Drug Policy (Pt.5)

Published November 11, 2012

Drug Policy (pt.5) – From filmmaker Ben Abel-Bey, this film explores the United States current drug policy and the growing movement to reform it. Jack Cole and Peter Christ of LEAP, Eric Sterling of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, Harvard Economist Jeffrey Miron, and Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance argue for decriminalization and/or legalization. Former high ranking DEA agent John Coleman of Drug Watch International, Dr. Robert DuPont of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Robert Weiner, former spokesman for ONDCP, and Joseph Califano, Jr. of CASA Columbia defend the status quo.

Lab Notes: These Rats Don't Get Hyper on Meth

Filed under: cocaine methamphetamine

Similar to what is being studied for nicotine and cocaine addiction, a vaccine targeting methamphetamine prevented two of the major effects of meth intoxication — an inability to regulate body temperature and excessive physical activity, Michael Taffe …
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CBP Officers at the Port of San Luis Seize Cocaine, Meth

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San Luis, Arizona – A Mexican woman was apprehended Monday at the Port of San Luis for attempting to smuggle nearly 12 pounds of cocaine and almost six pounds of methamphetamine into the United States. When Customs and Border Protection officers …
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