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White House Drug Czar To Speak In Milwaukee

Posted: Friday, March 1, 2013 -- 5:05 a.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The White House drug czar will be in Milwaukee next week.

Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will speak at Marquette University on Wednesday.

The former Seattle police chief is expected to talk about his approach to drug policy. He says it should be treated like a public health issue along with a criminal justice issue.


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  • by WIBadger on Mar 1, 2013 at 08:48 AM
    Wasn't the sequester supposed to have nuked this sort of nonsense? Just another example of why WE THE PEOPLE need more cuts in govt spending.

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