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By | 07/16/2012 | California, Drugs, Featured, Issues, States | 5 Comments

Long Beach police officers are under investigation for misconduct and excessive force during a drug raid in June.

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By | 07/13/2012 | California, Drugs, Headline | 4 Comments

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.

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By | 07/07/2012 | Drugs, Featured, Issues | 34 Comments

For decades the US government and the DEA have classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug. Their definition is as follows: “Substances in this schedule have a high potential for.

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By | 06/27/2012 | Budget, California, Drugs, Economy, Education, Health Care, Issues, Legislators, Safety, Science, States, Taxes

DEA Chief Administrator Michele Leonhart recently testified before Congress, but carefully avoided the tough questions instead of answering them.

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By | 05/07/2012 | Drugs, Issues, Safety, Taxes | 1 Comment

A look into the origins and history of the War on Drugs is necessary to understand its present scope and its future direction.

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By | 02/14/2012 | Drugs, Issues | 3 Comments

My experience over the weekend helped crystallize the image of inconsistency surrounding federal drug policy.

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