Read more War on Drugs stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/570/war-on-drugs.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:21:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72792/drug-czar-needs-to-look-beyond-worthless-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a chat with new czar Gil Kerlikowske, George Will notes that the war on drugs, as it has been waged, is an utter failure. Harsh drug laws have done nothing to reduce drug-taking, he writes, and incarcerating drug users is looking more and more wasteful to strapped states. “Not...http://www.newser.com/story/72792/drug-czar-needs-to-look-beyond-worthless-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 10:38:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72049/obama-pot-policy-a-victory-for-states-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration’s decision to respect state laws on medical marijuana is good policy—and not just because it demonstrates compassion toward cancer and AIDS patients, writes Glenn Greenwald. Despite his critics’ charges of “socialism” and “fascism,” President Obama is showing that his administration, unlike the Bush White House, is...http://www.newser.com/story/72049/obama-pot-policy-a-victory-for-states-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 17:31:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71139/us-grown-mom-n-pop-pot-burns-mexican-cartels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexican drug cartels are facing an opponent more formidable than law enforcement: competition. The long-growing illicit US pot industry has gotten a shot in the arm from the new rules surrounding medical marijuana, the Washington Post reports. Whereas once Mexican and Colombian groups produced nearly all the pot consumed in...http://www.newser.com/story/71139/us-grown-mom-n-pop-pot-burns-mexican-cartels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 10:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66178/heroin-makes-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe last 2 weeks have seen authorities seize huge amounts of heroin across the country—a combined 510 pounds in California, plus 17 more in New York. The drug hasn't been this readily available since the 1970s, reports the Christian Science Monitor , and authorities are worried because today's version is...http://www.newser.com/story/66178/heroin-makes-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 17:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63841/medical-marijuana-loophole-has-la-fuming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter letting marijuana dispensaries multiply across the city, Los Angeles is getting tough on them, telling some to shut down while the city council works to close a loophole that allowed many to open. The city issued a moratorium on new dispensaries in 2007, but many people filed “hardship exemptions”...http://www.newser.com/story/63841/medical-marijuana-loophole-has-la-fuming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 10:23:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63176/lets-lock-up-casual-drug-users.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe head of the UN drug and crime office recommended last week that casual drug use be decriminalized and said users "need medical help, not criminal prosecution." We should certainly help addicts, but casual users of marijuana and cocaine belong in jail, George Monbiot of the Guardian writes. They abet...http://www.newser.com/story/63176/lets-lock-up-casual-drug-users.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61823/weve-lost-the-war-on-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe war on drugs has been waged for 40 years, but despite spending $44 billion annually, “the drugs have won,” writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . A former police chief notes that “drugs are more readily available, at lower prices and higher levels of potency—the drug war...http://www.newser.com/story/61823/weve-lost-the-war-on-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Jun 2009 7:14:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61443/london-cops-waterboarded-drug-suspects-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLondon police subjected accused pot dealers to waterboarding, charges a major inquiry into corruption and police brutality in the British capital. The investigation also claims that officers fabricated evidence and stole property from suspects in a drug case. Six officers are facing criminal proceedings, reports the Times of London, but...http://www.newser.com/story/61443/london-cops-waterboarded-drug-suspects-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 7:41:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58929/drugs-czar-calls-for-end-to-war-on-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration's newly confirmed drug czar wants to ditch the term "War on Drugs," the Wall Street Journal reports. The combative term is a barrier to dealing with the issue properly, said Gil Kerlikowske, highlighting the administration's plans to deal with drug abuse as a public health issue and...http://www.newser.com/story/58929/drugs-czar-calls-for-end-to-war-on-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 4:06:15 CDT