Reefer Madness

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Reefer Madness: Teens Still Smoke Pot
Teens Still Smoke Pot
Would legalization lead to a decline?

Jordan Smith, Dec. 27, 2013

Reefer Madness: Drug Court: No Silver Bullet
Drug Court: No Silver Bullet
If drug court isn't the answer, what is?

Jordan Smith, April 28, 2011

The War on Talking About the Drug War
The War on Talking About the Drug War
Border Patrol agent loses job after stating the obvious

Jordan Smith, Feb. 3, 2011

Reefer Madness: Opiate Overdoses on the Rise
Opiate Overdoses on the Rise
No Good Samaritans

Jordan Smith, Dec. 17, 2010

Reefer Madness: Marijuana Still the No. 1 Hit
Marijuana Still the No. 1 Hit
Drug warriors sidestep the issue of alcohol abuse

Jordan Smith, Oct. 1, 2010

Reefer Madness: A Crack at Correcting Sentencing Disparity
A Crack at Correcting Sentencing Disparity
New law may indicate course change for drug sentencing

Jordan Smith, Aug. 20, 2010

Reefer Madness
Reefer Madness
Prevention and Treatment: All Talk and No Money

Jordan Smith, May 14, 2010

Reefer Madness: Let's Roll
Let's Roll
California voters will decide pot question in November

Jordan Smith, April 2, 2010

Reefer Madness: Federal Sentencing Law Up for (Watered-Down) Reform
Federal Sentencing Law Up for (Watered-Down) Reform
Senate committee passes compromise bill on sentencing disparity

Jordan Smith, March 19, 2010

Drug Budget
Drug Budget
Time to throw tomatoes?

Jordan Smith, March 5, 2010

El Paso vs. War on Drugs, Redux
El Paso vs. War on Drugs, Redux
Reefer Madness

Jordan Smith, Feb. 26, 2010

Reefer Madness
Reefer Madness
Rehabilitating the Criminal Justice System

Jordan Smith, Feb. 5, 2010

Reefer Madness
Reefer Madness
DEA: 1, Hemp Farmers: 0

Jordan Smith, Jan. 8, 2010

Reefer Madness: Medi-Pot States Free to Inhale
Medi-Pot States Free to Inhale
It's official: The feds are backing off

Jordan Smith, Oct. 30, 2009

Reefer Madness: Kicking the Drug War Habit
Kicking the Drug War Habit
More of the same under Obama's new drug czar?

Jordan Smith, Oct. 2, 2009

Reefer Madness: Seeds vs. Suds
Seeds vs. Suds
Marijuana: A safer alternative to America's favorite social lubricant?

Jordan Smith, Sept. 11, 2009

Reefer Madness: The Great Capitol Hemp Heist
The Great Capitol Hemp Heist
See what happens when you try to separate a hemp lobbyist from his inner woody hurd fibers?

Jordan Smith, Sept. 4, 2009

Reefer Madness: A Victory for Proportional Sentencing
A Victory for Proportional Sentencing
The House Judiciary Committee has voted to end the disparity between sentences for crack and powder cocaine

Jordan Smith, Aug. 14, 2009

Reefer Madness: Eye for an Eye, Ounce for an Ounce
Eye for an Eye, Ounce for an Ounce
Will the Lege downgrade the punishment for pot possession this session?

Jordan Smith, April 24, 2009

Reefer Madness: Saint or Salvia?
Saint or Salvia?
One man's medicine is another man's monster

Jordan Smith, April 17, 2009

Web Extra: War of Words Over War on Drugs
Download the City Council resolution and letters from El Paso representatives.

Jan. 30, 2009

Reefer Madness: Don't Talk About It
Don't Talk About It
El Paso council slapped for questioning drug war

Jordan Smith, Jan. 30, 2009

Reefer Madness: Ill Will
Ill Will
DEA torpedoes work toward FDA-approved marijuana

Jordan Smith, Jan. 23, 2009

Reefer Madness: Top 10 Joints
Top 10 Joints

Jordan Smith, Jan. 2, 2009

Reefer Madness
Reefer Madness
Are Kids Really Kicking the Habit?

Jordan Smith, Dec. 26, 2008

Reefer Madness: Bush Pardons Hip-Hop Artist
Bush Pardons Hip-Hop Artist
Forté was dealt harsh sentence under draconian drug law

Jordan Smith, Dec. 12, 2008

Reefer Madness: The DEA's Dopiness
The DEA's Dopiness
Hemp farmers growing nothing but impatient at government roadblocks

Jordan Smith, Nov. 28, 2008

Even More Popular Than Obama
Voters turned out in record numbers for a certain plant

Jordan Smith, Nov. 14, 2008

Reefer Madness: Drug Laws Are So Fifties
Drug Laws Are So Fifties
Advocacy group calls for a return to the Seventies on sentencing

Jordan Smith, Oct. 17, 2008

Reefer Madness: Drug Czar or Drugged Czar?
Drug Czar or Drugged Czar?
Walters appears to be winning the war on fantasy

Jordan Smith, Sept. 26, 2008

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