Daily Archives: June 25, 2009

You’re going to need some pretty tall boots to wade through this

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Pete Guither

Acting DEA Head Michele Leonhart on the UNODC World Drug Report: “Today’s newly-released United Nation’s World Drug Report confirms DEA’s global enforcement strategy successes targeting the major drug trafficking organizations, particularly their leadership, financial infrastructure and transportation facilitators ,” said … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court rules strip search violated teen’s Constitutional rights

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Pete Guither

Link The Supreme Court ruled today that school officials’ strip search of a then-13-year-old Arizona teen suspected of possessing a painkiller violated the girl’s constitutional rights, despite the school district’s zero-tolerance policy for drugs. The court said, however, that school … Continue reading →

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Some reactions to the UNODC World Drug Report 2009

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Pete Guither

I’ve been interested to see what how the media will characterize this report, and what they notice within it, since this one has some significantly differences (the attack on legalizers and the acknowledgement of certain prohibition flaws). A lot of … Continue reading →

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