PM makes war on drugs the election battleground
21-November-2004, United Kingdom, The Independent
Tony Blair will this week make drugs the key battleground for the general election when he launches a sweeping crackdown as the centrepiece of his new legislative programme.
The Prime Minister will use the Queen's Speech on Tuesday to highlight ...
Recreational Drugs 'Should Be Given Out by ...
21-November-2004, United Kingdom, Scotsman.com
Nearly two-thirds of people believe recreational drugs should be controlled by the Government and given out by doctors and pharmacists, a new poll reveals.
The survey, carried out by ICM for the Daily Mirror, also found that 76% thought Prime ...
Expert: Public 'Defenseless' Vs. Bad Drugs
18-November-2004, United States, ABC News
At least five medications now sold to consumers pose such risks that their sale should be limited or stopped, said a government drug reviewer who raised safety questions earlier about the arthritis drug Vioxx.
In testimony Thursday before the ...
The Pot Thickens
16-November-2004, United States, Alternet
If President George W. Bush's squeaky reelection is supposed to be a mandate on conservative moral values, how do you explain that 17 out of 20 pro-marijuana initiatives on ballots nationwide were approved?
For instance, look at Montana: ...
Judge denounces mandatory minimums for drug ...
15-November-2004, United States, CBS Boston
One of Massachusetts' top judges denounced the state's sentencing laws Monday, saying that the mandatory two-year sentence for drug possession near schools discriminates against minorities, does not deter crime and decreases faith in the judicial ...
John Ashcroft, hero of religious right, quits ...
10-November-2004, United States, The Independent
The US attorney general John Ashcroft, a right-wing evangelical who has been a lightning rod for critics of the Bush administration, announced his resignation last night.
In a five-page handwritten letter to President George Bush, Mr Ashcroft, ...
Govt funding website on dodging drug laws
09-November-2004, New Zealand, Scoop
A Youth Law website, partly funded by the Government, gives teens advice on how to dodge drug laws and sends them to a drug-legalisation website for further information, United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander revealed in Parliament ...
Supreme Court Declines to Hear 2 Cases Weighing ...
09-November-2004, United States, The New York Times
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear cases from New York and Washington State on whether states violate the federal Voting Rights Act when they strip felons of the right to vote. But with 48 states, all except Maine and Vermont, ...
The war on drugs is ‘lost’
08-November-2004, Malta, The Malta Independent
One of the biggest problems faced by governments is drug addiction and the crime it brings with it.
The tactics used by the US and many European governments to tackle this problem are similar to those used in military battles and is based on ...
More women in U.S. prisons than ever
07-November-2004, United States, The Globe and Mail
Washington — The number of women in state and federal prisons is at an all-time high and growing fast, with the incarceration rate for females increasing at nearly twice that of men, the government reported Sunday.
There were 101,179 women in ...
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