DEA Set to Lose Over $150 Million in Funding

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Thanks to the incoming government sequester, automatic budget cuts are put in place today, March 1st. As part of these budget cuts, the Drug Enforcement Administration is set to lose $166 million in funding.

This cut will drop the overall funding of the DEA to a level it hasn’t been at since the 2002-2003 budgetary calendar.

In addition, numerous other government agencies that perpetuate the drug war will be getting a cut. Here’s a breakdown of where the funding will be trimmed.

The Department of Defense’s Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities budget of $1.6 billion will be reduced by $157 million
The Department of Justice Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement budget of $528 million will be reduced by $43 million.
The DEA Diversion Control Fee Account budget of $335 million will be reduced by $25 million.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy budget of $25 million will be reduced by $2 million.
The High-intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program budget of $239 million will be reduced by $20 million.
“Other Federal Drug Control Programs,” with a total budget of $100 million, will undergo $8 million in cuts.

Although we have little doubt that they’ll try, these cuts will make it even more difficult for the DEA and the White House to continue its war on cannabis consumers.

- TheJointBlog

source: http://thejointblog.com/dea-set-to-lose-over-150-million-in-funding/#.UTIG9-g0w1d
 
I wish I could say that these cuts resulted from a realization that the DEA is unnecessary, but practically every aspect of the Federal government is losing 8-10%.
 
I'm telling you guys, I'm telling you guys, I'm telling you guys

D-E-A is going D-O-W-N

it's only a matter of time



shimazu said:
sounds like a losing battle.

all well and good until public opinion shifts and the politicians that used to be all about cracking down on drugs flip flop to the other side and cut this stupid ass organization's funding to the same amount as inner city schools.

They're gonna scanning people with something like this

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It'll take a little while to make any sig diff, I'm sure, but I hope this happens to boarder patrol too for us folks down in the sw us. then again, in any case, hopefully this cut in funding for the dea means I can get my dope easier, safer and cheaper! yippee!

after all those were my main problems when it comes to potent opioids...

but then again, how much of a diff will that money really make? seems like it's kinda drop in the bucket deal when I give it more thoughts, but I guess I'll let someone with more knowledge on the statistics of it weigh in...

so my question is: will this cut make any [practical] difference for the dea/etc drug law enforcement efforts?

will my dream come true of slightly cleaner slightly cheaper slighter easier to get good? I doubt it... until the cuts are in the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,xx range and the evil empire is recognized for what it is...
 
Medical marijuana should end up big winner after today’s sequester

Unlike most politicians who felt the need to go through their bucket list before today’s automatic budget cuts kick in, MMJ dispensaries can actually view the sequester as an achievement.

According to a report from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, the Drug Enforcement Administration stands to lose $166 million from its current $2.02 billion staffing and appropriation budget.

With such a dramatic reduction in budget, there’s reason to believe that the DEA might finally stop wasting resources on medical marijuana considered legal by governing states.

In addition to the DEA’s spending reduction, the historically pointless War on Drugs is set to suffer budget cuts throughout the board:

DOD’s Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities budget of $1.6 billion will be reduced by $157 million

DOJ’s Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement budget of $528 million will be reduced by $43 million

The DEA Diversion Control Fee Account budget of $335 million will be reduced by $25 million

The Office of National Drug Control Policy budget of $25 million will be reduced by $2 million

The High-intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program budget of $239 million will be reduced by $20 million

“Other Federal Drug Control Programs,” with a total budget of $100 million, will undergo $8 million in cuts

http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetrut...after-todays-sequester/#.UTKIsraMgqo.facebook
 
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^^i wonder if it will correlate to an 8% increase in drug use lol just kidding. we all know drug use will stay practically the same no matter what era of prohibition were in.
 
Good - I can hardly wait for the DEA to become non-existent. The amount of damage those idiots have done to people's lives, it's sad. And if you're laughing right now and/or thinking, "What about street drugs? How much damage have they done to people's lives?" I can tell you that, every year in the US, more people die from second-hand smoke[1] than all street drug related deaths combined.[2] And that figure more than doubles when substituting second-hand smoke with alcohol.[3]

[1] http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/tobacco_related_mortality/
[2] http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Causes_of_Death
[3] http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm
 
I bet the DEA & the American Right are shitting penises over this! Lol

A few years ago, when here in the UK the law was changed to ban smoking indoors cannabis was also moved into a lower legal classification. I felt at the time that the trend was finally moving in my direction, but cannabis has been returned to it's previous Class B certification.

Seeing this story & reading about legalisation in Colorado & Washington gives the impression that once again, the situation is improving.
 
Once again, nearly every government program is being cut in the US. It isn't a philosophical retreat from prohibition. It is Austerity.
 
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