Drug Policy

Bernie Sanders Pushing Bill to Battle Drug Pricing Problems Author: Justin Mckibben Again, this Bernie Sanders character has my attention. Given the recent news about outrageous pricing spikes in various stories, including the big scandal involving the AIDS and cancer medication Daraprim and the progressive price surges with the... Learn More

Drug Policy Barely Discussed During Republican Debate Author: Shernide Delva The opioid epidemic is discussed in the media every day now. Every week, money is being proposed to help end the prescription pill and heroin addiction crisis. In addition, marijuana reform has continues to be a controversial... Learn More

Should Convicted Drug Dealers Be Denied Welfare Forever? [caption id="attachment_17008" align="aligncenter" width="429"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Drug dealing is not as glorified or malicious as it often seems made out to... Learn More

America Taking Away DEA Money to Fund Awareness Author: Justin Mckibben I want to talk about an announcement truly significant as a deviation from the United States' decades long War on Drugs, which has time and time again been referred to as a failed endeavor of epic proportions.... Learn More

Maryland Program Treating Heroin Addicted Prisoners Author: Justin Mckibben Last September I wrote about how the city of Baltimore, Maryland was being labeled the “Heroin Capital of the United States” and was suffering from a community crushing crisis as Government agencies estimate that as many as... Learn More

Revolutionary Police Reform Uses Treatment NOT Punishment for Addicts Author: Justin Mckibben Changing law enforcement methods to better address drug addiction has started to get more and more exposure as time marches on, and it seems to have become more understandable once people realized that the stereotype of an... Learn More

Portugal Setting Example by Putting Addicts in Therapy Not Jail Author: Justin McKibben Some believe that in order to combat addiction, there is a far greater solution than what has been seen in the past of punishment. Many believe you should build a system that is designed to help drug... Learn More

President Obama Speaks Out About Failing War on Drugs Author: Justin Mckibben So as much as I personally like to stay out of politics, this information interested me about the way some of our most powerful politicians feel about the growing issue in America with our War on Drugs... Learn More

The Latest Chapter in the True Cost of the War on Drugs Author: Justin Mckibben Some experts speculate that the War on Drugs has failed thus far on so many levels, and that reform is vital to resolving these issues. The Count the Costs campaign is a cooperative effort between various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)... Learn More

Drug Policy and Hypocrisy By Cheryl Steinberg You know what really grinds my gears? I won’t make you guess: it’s hypocrisy. And although everyone can be a hypocrite from time-to-time, the worst offenders are people in power, such as politicians. Not only are they... Learn More

Chris Christie’s Very Confusing Views on Drug Policy [caption id="attachment_12386" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Image: ro.wikipedia.org[/caption] New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spoke during at the 5th annual Faith & Freedom Coalition's “Road to Majority” Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 20th, during which he described his views regarding the... Learn More

The Horrors of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing If you have never heard of mandatory minimum sentencing you may want to find out what it is. Mandatory minimum sentencing is a dark side of the criminal justice system. It has put many underserving people behind bars with ridiculously... Learn More

Bernie Sanders Pushing Bill to Battle Drug Pricing Problems

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