News & Commentary about The War on Drugs
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Mar 23, 2022
The Coast Guard Destroyed Their Livelihoods. Will the Supreme Court Hear Their Case?
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Mar 22, 2021
Sheriff Kristin Graziano and the New Movement for Public Safety
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May 29, 2018
Could New York Be the Next State to Legalize Marijuana?
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Jan 5, 2018
Jeff Sessions’ Reversion Back to a Know-Nothing Marijuana Policy
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Mar 16, 2015
Can You Think of a Better Way to Spend $7.2 Billion Than Unnecessarily Locking Up Nonviolent Offenders and Undocumented Immigrants?
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Jan 27, 2015
DEA Planned to Monitor Gun Show Attendees With License Plate Readers, New Emails Reveal
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Jan 26, 2015
FOIA Documents Reveal Massive DEA Program to Record Americans' Whereabouts With License Plate Readers
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Oct 7, 2014
How Many People Must Be Maimed or Killed Before We End the Militarization of Our Police Forces?
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