War on Drugs

February 24, 2017 (Fault Lines)– If Nicholas Glisson were a person society valued, there would be murder charges. Media at the gates. Perp-walks and boxes taken from the Indiana Department of Corrections to waiting FBI vans....

February 21, 2017 (Fault Lines)– It’s a tough year for smack, H, Horse, Heroin, or whatever you want to call the highly addictive opiate responsible for taking the lives of so many. There’s so much hysteria...

December 12, 2016 (Fault Lines) — In theory, drug courts provide a great alternative for defendants when compared to being in criminal court. But despite the best intentions of those running the program, drug court comes...

November 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Imagine an industry so lucrative that it pays to both impede it and assist it. Clearly, the trafficking of illegal drugs must be the most profitable game around. While some...

October 13, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Dicky Joe Jackson is not entirely like the Walter White character from “Breaking Bad,” because White began selling dope to cover his own health care costs, while Jackson did the...

September 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Two nephews of Venezuela’s First Lady are facing cocaine trafficking charges in Manhattan’s federal court after being apprehended by Haitian law enforcement at the behest of the DEA. According to...

September 8, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the federal statutes, regulations, and guidance that forbid Mrs. S. Rowan Wilson from buying a...

August 22, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot use federal monies to prosecute people who have complied with state law when it...

August 1, 2016 (Fault Lines) — One of the problems with media coverage is that it’s often fueled by clickbait instead of a serious attempt to help people to understand the issues involved. It’s easier to...

August 1 (Fault Lines) — Even though there lots of countries making moves to legalize the use of marijuana – in fact, you can Click here to see just one of the products legal to buy...