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- Mexico: Democrat: Weak US Laws Hurt Gun-Trafficking Fight In
Washington Post, 29 Jul 2011 - The ranking Democrat on the House committee investigating the controversial federal gun-trafficking operation known as Fast and Furious accused its Republican chairman on Wednesday of stifling discussion of whether U.S. gun laws have contributed to the violence in Mexico. A report released Wednesday by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) said weak laws impede federal firearms agents trying to counter gun trafficking by Mexican drug cartels. It criticizes Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for making "efforts to wall off any discussion of the nation's gun laws." - US MN: Column: Drug War Is A Failure, So Let's Experiment
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 24 Jul 2011 - Without being rash, can we at least appraise the impact of prohibition? Imagine a nightmare in which terrorists brutally murder 40,000 people in just five years. Now imagine that their base of operations is not across the globe, but directly adjacent to the United States. No doubt, hearing of such a thing, many of my conservative colleagues would be demanding a massive mobilization against the latest evils of Islamofacism. - UK: Richard Nixon's 'War On Drugs' Began 40 Years Ago, And The
The Guardian, 24 Jul 2011 - Despite decades of battling against narcotics, the levels of addiction, trafficking and violence continue to rise. The war on drugs has failed. Now, politicians in Latin America are calling to review all options =AD from full legalisation to a new war Ed Vuillamy The Observer, Sunday 24 July 2011 - US IN: Region State Senator Leads Charge For Reform Of Ind
The Times, 24 Jul 2011 - Business leaders asking government to stop interfering in their work is a common occurrence at the Statehouse, and the Republican-controlled General Assembly usually is eager to remove obstacles impeding entrepreneurship. But when that business is marijuana, the lawmakers who normally would do just about anything to help -- and claim credit for new jobs and tax revenue -- disappear. - US ME: Wounded Vet Touts Marijuana
Kennebec Journal, 24 Jul 2011 - AUGUSTA -- Ryan Begin was checking a report of an improvised explosive device in Iskandariya, Iraq., on Aug. 1, 2004. Then the U.S. Marine Corps corporal saw one. It detonated, blowing apart his right arm. - US CA: Editorial: Half-Baked Pot Plan Unravels
Chico Enterprise-Record, 24 Jul 2011 - Our view: Four city councilors wanted to provide something for medical marijuana users, but now the users may end up with nothing. The City Council's plan to endorse two huge marijuana-growing operations in Chico is quickly unraveling. Wow, who saw that one coming? - US IL: Is Illinois Winning The War On Drugs?
Chicago Tribune, 24 Jul 2011 - Drug Use May Have Gone Down Since the '70s, but How and Why Are Up For Debate Jack Riley and Stephanie Schmitz have staked out opposite sides of the "War on Drugs" debate in Illinois -- whether it has been won or lost. - US IL: Is War On Drugs Running Out Of Munitions?
Chicago Tribune, 24 Jul 2011 - Reducing Drug Abuse Requires More Help From Criminal Justice System, Ex-DEA Official Says The debate over illicit drugs heated up in the last month when two groups -- a U.S. Senate subcommittee and a collection of prominent leaders from around the globe -- suggested the "War on Drugs" is a failure. - US MT: OPED: Court's Order Could Make Marijuana Problem Much
The Billings Gazette, 23 Jul 2011 - Normally, I believe that legislators should not comment on a pending lawsuit, and the suit challenging Senate Bill 423 (the revision the 2011 Legislature made to the 2004 Medical Marijuana Act) is still pending in Lewis and Clark County. An order has been issued, but the case has not gone to trial. The case is "political" in nature and I believe that comment is warranted. It concerns a bill just passed by the Legislature to more closely regulate the production and use of medical marijuana. Judge James P. Reynolds was doing his duty as he saw it and expressed himself well in his recent order. State, federal tension - US WA: Editorial: Pot Gardens: Not Yet
The Columbian, 22 Jul 2011 - Legislature OK'd Them Earlier This Year, but City, County Leaders Enact Moratoriums These aren't the kind of "community gardens" most folks had in mind. Collective medical marijuana gardens become legal today as determined by the Legislature earlier this year.
