OLYMPIA, WA — Many banks in Washington State are willing to provide financial services to the state’s new recreational marijuana industry, but are unable to under current federal law. Reported this week in the Daily Herald: Marijuana businesses, even ones that will soon be legally licensed in this state, are considered criminal enterprises under federal […]
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SOURCE: Banks Willing to Work With Marijuana Business, But Waiting for Federal Clarification by Erik Altieri
. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC – Five Democratic members of Congress are calling on President Obama to use the naming of a new drug czar as an opportunity to take a big step toward fully embracing a drug policy based on science, reason, and facts. The five representatives made their call in a letter sent to the White House Thursday. The […]
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SOURCE: Congressional Reps Urge New Direction with New Drug Czar Pick by Phillip Smith
. . . . . READ MOREAs the school year kicks off, two publications from the Drug Policy Alliance are offering reality-based approaches to drug education and school discipline for parents, teachers and administrators that provide guidance on: How parents can foster open and honest dialogue with their children around the risks and consequences of drug use How an interactive, participatory […]
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SOURCE: Back to School: What Parents, Teachers and Administrators Need to Know About Drug Education by Drug Policy Alliance
. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC – A coalition of two dozen civil-liberties groups called Thursday for broad congressional hearings on the Drug Enforcement Administration, citing recent revelations by Reuters about the DEA’s use of National Security Agency data to build non-terrorism cases against Americans. Last month, Reuters reported that the DEA funnels tips from overseas NSA intercepts, informants, court-ordered […]
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SOURCE: Civil Liberties Groups Seek Hearings on DEA’s Use of Intelligence by Reuters
. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, D.C. — The annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health released Wednesday by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) show marijuana prohibition has failed to accomplish its goals. According to the results, usage rates have remained relatively constant despite hundreds of […]
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SOURCE: US Government Report: Marijuana Prohibition has Failed to Meet Goals by Marijuana Policy Project
. . . . . READ MORENEW YORK – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is using secret surveillance tactics – including wiretaps and examining telephone records – to make arrests while concealing the source of the evidence from judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys, according to a story published today by Reuters. In cases where this intelligence is used to make an […]
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SOURCE: DEA Conceals Reliance on Surveillance Conducted by Intelligence Agencies by The American Civil Liberties Union
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