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Drug Wars
 | Pot Arrests Grow Despite Increasing Support for Legalization | |
| The FBI's latest local law enforcement report reveals arrests for marijuana-related offenses grew slightly in 2016, despite the fact that most Americans think pot should be legal | ||
 | Philadelphia Decriminalizes Marijuana | |
| Defense attorney Patrick Nightingale says decriminalization is only a step towards
addressing the real problem of disproportionate arrests in African-American and
minority communities | ||
 | TRNN Debate: Decriminalization vs. Legalization | |
| As Maryland is poised to become the next state to decriminalize marijuana, MD
Delegate Keiffer Jackson Mitchell and LEAP Executive Director Neill Franklin debate
whether it can end the racial disparity in drug-related arrests | ||
 | D.C. Close to Decriminalizing Marijuana, But Public Consumption Will Remain A Criminal Offense | |
| Retired state police captain Leigh Maddox says that decriminalization of
marijuana is a step in the right direction, but that legalization and regulation
are needed in order to seriously reduce drug-related violence and allow
police to better serve the public | ||
 | Uruguay Becomes First Country To Fully Legalize Marijuana | |
| The small Latin American country of Uruguay has become the only country
that allows growing and selling marijuana | ||
 | Marijuana Legalization Wins Big in Elections, Is Federal Decriminalization Next? | |
| The push for reform of marijuana laws sweeps the nation as Gallup poll shows 58%
of Americans support legalization. | ||
 | In Historic Move, Feds Won't Prosecute States That Legalize Pot | |
| Neil Franklin: Despite opposition from police and prison guard unions, Attorney
General Eric Holder won't go after Colorado and Washington for legalizing marijuana
for recreational use | ||
 | US Drug War Props Corrupt Mexican Ruling Class | |
| John Ackerman: Last two Mexican presidents relied on US support for legitimacy not
found in polls | ||
 | Mexico's Drug War Claims 70, 000 Lives in 6 Years | |
| John Ackerman: Mexico's government estimates 26,000 people have gone missing since 2007 and as many as 70,000 killed in drug-related violence. | ||
 | 52% of Americans Favor Legalization of Marijuana | |
| Neill Franklin: While 45 percent of Americans oppose legal marijuana, 70
percent think enforcing federal drug laws is a waste of money | ||
 | Drug War Mexico, NAFTA and Why People Leave | |
| Peter Watt (author of Drug War Mexico): US policy and neo-liberal "reforms" helped create conditions for the growth of drug cartels and the impoverishment of millions | ||
 | Alternatives to the War on Drugs | |
| A retired judge and a former MI5 officer discuss Eurpean models that present a more effective approach to drugs other than locking people up | ||
 | Ex-Narc Fights to Defend Marijuana Legalization on Capitol Hill | |
| Neill Franklin, a former undercover police officer calls on Eric Holder to
uphold Washington and Colorado referendum | ||
 | Is The War on Drugs "All About the Money"? | |
| Stephen Downing,a retired deputy chief of police for the Los Angeles Police
Department and Terry Nelson, retired from Department of Homeland Security
on why they support treating addiction as a health problem and are for the
total legalization of drugs | ||
| Is The War on Drugs "All About the Money"? | |
| Stephen Downing,a retired deputy chief of police for the Los Angeles Police
Department and Terry Nelson, retired from Department of Homeland Security
on why they support treating addiction as a health problem and are for the
total legalization of drugs | ||
 | Law Enforcement Officials Call for an End to “The War On Drugs” | |
| Jim Gierach a former Assistant State’s Attorney of Cook County, Illinois and Richard Van Wickler superintendent for the Cheshire County, New Hampshire Department of Corrections call for the legalization of drugs | ||
 | If the "War On Drugs" has Failed, is Legalization the Answer? | |
| Leigh Maddox and Peter Christ (members of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition): The "War on Drugs"
helped create a situation where from gangs, to police to lawyers to jails, there are massive amounts of
money to be made in this never-ending "war" | ||
 | Has Obama Challenged the "War On Drugs" Assumptions? | |
| Pt1 of a debate on "What would a saner drug policy look like?" between
Sean Dunagan, former DEA Analyst and Kevin Sabet, former Obama Admin.
Adviser | ||
 | Does Decriminalization Lead to More Drugs and Crime? | |
| Pt2 of a debate on "What would a saner drug policy look like?" between Sean Dunagan, former DEA Analyst and Kevin Sabet, former Obama Admin. Adviser | ||
 | Does the "War on Drugs" Limit Supply? | |
| Pt3 of a debate on "What would a saner drug policy look like?" between Sean Dunagan, former DEA Analyst and Kevin Sabet, former Obama Admin. Adviser | ||
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