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Mitt Romney Promises "A Full Answer" About the Drug War
At least, I hope that's what he meant by this response.
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Gary Johnson (wikimedia.org)
Gary Johnson to Seek Libertarian Presidential Nomination
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is set to give up on the Republicans and seek the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, Politico.com is reporting.
GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich (wikimedia.org)
Gingrich Would Execute Mexico Drug Cartel Leaders
Newt Gingrich laid out a hard-line approach to drug policy targeting US drug users as well as Mexican cartels in an interview Saturday.
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Newt Gingrich Wants to Kill Dealers, Drug Test Everybody Else
[inline:Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_retouched.jpg align=right caption="Newt Gingrich (photo courtesy Gage Skidmore via wikimedia.org)"]Ever since Newt Gingrich became the latest front-runner for the republican presidential nomination, a lot of people have been reminding us how horrible he is on drug policy issues. Heck, even Next Gingrich has been reminding us how horrible Newt Gingrich is on drug policy issues:
Mikki Norris and Chris Conrad at Thursday's rally and concert in Macarthur Park (courtesy HCLU)
The 2011 International Drug Policy Reform Conference Meets in Los Angeles [FEATURE]
The Drug Policy Alliance's 2011 International Drug Policy Reform Conference was staggering in its breadth and depth. Here's our first report.
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Whatâs it like to smoke herb with Rick Santorum?
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Huffington Post has a nifty little slideshow looking at the Republican presidential candidate’s positions and past statements on marijuana. Short version: Gary Johnson and Ron Paul support freedom and common sense, the rest are generally in favor of arresting lots of people.
An Open Letter to President Obama on Medical Marijuana and 2012
(Democratic consultant David Krute tells President Obama why the medical marijuana crackdown is a bad idea.)
US-Mexico border (wikimedia.org)
Mexico Says "No Thanks" to Perry's US Troops Idea
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's suggestion that the US could deploy troops to Mexico to help fight the cartels was not well received by the Mexican government.
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Santorum Attacks Perry on Medical Marijuana
States' rights can take a conservative Republican to some unexpected places, like supporting medical marijuana. Rick Perry is against medical marijuana but for allowing it as a states' rights issue, and Rick Santorum is attacking him for that.
Rick Perry wants drones to overfly the US-Mexico border to surveil the drug traffic, but they already are. (image via Wikimedia)
Perry, Romney Burnish Drug Warrior Credentials
Two of the leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination had comments related to drug policy this week, and it wasn't pretty.