From the rising cost of prescription drugs to the debate over medical marijuana legalization, independent voters can play an increasing role how governments will treat the unique social and economic issues that drug policy presents. This section will covering breaking news and development surrounding drug policy in America.
A look at the international War on Drugs and how it relates to the presidential election 2012, including President Obama and Romney’s drug policy.
Long Beach police officers are under investigation for misconduct and excessive force during a drug raid in June.
Drug addiction in mothers is leading to a sharp and alarming rise in babies born addicted to drugs in the US. The addictions are almost always to powerful opiates like Oxycontin and Vicodin
On the heels of a new study touting the medicinal uses of marijuana, the Obama administration is threatening to shut down the nation’s largest medical marijuana dispensary.
Although New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie just called the War on Drugs a failure, his proposed policy solutions will maintain the status quo.
Gov. Chris Christie is the latest high-ranking US government official to condemn the decades-long War on Drugs as a public policy failure.
Colorado is leading the way concerning several policies, and may eventually be a good model for other states for how to take divisive issues and hold positive and creative dialogue.
