End the war on drugs
23-April-2005, United Kingdom, Socialist Worker Online
There is a radical alternative to drugs prohibition, says Steve Rolles of think tank Transform, but the mainstream parties are ignoring it All three major parties have outlined policies on drugs in their general election manifestos—and all three ...

War on drugs entangles women
17-March-2005, United States, Billings Gazette
America's war on drugs is inflicting deep and disproportionate harm on women - most of them mothers - who are filling prisons in ever-rising numbers despite their typically minor roles in drug rings, the American Civil Liberties Union and two other ...

Author: Bush tapes not meant for public
21-February-2005, United States, CNN.com
An author who secretly recorded his conversations with then-Gov. George W. Bush told CNN Monday that the tapes were a historical record that he never wanted made public. Doug Wead -- a former aide to President Bush's father, George H.W. Bush -- ...

Bush blank over Texas drugs
08-February-2005, United States, ThisisLondon
President Bush was not aware of any steroid use by Texas Rangers players while he was a team executive, the White House insisted today. Jose Canseco claims he introduced three players to steroids after being traded to Texas in 1992, and claimed ...

NARCOTIC FERVOR:Marines say Fallujah insurgents ...
13-January-2005, United States, The Union Leader
Although the ferocity of insurgents is generally attributed to religious fervor and a hatred of America, Marines who participated in the November assault on Fallujah say many of their foes also had something else to bolster their tenacity: ...

Black Legislators: Drug War Has Failed
02-January-2005, United States, Pacific news Service
Eyeing the failure of California voters to repeal Three Strikes laws, the National Black Caucus of State Legislators has approved a resolution condemning the "war on drugs" and calling for "alternatives to failed polices." Among their ...

Group aids students denied loans due to drugs
19-December-2004, United States, boston.com
A coalition that wants change in the government's policy on drugs is raising money to give scholarships to students who have lost their federal financial aid for college because of drug convictions. The effort is supported by US Representative ...

Legalize drugs for safer streets
17-December-2004, United States, seattlepi.com
The recent reduction of the harsh mandatory sentencing once common to New York drug laws makes an interesting combination when thought of with the concept of legalized, taxable gambling. I say that because the real solution to the drug problem this ...

Bill Charges Pregnant Women On Drugs During Birth
11-December-2004, United States, 14 WFIE
Intelligence in action. The mother in jail, and the child becoming the responsibility of the state. Nice thinking. Does this cover tobacco and alcohol too? Well, Indiana is a tobacco producer, so paraphernalia guesses not. Good work gentlemen!

Don't ask, don't tell prudent with legal drugs
14-November-2004, United States, The Seattle Times
Is it prudent to disclose your legal medications to your present or prospective employer before taking a test? Absolutely not, says Lawrence Beaumont, president of Pacific Medical in Tacoma. His firm conducts mobile-lab-unit drug screens and ...

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