dec 09, 2004 12:00am News 55-year drug sentence 'obscene'  Article Servo 
Nov 23, 2004 12:00am News Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Selling Raw Meth Chemicals  Article Servo 
Sep 04, 2004 12:00am News Couple sues drug task force for arresting them over catnip  Article Servo 
Aug 31, 2004 12:00am Commentary When a 'pot' plant is not a pot plant  Article Servo 
Apr 06, 2004 12:00am News Dutch Government to Weigh Cannabis Clamp Down  Article Gerald Farinas 
Mar 06, 2004 12:00am Scandal LIMBAUGH CASE: JUDGE IN PALM BEACH HOOKED ON OXYCONTIN, REHAB, REMOVED FROM BENCH; NO CRIMINAL PROBE  Article None Entered 
Mar 01, 2004 12:00am News Anti-Drug Strategy to Include Pain Killers  Article Eddie 
Feb 10, 2004 12:00am News Nato happy to ignore explosion in Afghan opium output, says Russia  Article Servo 
Jan 12, 2004 12:00am News ACLU Comes to Rush Limbaugh's Defense  Article PragCon 3.0 
Dec 30, 2003 12:00am News U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra  Article *crickets chirp* 
Dec 05, 2003 12:00am News Bossier School Board upholds Advil expulsion  Article Eddie 
Oct 10, 2003 12:00am News Rush Limbaugh Statement on Prescription Pain Medication Stories  Article Eddie 
Oct 02, 2003 12:00am News Rush Limbaugh faces possible drug probe in Florida  Article Servo 
May 27, 2003 04:54pm News Feds roll out new pot law  Article User 13 
May 20, 2003 02:34pm News Australia to test medical cannabis  Article User 13 
 00, 1991 02:00pm Analysis Alcohol Prohibition Was A Failure  Article Servo 
Aug 00, 1988 04:00am Opinion Twelve Reasons to Legalize Drugs  Article Craverguy 

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