Posted on 08 December 2009. Tags: 2001, 2009, Ad Age, Argentina, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Attorney General, Barack Obama, Brazil, California, CBS News, Cesar Gaviria, CNN, Cocaine, Colombia, decriminalization, Drug Policy Alliance, drug war, Eric Holder, Ernesto Zedillo, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Fortune magazine, Gary Fields, Gill Kerlikowske, Gov. David Paterson, governor, Heroin, Justice Department, Kellogg's, Latin American, Latin-American Commission on Drugs and Drug Policy, Marie Claire Magazine, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, Mary Louise Parker, Matt Lauer, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana Laws, Mexico, Michael Phelps, New York Times, New York's, Newsweek, oakland, Oregon, Portugal's, President, prohibition, Rockefeller Drug Laws, south carolina, Stiletto Stoners, Supreme Court, The Economist, United States, Wall Street Journal, Washington, Washington Post, Weeds, White House drug czar
2009 will go down as the beginning of the end of the United States drug war. I have worked at the Drug Policy Alliance promoting alternatives to the war on drugs for 10 years, and I can say without a doubt that there was more debate and movement toward sensible drug policies this year than in the last 9 years combined! Here are 10 stories that contributed to the unprecedented momentum to end America’s longest running war.
1) Three Former Latin American Presidents Call Drug War a Failure (February) Read the full story
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Posted on 01 October 2009. Tags: 1996, 2009, 2010, Andrew Myers, Arizona, Bill Godfrey, California, department of health services, Eric Holder, Marijuana, Mary MacKenzie, medical
Medical pot may make ballot
By Austin Counts
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Published: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Updated: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Amir Adib/ Arizona Daily Wildcat
Marijuana reform advocates say patients in need of herbal pain medication are closer to relief, as efforts increase in Arizona to turn out support for a proposition in favor of the legalization of medical marijuana.
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Posted on 21 September 2009. Tags: al-Qaida, attack, Attorney, beauty store, code word, Colorado, Denver, Eric Holder, FBI, intelligence, Najibullah Zazi, New York, terror probe, terrorism, U.S. Attorney General, United States, Wedding, Wendy Aiello
Updated 09/24/2009 @ 12:56 PM Central
By TOM HAYS and DEVLIN BARRETT (AP) – 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK — An Afghan immigrant plotted for more than a year to detonate homemade bombs in the United States, had recently bought bomb-making supplies from beauty supply stores and was looking for “urgent” help in the past two weeks to make explosives, an indictment charged Thursday. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 August 2009. Tags: agenda, appoint, Attorney General, Barack Obama, Bush administration, CIA abuses, criminal prosecutor, Eric Holder, interrogation, terrorism
Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to appoint a criminal prosecutor to probe possible CIA abuses surrounding the interrogation of terrorism suspects under the Bush administration, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
The looming decision comes after months of deliberation. It was reported last month that Holder was leaning toward appointing a prosecutor. Read the full story
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