War On Drugs

[MindlessWork]

Sean Spicer is a fool full stop.

 

[Weston]

Perhaps it's wishful thinking; however, I'd like to see the president reign in his little dogs on this topic. The president has stated in the past that he believes that medicinal use is ok and that the states should have the rights to legalize it recreationally if they choose.

 

[Millard]

How Jeff Sessions wants to bring back the war on drugs

Steven H. Cook, a former street cop who became a federal prosecutor based in Knoxville, Tenn., saw nothing wrong with how the system worked — not the life sentences for drug charges, not the huge growth of the prison population. And he went everywhere — Bill O’Reilly’s show on Fox News, congressional hearings, public panels — to spread a different gospel.

“The federal criminal justice system simply is not broken. In fact, it’s working exactly as designed,” Cook said at a criminal justice panel at The Washington Post last year.

The Obama administration largely ignored Cook, who was then president of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys. But he won’t be overlooked anymore.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has brought Cook into his inner circle at the Justice Department, appointing him to be one of his top lieutenants to help undo the criminal justice policies of Obama and former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. As Sessions has traveled to different cities to preach his tough-on-crime philosophy, Cook has been at his side.

Sessions has yet to announce specific policy changes, but Cook’s new perch speaks volumes about where the Justice Department is headed.

Law enforcement officials say that Sessions and Cook are preparing a plan to prosecute more drug and gun cases and pursue mandatory minimum sentences. The two men are eager to bring back the national crime strategy of the 1980s and ’90s from the peak of the drug war, an approach that had fallen out of favor in recent years as minority communities grappled with the effects of mass incarceration.

[...]

“Our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs is bad,” Sessions said to law enforcement officials in a speech in Richmond last month. “It will destroy your life.”

[...]

In the speech in Richmond, he said, “Psychologically, politically, morally, we need to say — as Nancy Reagan said — ‘Just say no.’ ”​

 

[Ripped]

How Jeff Sessions wants to bring back the war on drugs

Steven H. Cook, a former street cop who became a federal prosecutor based in Knoxville, Tenn., saw nothing wrong with how the system worked — not the life sentences for drug charges, not the huge growth of the prison population. And he went everywhere — Bill O’Reilly’s show on Fox News, congressional hearings, public panels — to spread a different gospel.

“The federal criminal justice system simply is not broken. In fact, it’s working exactly as designed,” Cook said at a criminal justice panel at The Washington Post last year.

The Obama administration largely ignored Cook, who was then president of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys. But he won’t be overlooked anymore.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has brought Cook into his inner circle at the Justice Department, appointing him to be one of his top lieutenants to help undo the criminal justice policies of Obama and former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. As Sessions has traveled to different cities to preach his tough-on-crime philosophy, Cook has been at his side.

Sessions has yet to announce specific policy changes, but Cook’s new perch speaks volumes about where the Justice Department is headed.

Law enforcement officials say that Sessions and Cook are preparing a plan to prosecute more drug and gun cases and pursue mandatory minimum sentences. The two men are eager to bring back the national crime strategy of the 1980s and ’90s from the peak of the drug war, an approach that had fallen out of favor in recent years as minority communities grappled with the effects of mass incarceration.

[...]

“Our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs is bad,” Sessions said to law enforcement officials in a speech in Richmond last month. “It will destroy your life.”

[...]

In the speech in Richmond, he said, “Psychologically, politically, morally, we need to say — as Nancy Reagan said — ‘Just say no.’ ”​

After all he is from Alabama they are way behind the curve here.

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[Eman]

How Jeff Sessions wants to bring back the war on drugs

Steven H. Cook, a former street cop who became a federal prosecutor based in Knoxville, Tenn., saw nothing wrong with how the system worked — not the life sentences for drug charges, not the huge growth of the prison population. And he went everywhere — Bill O’Reilly’s show on Fox News, congressional hearings, public panels — to spread a different gospel.

“The federal criminal justice system simply is not broken. In fact, it’s working exactly as designed,” Cook said at a criminal justice panel at The Washington Post last year.

The Obama administration largely ignored Cook, who was then president of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys. But he won’t be overlooked anymore.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has brought Cook into his inner circle at the Justice Department, appointing him to be one of his top lieutenants to help undo the criminal justice policies of Obama and former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. As Sessions has traveled to different cities to preach his tough-on-crime philosophy, Cook has been at his side.

Sessions has yet to announce specific policy changes, but Cook’s new perch speaks volumes about where the Justice Department is headed.

Law enforcement officials say that Sessions and Cook are preparing a plan to prosecute more drug and gun cases and pursue mandatory minimum sentences. The two men are eager to bring back the national crime strategy of the 1980s and ’90s from the peak of the drug war, an approach that had fallen out of favor in recent years as minority communities grappled with the effects of mass incarceration.

[...]

“Our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs is bad,” Sessions said to law enforcement officials in a speech in Richmond last month. “It will destroy your life.”

[...]

In the speech in Richmond, he said, “Psychologically, politically, morally, we need to say — as Nancy Reagan said — ‘Just say no.’ ”​

Are we surprised?

It's funny, I saw more than one pic of Jeff holding a glass of wine in his hand. I guess some drugs are okay and some aren't, he just wants to be the one to dictate which he thinks should be allowed and which shouldn't.

Too bad the whole "less government intervention in our lives" thing wasn't kept up with.

 

[kawilt]

How Jeff Sessions wants to bring back the war on drugs

Steven H. Cook, a former street cop who became a federal prosecutor based in Knoxville, Tenn., saw nothing wrong with how the system worked — not the life sentences for drug charges, not the huge growth of the prison population. And he went everywhere — Bill O’Reilly’s show on Fox News, congressional hearings, public panels — to spread a different gospel.

“The federal criminal justice system simply is not broken. In fact, it’s working exactly as designed,” Cook said at a criminal justice panel at The Washington Post last year.

The Obama administration largely ignored Cook, who was then president of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys. But he won’t be overlooked anymore.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has brought Cook into his inner circle at the Justice Department, appointing him to be one of his top lieutenants to help undo the criminal justice policies of Obama and former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. As Sessions has traveled to different cities to preach his tough-on-crime philosophy, Cook has been at his side.

Sessions has yet to announce specific policy changes, but Cook’s new perch speaks volumes about where the Justice Department is headed.

Law enforcement officials say that Sessions and Cook are preparing a plan to prosecute more drug and gun cases and pursue mandatory minimum sentences. The two men are eager to bring back the national crime strategy of the 1980s and ’90s from the peak of the drug war, an approach that had fallen out of favor in recent years as minority communities grappled with the effects of mass incarceration.

[...]

“Our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs is bad,” Sessions said to law enforcement officials in a speech in Richmond last month. “It will destroy your life.”

[...]

In the speech in Richmond, he said, “Psychologically, politically, morally, we need to say — as Nancy Reagan said — ‘Just say no.’ ”​

Thats hilarious....Nancy said "Just say NO to drugs"....Just like her husband said "Just say NO to drugs"....WOW...look what happened in L.A.!
(Anybody know what I'm talking about?)

 

[Big_paul]

Perhaps it's wishful thinking; however, I'd like to see the president reign in his little dogs on this topic. The president has stated in the past that he believes that medicinal use is ok and that the states should have the rights to legalize it recreationally if they choose.

He also said that a single payer program in healthcare worked in Canada. Fact is that this guy doesn't know what he is doing, and he will take the path of least resistance whether it us right or wrong. He has no values other than what he can do to convince people he is a great leader. If the entire world goes off the cliff, no problem.

We have a president who doesn't give a fuck about what is right, only what makes him look powerful.

He is a megalomaniac like hitler, but hitler was much much more intelligent than our fool.

 

[ddp7]

Well with my self medication on selegiline I mean,the song remains the same like led zeppelin said.

Case X

Average drug forum user of drugsforum: snort selegiline seeking the "high".

Case Y

My case,normal use to college app and without problems.No need of high or similar.

The same substance and dose,different Minds.Its not about "drugs" its about the users and his values.

 

[Weston]

He also said that a single payer program in healthcare worked in Canada. Fact is that this guy doesn't know what he is doing, and he will take the path of least resistance whether it us right or wrong. He has no values other than what he can do to convince people he is a great leader. If the entire world goes off the cliff, no problem.

We have a president who doesn't give a fuck about what is right, only what makes him look powerful.

He is a megalomaniac like hitler, but hitler was much much more intelligent than our fool.

He wasn't my guy from the start, nor did I push the button for him, but we weren't really given any great alternatives.

That being said, there are some policies that he campaigned on that I agree with and I do have faith that he will do a decent job. I don't hold the same animosity that you seem to have. I definitely respect your opinion on disliking him; however, I feel like any time someone makes a Hitler comparison, I lose a little faith in what they say. That doesn't just go for Trump; that is anyone. It takes my focus away from a legitimate argument and then I just roll my eyes and say to myself, "here goes the Hitler thing again".

I'm not trying to diminish everything thing you said, as I respect people's opinions, I just get lost on the Hitler comparison.

 

[Big_paul]

, I lose a little faith in what they say.

Who the one being compared to hitler or the one pointing out the similarities?

 

[Weston]

Who the one being compared to hitler or the one pointing out the similarities?

The one pointing out the alleged similarities. No one can really be compared to a guy that wiped out 6 million Jews (not to mention everyone else he wanted dead) and wanted the rest gone. Maybe can compare Pol Pot, Stalin or Mao. Just the Hitler an Nazi comparisons get old.

Again, I'm not dismissing your other concerns, just that one.

 

[heady muscle]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Millard]

White House Proposes Cutting Drug Control Office Funding by 95%

WASHINGTON — When he was running for office, Donald J. Trump promised to rid America of the scourge of drugs, vowing to crack down on dealers and invest heavily in programs to get heroin and other opioids off the streets.

But on Friday, President Trump’s administration revealed plans to gut the 2018 budget of his Office of National Drug Control Policy. According to an Office of Management and Budget document obtained by The New York Times, the White House is proposing to slash the drug policy office budget about 95 percent, to just $24 million from $388 million. The cuts would mean the office could lose up to 33 employees.

The 2018 budget would also eliminate grant programs administered by the drug control office. Those include the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program and the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, which, according to the document, the Trump administration thinks are duplicative with other federal and state programs.​

 

[Weston]

White House Proposes Cutting Drug Control Office Funding by 95%

WASHINGTON — When he was running for office, Donald J. Trump promised to rid America of the scourge of drugs, vowing to crack down on dealers and invest heavily in programs to get heroin and other opioids off the streets.

But on Friday, President Trump’s administration revealed plans to gut the 2018 budget of his Office of National Drug Control Policy. According to an Office of Management and Budget document obtained by The New York Times, the White House is proposing to slash the drug policy office budget about 95 percent, to just $24 million from $388 million. The cuts would mean the office could lose up to 33 employees.

The 2018 budget would also eliminate grant programs administered by the drug control office. Those include the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program and the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, which, according to the document, the Trump administration thinks are duplicative with other federal and state programs.​

In other news, $360,000,000 only gets rid of 33 employees.

 

[Millard]

Sessions issues sweeping new criminal charging policy

Attorney General Jeff Sessions overturned the sweeping criminal charging policy of former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. and directed his federal prosecutors Thursday to charge defendants with the most serious, provable crimes carrying the most severe penalties...

But Sessions’s new charging policy, outlined in a two-page memo and sent to more than 5,000 assistant U.S. attorneys across the country and all assistant attorneys general in Washington, orders prosecutors to “charge and purse the most serious, readily provable offense” and rescinds Holder’s policy immediately.

The Sessions memo marks the first significant criminal justice effort by the Trump administration to bring back the toughest practices of the drug war, which had fallen out of favor in recent years with a bipartisan movement to undo the damaging effects of mass incarceration​

 

[Big_paul]

Sessions issues sweeping new criminal charging policy

Attorney General Jeff Sessions overturned the sweeping criminal charging policy of former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. and directed his federal prosecutors Thursday to charge defendants with the most serious, provable crimes carrying the most severe penalties...

But Sessions’s new charging policy, outlined in a two-page memo and sent to more than 5,000 assistant U.S. attorneys across the country and all assistant attorneys general in Washington, orders prosecutors to “charge and purse the most serious, readily provable offense” and rescinds Holder’s policy immediately.

The Sessions memo marks the first significant criminal justice effort by the Trump administration to bring back the toughest practices of the drug war, which had fallen out of favor in recent years with a bipartisan movement to undo the damaging effects of mass incarceration​

We have trump to thank for that. I guess some of our members are not satisfied in having the highest rate of incarceration on earth. What about trump grabbing pussy without permission of the owner of that pussy?

 

[XKawN]

We have trump to thank for that. I guess some of our members are not satisfied in having the highest rate of incarceration on earth. What about trump grabbing pussy without permission of the owner of that pussy?

Not exactly sure whats wrong going after the most serious offenders as the article states, not that i believe anything doc scally posts, unless i only read the sentence outlined in red. Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, grabbing pussy is only a crime if the owner of that pussy presses charges, right?

 

[Big_paul]

Not exactly sure whats wrong going after the most serious offenders as the article states, not that i believe anything doc scally posts, unless i only read the sentence outlined in red. Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, grabbing pussy is only a crime if the owner of that pussy presses charges, right?

The pussy owners are in fear. Trump is a very vindictive man. as for America having the highest incarceration rate in the world, that is because many feel that they have been disenfranchised by our system. Racism plays a large roll in that. I'm not for locking up non violent drug offenders with small amounts of drugs, and that includes folks who use AAS.

 

[XKawN]

The pussy owners are in fear. Trump is a very vindictive man. as for America having the highest incarceration rate in the world, that is because many feel that they have been disenfranchised by our system. Racism plays a large roll in that. I'm not for locking up non violent drug offenders with small amounts of drugs, and that includes folks who use AAS.

Not sure i believe it's all racial. Yes more blacks are incarcerated, but i would imagine they are the offenders of more violent crimes. But i do agree a small amount of xrugs shouldn't be an offense where one should do time, but correct me if I'm wrong, but i believe the article stated "the most serious offenders".