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Overdose Deaths Skyrocket During The War On Drugs

SANITY IN SHORT SUPPLY – June 19, 2021 -Under the drug war model that has shaped the country’s response to drug addiction since the 1970s, people who use illegal drugs are often treated as criminals.&nbs... Read More...

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He Almost Lost Everything. Then An Arrest Changed His Life

LISTEN – STRANGE MIRACLE – June 19, 2021 - He found enough temporary work to pay rent on a room, ate at soup kitchens, and stole and resold goods for cash. “Feeding that addiction,” he says. “Feeding that mo... Read More...

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How TV Shaped Perceptions Of The War On Drugs

LISTEN – LIFE IMITATES ART IMITATES LIFE – June 18, 2021 - David Simon created two of TV’s most groundbreaking series about the failure of the war on drugs, set in the neighborhoods of Baltimore: HBO’s T... Read More...

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The 50 Years War

LISTEN – PRAY THE SHOOTING STOPS - NO WINNERS EXCEPT PRISONS – June 17, 2021 - In many parts of the U.S., some of the most severe policies implemented during the drug war are being scaled back or scrapped altogether... Read More...

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In 50 years, America has spent a trillion dollars fighting the war on drugs. And made 30 million arrests.

WATCH – WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? IMPRISONING MINORITIES! June 17, 2021 - Despite a steep decline in illicit drug usage in the earlier years, drug use in the U.S. is climbing again and more quickly than ever. Accordi... Read More...

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Poll Shows Huge Public Opposition to “War on Drugs”

MAKING A PARADIGM SHIFT – June 9, 2021 - “A different reality—one where we treat people who use drugs with dignity and respect, and one where drugs are no longer an excuse for law enforcement to surveil,... Read More...

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The legacy of War on Drugs – addiction, incarceration & recovery

WATCH – LOCK US UP – May 25, 2021 - You can’t tell the story of Matthews without talking about the War on Drugs. “People were making a lot of money but people was also losing a lot of their livelihoods from the... Read More...

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Photographs depict the stark reality of addiction in the US

SNOW ANGELS – May 21, 2021 - Fearless and prolific conflict photographer James Nachtwey has been at the frontline of battles all over the world. On this occasion, he travelled with visual journalist and editor ... Read More...

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State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby declares war on drugs over! Will dismiss all possession charges in Baltimore

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER – March 26, 2021 - Violent crime, meanwhile, has declined about 20% so far this year compared to the same three months of last year, largely before the coronavirus pandemic, according to ... Read More...

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The war on drugs worsened drug use in America

PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX – March 8, 2021 - As an emergency medicine physician, I often ask patients about their upbringing. Some describe terrible situations where I admit to myself that if I had been raised s... Read More...

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Illinois Expunges 500,000 Cannabis Arrest Records

WATCH – Decency has come to the USA – Jan. 1, 2021 - In a unique twist, the law also created a program that reinvests 25% of cannabis tax revenue into a fund for youth development, anti-violence programs, re-en... Read More...

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Colombia Considers Cocaine Legalization

No easy answers – December 30, 2020 - Aerial eradication, or the large-scale spraying of herbicide on crops from a plane, has been discontinued in Colombia in recent years. Ruiz’s predecessor began phasing out ... Read More...

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William Barr’s DOJ Drops Massive Drug Case Against Mexican Official

Nothing to see here folks, move along... – Nov. 17, 2020 - But after General Cienfuegos’ arrest, the federal authorities in Mexico opened an investigation into him and the United States would now defer to the M... Read More...

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Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine

It’s about time! – Nov. 7, 2020 - “This is incredible,” said Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the advocacy group Drug Policy Alliance. “This is like taking a sledgehammer to the cornerstone of the d... Read More...

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Voters rejecting the war on drugs

America – Giving Peace a Chance – November 7, 2020 - People want a truce in the War on Drugs. Cannabis has been rebranded as a wellness panacea. Mushrooms and MDMA are making headlines as therapy tools, not party f... Read More...

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Pentagon Honored Former Mexican Defense Minister Helped Ship Tons of Cocaine and Heroin

Big Shot Busted at LAX – Oct. 16, 2020 - Cienfuegos, arrested at Los Angeles airport on Thursday, took bribes in return for protection that included warning cartel members about U.S. investigations, according to pros... Read More...

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War On Drugs Has Been a 100 Year War on Our Neighbors

War On Drug Users – Feb. 3, 2020 - For more than a century, the U.S. has worked through the U.N., and its predecessor the League of Nations, to build a harsh global drug prohibition regime – grounded in draconi... Read More...

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