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Will Obama really be ending the “War on Drugs”?
May 15th, 2009 | 
Author: “So, in retiring the phrase from the federal lexicon will we really be ending the “War on Drugs”?
Norm Stamper, Retired Seattle police chief and member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition makes some sensible comments about the promise of the Obama administration not to wage a war on drugs. Below you find some parts of [...]
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White House Czar Calls for End to ‘War on Drugs’
The Obama administration’s new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting “a war on drugs,” a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use.
In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske said Wednesday the bellicose analogy was a barrier to dealing with the nation’s drug issues.
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