“President Obama has reduced the sentences of 22 federal prisoners who were arrested for drug-related crimes - eight of whom were serving life sentences. It marks the first time someone has said 'Thanks Obama' but actually meant it.” FirstsSaidPresidentCrimeDrugFirst TimeMarkEightSentencesThanksRelatedServingPrisonerPresident ObamaArrested Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I must tell you, I haven't done the drug problem that is faced by cops and people on the border. It's a hard show to do, but I think it's going to say a lot about drugs and the problems related to them. I just hope people can watch it, it's a pretty strong show.” PeopleThinkingHardDoneShowsProblemStrongWatchesHavensDrugBordersRelatedCop Author:Aaron Spelling
“I have sat with the mothers who have lost addicted sons. I have sat with families of kids who have been killed in drug-related gang violence. I have been to the prisons. I have seen the effects. At some point in time, I felt I had to do something other than write a novel about it, that I needed to try to make some sort of contribution, at least try to make some sort of difference in the real world.” WorldWritingTryingHas BeensRealKidsMotherLostFeltDifferencesNovelViolenceEffectsSonNeededDrugPrisonSatRelatedContributionReal WorldGangGang Violence Author:Don Winslow
“From the outside, people think it's drug-related. But wherever you come from, people are driven by a sense of belonging. What I say to kids all the time is you don't own streets. We don't own the paving stones we are fighting over. Instead of fighting each other, you should be fighting the government to make this a better place to live.” PeopleThinkingShouldGovernmentKidsFightingStreetsDrugStonesDrivenRelatedBelongingBetter PlacePlaces To LivePavingFighting Each Other Author:Ashley Walters
“You can say what you want about all the guns in the country [the USA], all the drugs, all the crime, but we all know 400,000 people a year die of cigarette-related deaths. How many people died of drugs, guns, automobile accidents? You add them all together it doesn't come anywhere near that. Yet they let me smoke and get cancer, and they put me in jail for having drugs. What's going on? The government don't care. It's all about money and job security.” PeopleKnowsWantYearsCountryGovernmentCareTogetherJobsDiesSecurityCrimeDrugGunLet MeDiedAddCancerDon't CareAccidentsWhat You WantSmokeUsaRelatedJailCigaretteAutomobile Author:Sonny Barger
“The future of human relationships will be directly related to the cerebral functions. For this reason it is already a fundamental thing. In the past, and well until today, some South American countries have had a great neuropharmacological history, since the natives' times. It is necessary that we remind ourselves of the many licit and illicit drugs that were generated in our continent and that act on the brain.” HumansWellsCountryReasonTodayPastBrainDrugFunctionFundamentalsSouthRelatedContinentsHuman RelationsHuman RelationshipsCerebral Author:Rodolfo Llinas
“In 1970, there were approximately 330,000 prisoners in the US. Today there are 2.3 million behind bars - more than any country in the history of the world. In 2009 alone there were 1.6 million drug-related arrests in the U.S. 1.3 million of these were for possession of drugs alone. Over half were related to marijuana. The forty-year war on drugs has cost $2.5 trillion.” WorldYearsWarCountryTodayBehindsHalfMillionsCostDrugPossessionBarsRelatedFortyPrisonerMarijuanaWorld HistoryWar On Drugs Author:Sam Branson
“In the United States there are only two exceptions: banks have to report deposits they suspect to be related to either terrorism or drug trafficking. But if your funds derive from trafficking women and children for sexual exploitation, for example, or from illegal arms trafficking or any other illegal activity, then banks in the US are legally free to accept your money and are not required to report your deposit to the authorities.” IfsChildrenTwoStatesUnitedAcceptingUnited StatesExampleArmsDrugActivityAuthorityTerrorismRelatedReportsExceptionFundIllegalSuspectsExploitationDepositsTraffickingDrug TraffickingIllegal Activities Author:Thomas Pogge