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Federal Drug Agency Gets Flack For Organized Crime Claims

By | 04.16.08 | 10:29 am

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is claiming that proposals to legalize marijuana in Colorado are causing an increase in organized crime, but the agency says it doesn’t have any hard data to back up such statements.

Now proponents who

Heated E-Mail A-OK For DEA

By | 08.01.07 | 12:18 pm

A fiery e-mail sent by a federal agent from his government address does not violate employee policy, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official.

In July, Colorado Confidential reported on an angry letter originating from a Department…

Opponents, Lt. Governor, Speak Out Against Amendment 44

By | 09.20.06 | 4:35 pm

UPDATE: Very current Secretary of State records are now showing GOCAM with a total of $1921.40 on hand. It would appear that a man linked closely with the ONDCP, Tom Gorman, who is director of the Rocky Mountain High

Grassroots Or Fireworks? Opposition Against Marijuana In Colorado

By | 09.01.06 | 6:37 pm

Beverly Kinard has been battling drugs for over a decade.

She was president of the Christian Drug Education Center [1], the director of Drug Watch Colorado, and an “international delegate” for Drug Watch International.

And now, she’s an…

DEA Dustup: Are Federal Agents Campaigning In Colorado?

By | 08.30.06 | 9:57 pm

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent did not send an e-mail requesting assistance to defeat a Colorado ballot initiative, says a Denver agency spokesman. Instead, it was all part of an elaborate mix up, first reported in the Boulder Daily

DEA Flip-Flopping?

By | 08.30.06 | 3:26 pm

What’s up with the DEA?

First, it was reported that a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent had sent out an e-mail seeking a campaign manager to defeat a Colorado ballot issue that would make up to an ounce…

The DEA In Colorado

By | 08.29.06 | 3:32 pm

Usually, federal drug agents make the news by arresting people. On the DEA’s website, there are many pictures of disheveled captives wearing handcuffs, who are thought to be involved with things like a narcotics “conspiracy” or a drug “kingpin.”…