A new stance on pot can lead the nation’s retreat from its misguided drug war.
Tag: drug arrests
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Swimming in the muck (of Chicago politics)
Suddenly it’s election season again—and swimming season too.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
It’s high time Illinois made some money from marijuana
A trip to Denver shows the financial promise of legalizing pot.
Posted inNews & Politics
The drug warrior
Chicago DEA special agent in charge Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming.
Posted inNews & Politics
Heroin, LLC
The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do.
Posted inNews & Politics
Shorty’s comeback
Kelvin “Shorty” Wallace has been given one more chance to beat a two-decade heroin addiction.
Posted inNews & Politics
The grass gap
People all over Chicago smoke pot—but almost everyone busted for it is black