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NEWS ABOUT: Gil Kerlikowske

Gil Kerlikowske stories: 5 news summaries
GEORGE F. WILL

 Drug Czar Needs 
 to Look Beyond 
 Worthless Laws  


Enforcement doesn't work, but there is hope elsewhere

Oct 29, 09 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a chat with new czar Gil Kerlikowske, George Will notes that the war on drugs, as it has been waged, is an utter failure. Harsh drug laws have done nothing to reduce drug-taking, he writes, and incarcerating drug users is looking more and more wasteful to strapped states. “... More »

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War on Drugs • alcohol • DEA • Drug Enforcement Administration • George Will • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Obama administration • Gil Kerlikowske

 UN Backs Off 
 Hard Line on 
 Drug Crimes 

Today's report marks significant change in attitude

Jun 24, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The United Nations did a 180 today on its drug decriminalization stance, praising the policy Portugal instituted in 2001 and asserting it has “not led to an increase in drug tourism” as had been feared, the Huffington Post reports. The annual drug policy report opposed full legalization while conceding... More »

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United Nations • drugs • Portugal • drug possession • drug charges • Gil Kerlikowske • World Drug Day • drug czar

Drugs Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs'

Change in terminology signals shift in drug policy towards treatment instead of jail

May 14, 09 4:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration's newly confirmed drug czar wants to ditch the term "War on Drugs," the Wall Street Journal reports. The combative term is a barrier to dealing with the issue properly, said Gil Kerlikowske, highlighting the administration's plans to deal with drug abuse as a public... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Obama administration • Gil Kerlikowske • Jay-ZTV

Obama's Drugs Czar: More Treatment For, Less War On

Kerlikowske says key is to reduce demand

Mar 12, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s choice for drug czar signals a 180-degree pivot from the Bush administration’s policies, the Washington Post reports. The White House says it’s pushing to use alternative drug courts that would mandate treatment, rather than jail, for offenders. That’s a big break from President Bush’... More »

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War on Drugs • Seattle • drug trials • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Obama administration • Gil Kerlikowske

 Seattle's Top Cop 
 Picked for Drug Czar 

Kerlikowske viewed as reformer, with personal experience of drugs' "devastating effects"

Mar 11, 09 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will officially nominate Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to be drug czar today, reports the Seattle Times. Though the job is being demoted from its Bush administration Cabinet status, Kerlikowske will have “a direct line to the president and vice president,” says an official. Drug law... More »

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War on Drugs • Seattle • police chiefs • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Obama administration • Gil Kerlikowske • Bill Maher Grid

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