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Driving Under The Influence
8:00 am
Fri January 18, 2013

Officer Abraham On The New Rules Of The Road For Marijuana Use

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DUI checkpoint in Riverside, Calif., March 2011.

What are the new rules of the road for marijuana use now that it’s legal here in Washington state?  Seattle Traffic Officer John Abraham talks it over with KUOW’s Ross Reynolds.

War On Drugs
9:00 am
Thu January 17, 2013

From The Front Lines Of Mexico's Drug War

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'El Narco' by Ioan Grillo.

Since 2006, more than 40,000 soldiers, police officers, traffickers and citizens have died in Mexico’s bloody drug war — from the mountains where pot and poppies are grown to the streets of Mexico City. Journalist Ioan Grillo tracks the rise of the cartels and their increasing influence north of the border in his book, "El Narco." He joins Steve Scher with a report from the front lines of the Mexican drug war.

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Steps Toward Regulation
7:17 am
Mon January 14, 2013

Washington Agency Seeks Marijuana Experts

The Washington State Liquor Control Board is forging ahead in its new role creating access to legalized marijuana. Next, the board will issue a request for consultants to gauge pot consumption in Washington state. 

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Drug Policy
12:20 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

Should We Legalize All Drugs?

Credit Hieronymus Bosch
An artist's rendition of what will happen if we legalize all drugs.

So we've legalized pot.

Now some people are asking, if legalization is good enough for pot, why not cocaine? Why not crack? Should we just legalize everything?

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