
United States Senate Confirms Michael Botticelli As White House Drug Czar
This evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Michael Botticelli to become the next Director of the White House Office of National Drug

This evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Michael Botticelli to become the next Director of the White House Office of National Drug

The vote to legalize marijuana in our nation’s capital was huge. It was so much bigger than just allowing people to possess and cultivate marijuana

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced a bill Tuesday that would change federal law so that the director of the Office of National Drug Control

The Office of National Drug Control Policy released an email invitation this past Friday for the first White House Drug Policy Reform Conference in history.

By Phillip Smith Five Democratic members of Congress are calling on President Obama to use the naming of a new drug czar as an opportunity

The current Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske is leaving his position soon, and President Obama will need to appoint a new Drug Czar. In a perfect world,

Remember when the Drug Czar told us the Administration had ended the War on Drugs? The Obama administration’s new drug czar says he wants to

Drug Czar’s Marijuana Rhetoric Still Rings of “Reefer Madness”; Support for Drug Courts Belies Claims to Treat Addiction as a Health Issue But Drug Czar Has

Russ demolishes the claim of the Drug Czar’s communication’s director that “illegal drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today” is “not true.”; Washington TV

By “Radical” Russ Belville Letting The Days Go By… Let The Water Hold Me Down… Letting The Days Go By… Water Flowing Underground Into The

Drug Czar Being Disingenuous and Evasive. No Kidding. By Bob Humphreys At the Center for American Progress on May 1, Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske answered

By Paul Armentano Last month we shared with you a letter from Tennessee Congressman Steven Cohen – co-sponsor of HR 2306: The Ending Federal Marijuana

By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

by Phillip Smith The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP — the drug czar’s office) Monday released this year’s version of the annual guiding

“Who ever heard of curing a health problem with handcuffs?” ~ Neill Franklin, LEAP By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town On Monday the

Obama’s Drug Czar Says He Ended “War on Drugs” Two Years Ago Cops Hand-Deliver Report to Drug Czar’s Office While Czar Refuses to Meet By

Office of National Drug Control Policy Backs Out of Softball Game with Drug Policy Reformers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Once again, the softball team representing the

I received this e-mail from a fellow activist. Figured I would help spread the word like TWB always does: Hi There, I just started the

by Scott Morgan It’s hard to imagine a worse job than defending the drug war every single day, and it looks as though Gil Kerlikowske

Article By Stve Elliott Marijuana advocates held a protest outside the Seattle Times on Friday as Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske met with the newspaper’s editors.