Drug War – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:30:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Drug War – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Trump’s New Drug War and the Politics of Selective Enforcement https://brewminate.com/trumps-new-drug-war-and-the-politics-of-selective-enforcement/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:30:01 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=266549 As military operations continue, the questions surrounding evidence, legality, and accountability are only likely to grow. By Matthew

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]]> A Losing Battle: America’s ‘War on Drugs’ – 50 Years Later https://brewminate.com/a-losing-battle-americas-war-on-drugs-50-years-later/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:24:49 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=224225 Drug use has been prevalent in American society since the mid-1880s. By Ignacio Diaz PascualAssociateBoston Consulting Group This

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]]> America’s War on Drugs Has Always Been Bipartisan—and Unwinnable https://brewminate.com/americas-war-on-drugs-has-always-been-bipartisan-and-unwinnable/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:24:20 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=224230 There was really only one big difference between liberal drug warriors and conservative ones. By Dr. Matthew D.

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]]> U.S.-Led ‘War on Drugs’ Drives Explosion of Violence in Ecuador https://brewminate.com/u-s-led-war-on-drugs-drives-explosion-of-violence-in-ecuador/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:23:45 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=224051 The surge in violence in Ecuador “underscores the urgency of revisiting global drug prohibition.” The prison escapes of

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]]> Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic https://brewminate.com/fentanyl-and-the-u-s-opioid-epidemic/ Tue, 23 May 2023 14:02:26 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=208302 Opioid addiction and abuse in the United States has become a prolonged epidemic. By Claire Klobucista and Alejandra

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]]> Compassion Not Allowed: The Drug War Has Turned into a War on Doctors and Patients https://brewminate.com/compassion-not-allowed-the-drug-war-has-turned-into-a-war-on-doctors-and-patients/ Tue, 23 May 2023 14:01:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=211469 Many patients in the U.S. do not have access to adequate treatment for chronic pain as casualties of

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]]> Cannabis Britannica: The Rise and Demise of a Victorian England Wonder-Drug https://brewminate.com/cannabis-britannica-the-rise-and-demise-of-a-victorian-england-wonder-drug/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:29:09 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=28230 Lecture by Dr. James Mills at the Museum of London / 03.18.2013 Professor of Modern History, University of

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]]> Australians Ask: Have We Lost the War on Drugs? https://brewminate.com/australians-ask-have-we-lost-the-war-on-drugs/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 19:14:30 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=15085 Nimbin H.E.M.P. Embassy – Image courtesy Flickr user Nimal Skandhakumar By Kevin Rennie / 12.07.2016 Many Australians agreed

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]]> Marijuana on the Ballot 2016 https://brewminate.com/marijuana-on-the-ballot-2016/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:04:39 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=13853 If all goes well, after November 8, marijuana could be legal for medical or recreational use in 29

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]]> Denouncing ‘Colossal Waste’ of Drug War, Report Makes Case for Decriminalization https://brewminate.com/denouncing-colossal-waste-of-drug-war-report-makes-case-for-decriminalization/ Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:38:48 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=12652 There were 574,640 arrests for marijuana possession nationwide in 2015—outnumbering arrests for all violent crimes combined. (Photo: Office

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