Groups Seek DEA Review, Cite ‘Failed Drug War’

Cannabis advocacy and civil rights groups have backed Congressmembers’ calls to rein in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The groups also want a review of the agency.
“A critical look at the DEA and the nation’s law-enforcement priorities is long overdue,” states a Wednesday letter addressed to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. “For over 45 years, the DEA has stretched its mandate, fueling mass incarceration and racial inequity with insufficient scrutiny.”
The letter comes a day after . . .