Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. October 16, 2009. Hoping to focus the attention of the Obama administration on the DEA's bad policies, leading activists were willing to get arrested to make their point.
BoRev, BoRev AlterNet: DrugReporter. September 17, 2009. Oh look: a high ranking U.S. drug official in Mexico also "served as a secret ally of traffickers while he was posted in Guadalajara."
Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 28, 2009. Obama fulfills a campaign promise, marking the end of an era of federal resistance to state medical marijuana programs.
Aaron Houston, AlterNet. February 9, 2009. Install new leadership at the DEA, push for a change in the classification of marijuana, allow research projects to continue and more.
Paul Armentano, NORML. February 5, 2009. What gives? Let's see Obama be the one who personally rains on the DEA's eight-year parade that has crushed the lives of thousands.
Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: DrugReporter. January 25, 2009. Is this behavior the final gasp of a dying regime, or an unfortunate harbinger of things to come? That could be up to you.
Matt Stoller, Open Left. September 12, 2008. McCain appears to have used his Senate staff to cover up his wife's drug use, and possibly to prevent the DEA from investigating her.
