For decades the DEA was seen as a key to winning the War on Drugs, but now the shine has clearly come off it. This post from Politico Magazine speculates if this means the agency’s problems might just be beginning. It’s not easy being the DEA these days. After an unprecedented losing streak on Capitol Hill, the once-untouchable Drug Enforcement Administration suffered last ... Continue Reading
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Senate Opening Up to Medical Marijuana Research
In this post from Politico, Darren Samuelsohn discusses how some of the nation’s toughest law-and-order senators just might be softening their stance on medical marijuana research. Obamacare. Gay weddings. Now pot? As progressives celebrate a couple of big wins in Washington – the Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act and legalizing same-sex marriage – another ... Continue Reading