General Kelly Echoes Trump Commitment to Escalating the Drug War DPA: War on Drugs is a War on Immigrants In a speech yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announced that the Trump Administration would use marijuana possession as a reason for deporting immigrants. “ICE will continue to use marijuana possession, distribution and convictions as essential […]
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Gov. Jerry Brown Appoints California’s First Medical Marijuana Chief
GovernorJerry Brown announced on Thursday that he has selected Republican LoriAjax, who is currently the chiefdeputy director of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, to take on a newly created job of overseeing theBureau of Medi… Read article here: High Times
Congressman Earl Blumenauer Calls for DEA Chief Rosenberg to Be Fired
Acting DEA Chief Chuck Rosenberg brought some heat down on himself earlier this month when he called the concept of medical marijuana “a joke.” Since then, several prominent activists have been pressuring the Obama Administration to dismiss Rosenberg from his … Read article here: High Times
Here’s Why The Acting DEA Chief Is Wrong On Medical Marijuana
The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration claimed that smoking marijuana has “never been shown to be safe or effective as a medicine.” That’s false: though information is limited on the topic, several studies have found smoked marijuana has medical benefits and mostly mild side effects. Chuck Rosenberg spoke with reporters on the day […]
DEA Chief Admits Pot Has ‘Great Promise’ As Medicine
In a slight break from his predecessors, DEA Chief Chuck Rosenberg said voters should have an intellectually honest debate about legalizing marijuana. Read article here: High Times
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New DEA Chief Claims He Will Not Focus on Marijuana
Earlier last week, the Justice Department announced that Chuck Rosenberg, who served as chief of staff to the director of the FBI, would be stepping in to replace Leonhart as the administrator of the DEA. Attorney General Loretta Lynch called Rosenberg an “exception… Read article here: High Times
DEA chief Michele Leonhart Steps Down Under Cloud of Scandal
SDrug Enforcement AdministrationdirectorMicheleLeonhartis to step down next month, Attorney GeneralEric Holderannounced April 21. Read article here: High Times
DEA Chief Says Marijuana-Trafficking Spiking
The Drug Enforcement Administration is concerned about a surge in the illegal shipment of marijuana from Colorado since the state legalized the drug, and is trying to crack down on minors’ use of the substance, the head of the agency said Wednesday. Administrator Michele Leonhart said the DEA is troubled by the increase in marijuana […]
DEA Chief: Legal Pot Hurts Dogs
While “think of the children” has been the trump card of choice for prohibitionists attempting to obfuscate logic and elicit pity, DEA chief MicheleLeonhartappears to have moved on to an even more cloying bit of rhetoric: think of the puppies! High Times