During a meeting with the ONDCP, a Republican Congressman accidentally set off exposing the tyrannical nature of the drug war. Watch in this post from TheFreeThoughtProject.com the question that set the ball rolling! The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) met with members of Congress this week to discuss multiple issues when a Republican congressman asked a ... Continue Reading
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Drug War Money: A Reason to Resist Marijuana Legalization
Police and prison guard groups are terrified that they might lose some of the drug war money to which they have become so deeply addicted. This post from The Intercept sheds light on how and why law enforcement agencies are opposing marijuana legalization! ROUGHLY HALF OF the money raised to oppose a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in California is coming ... Continue Reading
Report Blames DEA for Impeding Marijuana Research
A new report blasts DEA for spending four decades obstructing marijuana science. This article from The Huffington Post shares more details about the report! The Drug Enforcement Administration has been impeding and ignoring the science on marijuana and other drugs for more than four decades, according to a report released this week by the Drug Policy Alliance, a drug policy ... Continue Reading
DEA to Review Marijuana as Schedule I Drug
Amid a changing public perception of marijuana, DEA has agreed to review marijuana’s schedule I drug status. This post from Business Insider India discusses how the DEA is getting dragged ‘kicking and screaming’ into the new world of marijuana! In April, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it would review marijuana's classification as a Schedule I drug, ... Continue Reading
International Leaders Call on UN to Reassess Global Drug Policy
Over 1,000 leaders worldwide slam failed prohibitionist drug policies and call on the UN for systemic reform. This post from Drug Policy Alliance highlights how international leaders pushed for reform at UN’s General Assembly Special Session on drugs. More than 1,000 international leaders – prominent in the fields of politics, health, academics and entertainment – ... Continue Reading