United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are "Not Beneficial"

Published March 15, 2014

United Nations: Criminal Sanctions For Drug Use Are "Not Beneficial"
drug war drug treatment centers Vienna, Austria – A key working group of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced the release of groundbreaking recommendations discouraging criminal sanctions for drug use. The Scientific …
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Most alcohol-linked deaths occur among working-age adults
The state-specific report, released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that, in the 11 states studied, alcohol caused a median of 1,650 deaths each year between 2006 and 2010. This equated to a median of 43,000 …
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Darrell Issa, Elijah Cummings clash on IRS witness treatment
The Democrats' objection centers on two Supreme Court cases that threw out lower rulings because a witness was not fully briefed on the consequences of not testifying — citing Issa repeatedly saying that Lerner “may” be held in contempt. (Also on …
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