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21 CN ON: Column: Libs Chip Away At Law And OrderWed, 05 Oct 2016
Source:Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Author:Krayden, David Area:Ontario Lines:91 Added:10/06/2016

Ottawa achieved a dubious distinction over the weekend when the capital saw its 50th shooting of 2016. With a quarter of the year left to go, that beats the previous record of 49 set in 2014.

Now, I am not prepared to invite outrage and opprobrium from the left by suggesting that we might encapsulate the increased violence with the sobriquet of "welcome to Justin Trudeau's Canada." But it does suggest that while Canada enforces some of the toughest gun control legislation in the world, the criminals never have any difficulty in obtaining weapons.

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22 CN ON: PUB LTE: Trudeau On Right TrackWed, 21 Sep 2016
Source:Expositor, The (CN ON) Author:Broschinski, Werner Area:Ontario Lines:62 Added:09/24/2016

I believe that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plan to decriminalize and regulate the production, sale and use of marijuana is correct and should be applied as well to other drugs, such as cocaine.

I feel this way not because I am in favour of drug use (I wouldn't dream of using these substances myself ) but because an iron-fisted "war" to eradicate drug use doesn't work and is counterproductive. Greater problems are caused by making drugs illegal than by the drugs themselves.

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23 CN ON: PUB LTE: All Drug Use Should Be DecriminalizedThu, 22 Sep 2016
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:Broschinski, Werner Area:Ontario Lines:56 Added:09/24/2016

I believe that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plan to decriminalize and regulate the production, sale and use of marijuana is correct and should be applied to other drugs as well - like cocaine, for example.

I feel this way not because I am in favour of drug use, but because an iron-fisted "war on drugs" attempt to eradicate drug use doesn't work and is counterproductive. Greater problems are caused by making drugs illegal than by the effects of the drugs themselves.

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24 CN ON: PUB LTE: War On Drugs Doesn't WorkTue, 20 Sep 2016
Source:Sentinel Review (CN ON) Author:Broschinski, Werner Area:Ontario Lines:64 Added:09/22/2016

I believe that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plan to decriminalize and regulate the production, sale and use of marijuana is correct and should be applied to other drugs as well, like cocaine, for example.

I feel this way not because I am in favour of drug use (I wouldn't dream of using these substances myself ), but because an iron-fisted "war on drugs" attempt to eradicate drug use doesn't work and is counterproductive, in the sense that greater problems are caused by making drugs illegal than by the effects of the drugs themselves.

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25Canada: Editorial: Harvey's Bad TripFri, 09 Sep 2016
Source:National Post (Canada)          Area:Canada Lines:Excerpt Added:09/13/2016

Canadian Matthew Harvey was banned for life from the United States in 2014 after he gave U.S. border guards an honest answer when asked if he had ever smoked marijuana. Harvey, who is now a licensed medical marijuana user, told the border agents the truth: he had smoked pot as an adult, even before he got his medical marijuana licence. Turns out that was not the response U.S. Customs and Border Protection wanted to hear.

Even though Harvey was attempting to cross the border into Washington state, where marijuana use was (and still is) legal, the border service declared him inadmissible to the country. In the United States, pot is still classified as a Schedule 1 drug under the Federal Controlled Substances Act. That means that despite the legalization of medical marijuana use in 25 states and Washington, D.C., pot remains one of the most power is inevitable and necessary for the respective countries to keep their nations safe and their populations secure, while also maintaining smooth border passages. There would be impossible lineups at airports and other entry points if every person who passed through were entitled to a full judicial hearing on the reason for their visit and the authenticity of their documents.

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26 Philippines: 1,800 Dead in Antidrug War Not Genocide, SaysTue, 30 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines)          Area:Philippines Lines:53 Added:08/31/2016

(AP) - PRESIDENT Duterte said on Monday that the bloody antidrug campaign, that has left nearly 1,800 people dead, did not amount to genocide, but he nevertheless assured the policemen he was ready to go to jail to defend them from lawsuits.

Mr. Duterte drew a line between the widespread killings sparked by his antidrug war and the brutality under Syrian President Bashar Assad and the atrocities committed by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

"Genocide? Who did I kill? I did not kill any child. I did not drop barrel (bombs) just like Assad," the President said in a speech to mark National Heroes' Day before war veterans, ambassadors and top officials. "I'm fighting ... criminals."

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27CN AB: Column: Drug Scourge Devastating Our City And NothingThu, 25 Aug 2016
Source:Calgary Herald (CN AB) Author:Nelson, Chris Area:Alberta Lines:Excerpt Added:08/26/2016

It's Time to Conquer Addiction for the Good of Everyone; Victims and Police Included

Try holding your breath for 72 seconds.

It's uncomfortable, but you'll live, unlike Anthony Heffernan at the end of those 72 seconds in that Calgary Super 8 hotel room.

By now, many Calgarians are divided into one of two camps regarding the tragic death of this young man, who was shot four times by police as he held a syringe in one hand and a lighter in another while under the dreadful influence of cocaine.

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28 Philippines: Column: War on Drugs Not Just Digong's Fight AloneTue, 16 Aug 2016
Source:Cebu Daily News (Philippines) Author:Guanzon, Malou Area:Philippines Lines:123 Added:08/16/2016

We can rant all day about how dirty and bloody the current war on drugs has become, but we cannot deny the fact that only President Rodrigo Duterte has shown utmost resolve and political will to do battle with drug syndicates.

The illegal drug trade is just one of the tentacles of the underworld. According to law enforcement experts, revenues accrued from drug trafficking fund the criminal colony that is illegal gambling, human trafficking, white slavery, gunrunning, cybercrime and terrorism, not to mention sustaining the network of government officials who aid the illegal structure.

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29US: DEA Mines U.S. Travel LogsThu, 11 Aug 2016
Source:USA Today (US) Author:Heath, Brad Area:United States Lines:Excerpt Added:08/11/2016

Suspicious Itineraries Pay Huge Dividends to Federal Drug Agency

USA TODAY identified 87 cases in recent years in which the Justice Department went to federal court to seize cash from travelers.

Federal drug agents regularly mine Americans' travel information to profile people who might be ferrying money for narcotics traffickers - - though they almost never use what they learn to make arrests or build criminal cases.

Instead, that targeting has helped the Drug Enforcement Administration seize a small fortune in cash.

DEA agents have profiled passengers on Amtrak trains and nearly every major U.S. airline, drawing on reports from a network of travel-industry informants that extends from ticket counters to back offices, a USA TODAY investigation has found. Agents assigned to airports and train stations singled out passengers for questioning or searches for reasons as seemingly benign as traveling one-way to California or having paid for a ticket in cash.

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30US CA: OPED: Don't Mention The War On DrugsThu, 28 Jul 2016
Source:Orange County Register, The (CA) Author:Cowan, Richard Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:07/28/2016

In the midst of a presidential election year, Americans rightly expect to hear debates on almost every relevant topic. However, there is one topic that seems to be missing from the debate, even when it seems compellingly relevant: The "war on drugs."

When we talk about Mexican and Central American immigration, we ignore the fact that many immigrants are unaccompanied children, refugees fleeing drug war violence, while drug warriors claim to be concerned about "the children." And when the violence follows the refugees, we blame them, not the drug war.

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31 Philippines: Drug Executions: Public SplitMon, 25 Jul 2016
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines)          Area:Philippines Lines:178 Added:07/26/2016

Car Sales Exec: I'm Appalled at Silence on Vigilante Slays

ACCOUNTABILITY and due process amid the wave of killings of suspected drug pushers and users, most of them poor, are among the hot-button issues that President Duterte should speak about in his first State of the Nation Address (Sona), according to people interviewed by the INQUIRER.

Other issues include the President's stand on the Paris pact on climate change, conditional cash transfer and poverty alleviation, the South China Sea dispute, the monster traffic jams in Metro Manila, K-12 program and corruption.

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32US: Feds Nearing A Decision On MarijuanaMon, 11 Jul 2016
Source:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI)          Area:United States Lines:Excerpt Added:07/12/2016

DEA to Decide If Pot Is Still a Schedule 1 Drug or Has Medical Potential

Washington - When President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act in 1970, the federal government put marijuana in the category of the nation's most dangerous drugs, along with LSD, heroin and mescaline.

In legal parlance, pot is a Schedule 1 drug, with a high potential for abuse and no medical purpose.

Forty-six years later, the law might soon change, as the Obama administration prepares to make what could be its biggest decision yet on marijuana.

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33 Canada: Canada's Issues Not U.S. 'Red Flags'Mon, 04 Jul 2016
Source:Globe and Mail (Canada) Author:Clark, Campbell Area:Canada Lines:93 Added:07/05/2016

A fear that America's obsession with security might gum up critical border travel has loomed over some of Canada's domestic-policy debates. But on two matters currently in the news - the legalization of marijuana and visa-free travel for Mexicans - the United States is proving not to be the border bogeyman that Canadian politicians and bureaucrats sometimes make it out to be.

Last week, as the presidents of Mexico and the U.S. visited Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will lift the requirement that Mexicans have a visa to visit Canada. This move caused controversy, as bureaucrats raised concerns of a "significant risk" the U.S. will see Canada as weak on security and decide to "thicken" border regulations.

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34 US DC: OPED: If Trump Wins, The Drug Cartels LoseMon, 04 Jul 2016
Source:Washington Times (DC) Author:Triplett, William C. Area:District of Columbia Lines:94 Added:07/04/2016

Illegals Aren't The Only Worry Americans Encounter With Open Borders

The two groups with the most to lose with a Donald Trump victory on Nov. 8 would be the Mexican drug cartels and their Chinese suppliers. The reason is pretty simple: Mr. Trump has made securing the border his principal campaign theme. If the border is secured by a wall or some combination of means against the flood of illegal aliens and potential terrorists, then it automatically puts a major hit on the flow of narcotics across the border. If they can't get the illegals in, they can't get the dope in, either.

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35 Indonesia: Editorial: Winning The War On DrugsThu, 30 Jun 2016
Source:Jakarta Post (Indonesia)          Area:Indonesia Lines:72 Added:06/30/2016

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has frequently expressed his intense anger with drug dealers, even to the extent of executing some of them. When speaking at the International Day Against Drugs on Sunday he proposed a new approach that could rival the actions of his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Duterte.

But just as capital punishment has not defeated the scourge of drug abuse in the country so Jokowi should never try to go that far, let alone consider breaking the rules.

"Chase them, beat them, hit them. If the law permits, shoot them." Luckily the law does not permit such measures, he added. Nevertheless that's the President's punch line, which might represent the wish of the majority of Indonesian people, particularly parents who have sacrificed all they have to save their children from addiction.

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36US CA: OPED: The Fourth Amendment Is Under AttackSun, 26 Jun 2016
Source:Ukiah Daily Journal, The (CA) Author:Konicek, Jeff Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:06/28/2016

If there was ever a time when we should restore the fourth amendment to the constitution, this is it.

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches ans seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation..."

This month a federal appeals court ruled that law enforcement agencies can scan credit, debit and gift cards without running afoul of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches.

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37 Indonesia: OPED: Beware, Death Penalty Is an Addictive PolicyFri, 24 Jun 2016
Source:Jakarta Post (Indonesia) Author:Fransiska, Asmin Area:Indonesia Lines:102 Added:06/24/2016

The World Health Organization defines addiction or dependency as a complex health condition that often requires long-term treatment and care. Sadly, that is the case with Indonesia's policy on drug crimes.

To address the global problem of drugs, world leaders and activists gathered on April 19-21 at the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs in New York. Most countries represented moved from criminalization to decriminalization for personal possession or use. Some opted to regulate drug markets for certain types of drugs, mostly marijuana. Almost all delegates from the EU, Latin America, UN organizations and the special rapporteurs against torture and the right to health agreed to abolish the death penalty for drug offenders.

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38US AZ: OPED: Legalize Marijuana for Taxes? It's No Pot of GoldWed, 22 Jun 2016
Source:Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) Author:Tighe, Patrick Area:Arizona Lines:Excerpt Added:06/22/2016

A store displays two identical TVs: One costs $575, the other is on sale for $533. Which do you choose?

I know this is a dumb question. However, this is the precise choice some Arizona residents will face if citizens pass the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act - the state initiative seeking to decriminalize marijuana for recreational purposes.

Proponents arguing that Arizonans should vote for this initiative dangle before voters the prospect that marijuana, once "regulated like alcohol," will bring in massive tax revenues: between $40 million and $113 million, as reported by The Arizona Republic, if the act goes into effect. But these estimates fail to account for the undercutting effect of Arizona's medical-marijuana market on the sale of recreational marijuana.

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39 US CA: PUB LTE: Pot RaidsSun, 19 Jun 2016
Source:Press Democrat, The (Santa Rosa, CA) Author:Anton, Greg Area:California Lines:35 Added:06/19/2016

EDITOR: Regarding Wednesday's bust ("Police raid hits 5 sites," Thursday), it appears as if the feds are using state enforcement officials as a shield for their improper (illegal) activities, and the state cops are using federal law as their shield, which is totally inappropriate under state law.

One hundred cops! Imagine if that energy were organized to find missing children? Do people realize that those 100 cops, and the countless other bureaucrats, investigators, judges, prosecutors, jailers and probation officers that have been/will be involved in this, aren't investigating potential terrorists while they do this?

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40 UK: PUB LTE: Rehabilitation Should Trump PunishmentWed, 08 Jun 2016
Source:Guardian, The (UK) Author:Humphreys, Mick Area:United Kingdom Lines:41 Added:06/09/2016

Prison should not be regarded as a punishment (Letters, 2 June). It is place of restraint where those who are incorrigibly violent - such as terrorists and incurable psychopaths - must be kept.

Punishment is a consequence of this restraint, but it should not be its aim. Punishment can be achieved by much more effective means, eg ill-gotten gains can be sequestered and subsequent earnings mulcted. The aim must be restitution, reform and rehabilitation, not one-size-fits-all punishment.

Magistrates, who can only award useless short sentences, should have this power removed completely. Crown court judges should have their sentencing audited, and where it has proved ineffective they should be held to account. If all drugs were legally regulated imprisonment would reduce by about 65%.

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