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Moms whose families have been hurt by US drug policy gather in Los Angeles on Mother's Day. MORE
The White House says its new drug control strategy will focus more on prevention and treatment than punishment. MORE
By Bryan Le
Cops are accused of manufacturing probable cause to search a car containing two trekkies. MORE
Air Force chief admits that barely a third of the drugs flown in to America are intercepted. MORE
By Tony O'Neill
A Guatemalan newspaper editorial encapsulates concern over how the US-led war on drugs affects Central America. MORE
By Bryan Le
The US Secretary of Homeland Security tries to dissuade Latin American leaders from pursuing drug decriminalization. MORE
The House I Live In, a scathing critique of the 40-year US drug war, wins the big documentary prize at Sundance. MORE
By Luke Walker
In a formal declaration, Mexican and South American leaders demand the US revise national drug policy. MORE
By Will Godfrey
Chris Christie Denounces the War on Drugs, How Ambien Wakes the Near Dead, and America's Druggiest Colleges. MORE
By Jeff Deeney
When the NYPD evicted Occupy Wall Street last week, it enforced a military-style lockdown and media blackout. But in heroin hot spots in poor urban neighborhoods, these drug-war tactics are the way we live now. MORE
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