War on drugs

Rahm Emanuel declares another war on drugs Chicago Reader The first time I heard a police officer argue that the war on drugs wasn't working was in 1994. I was teaching at an alternative high school in South Shore, and the officer was a Chicago police veteran who'd been asked to lead the faculty through a ... See all stories on this topic »

The Call: America's drug war partners are speaking their minds Foreign Policy (blog) After decades of partnering with the US to pursue an aggressive, often controversial 'war on drugs,' a number of Latin American leaders say they're ready to discuss major shifts in regional anti-drug policy. Some of them have begun talk of ... See all stories on this topic »

A historic first: Latin American leaders call for drug decriminalization debate Florida Independent By Marcos Restrepo | 03.27.12 | 4:13 pm Current and former Latin American leaders are calling for alternatives to existing US drug war policies that have failed and led to more violence and corruption. CNN reported that Guatemala President Otto Perez ... See all stories on this topic »

Let's Support Nacob's War On Drugs GhanaWeb I was pleased to read about NACOB's no-nonsense approach to tackling drug trafficking (see NACOB readies for drug barons, Ghanaweb 7th March) but I was also alarmed at some of the online comments to the news item. The comments were typical of the ... See all stories on this topic »

War On Drugs: Canada, Mexico, US To Announce New Measures In Narcotics Fight Huffington Post Canada The so-called war on drugs has many critics, but US government officials stress that the bold firepower of drug cartels means no one country or agency can go it alone. The United Nations estimates that the drug trade in the United States, ... See all stories on this topic »

LEAP executive director speaks at UNI Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier The retired police officer is the executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a 10-year-old organization aimed at ending the war on drugs, an endeavor Franklin said unfairly targets minorities. "I've done a complete 180," Franklin told a ... See all stories on this topic »

In the public eye: former SPD chief Norm Stamper stumps for change Islands' Weekly Still, Stamper argues that two wars — the War on Drugs and the War on Terror — "are turning cops into soldiers." He views both "wars" as insufficient reason for the federal government to massively fund the militarization of law enforcement in "even ... See all stories on this topic »

Pope Benedict XVI visits Mexico Washington Post Benedict will address key issues, including the war on drugs in Mexico and the evolution of the communist regime in Cuba. Women head for a bus in front of a poster depicting Pope Benedict XVI in Guanajuato, Mexico. A peddler sell flags and pictures of ... See all stories on this topic » Ontario court crafts wise compromise on brothels Globe and Mail Because many people would have died if Ottawa had been allowed to shutter that clinic as part of its "war on drugs." A law that puts vulnerable people in extra peril will almost always be grossly disproportionate to its purposes, and therefore ... See all stories on this topic »