DEA administrator can’t say whether heroin or marijuana is worse for health

In June 2012, Democratic Congressman from Colorado Jared Polis questioned DEA administrator and law enforcement officer Michelle Leonhart about the differences between various illegal drugs. Polis represents Colorado, where marijuana has been decriminalized and medical marijuana legalized. He asked Leonhart directly about whether the DEA supports the latter. Watch the video to get a glimpse of what the agency's top administrator thinks about the war on drugs.

DEA apologizes for locking up young man and forgetting about him

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What happens when the Drug Enforcement Agency gets the wrong guy? It leaves him in a jail cell for four days without access to food, water or a rest room.