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Sanders Pushed Legalization of All Drugs in First Senate Run
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) in his first-ever campaign for the Senate made the legalization of all drug use one of the cornerstones of his policy platform. Recruited in a 1972 special election as the...
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Buttigieg: Heroin Possession Won’t Be Illegal Under My Administration
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said on Sunday that under his administration, heroin possession would not be illegal or would at most be a misdemeanor. "Mayor, you not only want to...
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Review: ‘Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism’ by Anne Case and...
Americans, you may have heard, are dying "deaths of despair": suicides, drug overdoses, and alcoholic liver disease that are together driving down the nation's life expectancy. The concept has been...
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U.S. Sanctions Leading Chinese Drug Kingpin
The United States on Tuesday issued sanctions on a Chinese national alleged to be "one of the most significant drug traffickers in the world," according to the State Department. The Treasury and State...
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DEA Seizes 1.5 Tons of Meth in Second-Largest Bust Ever
Federal agents have seized over 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine, as well as large volumes of fentanyl and heroin, at the southwestern border, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Sunday....
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Former Mexican Defense Minister Arrested for Drug Trafficking
Mexico’s former minister of defense, Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, was arrested Thursday night on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering, making him the highest-ranking official in Mexican...
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Biden Drug Team Ices Out Pro-Legalization Progressives
The team slated to lead Joe Biden's transition at a top drug agency is devoid of representatives of progressive drug policy organizations, a departure from the president-elect's conciliatory stance on...
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San Francisco Bans Smoking Tobacco in Apartments—but Allows Weed
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to ban smoking in apartment buildings—but made an exception for marijuana, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Supervisor Norman Yee (D.) brought...
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Defense Bill Targets Wallets of Rogue States, Terrorists
Congress is weighing new disclosure laws to close a financial loophole that has been exploited by the United States' enemies to fund terrorist and trafficking operations. The National Defense...
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‘Bareback Rocket Ride’: The Hunter Biden Story
If you've already read Adam Entous's lengthy piece on Hunter Biden in the New Yorker, the presidential scion's memoir, Beautiful Things, might seem like a waste of time and $17.57. The subject matter...
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Philly DA Enjoyed European Excursion as Homicides Spiked
As Philadelphia's top law enforcement officer spent two weeks on a jaunt through Europe financed by a liberal dark money group, the city witnessed 3 murders, 30 rapes, 63 armed robberies, and 120...
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DEA Official: Mexican Cartels Smuggling Fentanyl Across Border With Impunity
Mexican cartels are trafficking deadly narcotics into the United States with impunity, a top Drug Enforcement Administration official said on Monday. Cooperation between U.S. and Mexican authorities to...
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Supreme Court Seems Unlikely to Support Reduced Sentences for Crack Offenders
In its latest foray into the war on drugs, the Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed ready to say that low-level crack cocaine offenders do not qualify for reduced sentences under a bipartisan criminal...
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Supreme Court Deals Blow to Biden DOJ in Cocaine Sentencing Case
In an early setback for the Biden Justice Department’s reform agenda, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously held that low-level crack cocaine offenders aren’t eligible for lighter sentences under the...
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Chinese National Sentenced for Aiding Drug Traffickers
A U.S. federal court sentenced a Chinese national to seven years in prison for his role in an international drug trafficking scheme. Tao Liu, a Hong Kong resident, helped launder large sums of illicit...
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With the Taliban, an End to the Opium Trade?
The Taliban’s reascent last month has already led to profound changes in Afghanistan’s government, culture, and educational system. Afghanistan’s new rulers have also promised another shift: an end to...
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Supreme Court Blocks Construction of Nation’s First Safe Injection Site
The Supreme Court on Tuesday did not disturb a lower court decision blocking construction of the nation's first supervised injection site for drug users, a blow to progressive prosecutors around the...
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Surge in Fentanyl Seizures Show Cartels Taking Advantage of Lax Border...
Customs and Border Protection's fentanyl seizures skyrocketed by over 40 percent in the month of October, as drug traffickers and cartels take advantage of the border crisis. Agency data show that CBP...
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In Midst of Fentanyl Crisis, Vulnerable Democrats Voted Down Opioid Detection...
As a record number of Americans died of drug overdoses in early 2021, Senate Democrats unanimously blocked an amendment that would have provided hundreds of millions of dollars in "opioid detection...
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New York Democrat Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession
Police arrested a New York Democrat for intoxicated driving and possession of cocaine after he crashed his car into another vehicle over the weekend. Tony Arquiett, a St. Lawrence County legislator,...
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