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Rosenberg was a colleague of [[FBI Director]], [[James B. Comey]], before being appointed Acting [[Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration]].
 
Rosenberg was a colleague of [[FBI Director]], [[James B. Comey]], before being appointed Acting [[Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration]].
  
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==Knowledge of recreational drugs==
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"If you want me to say that [[marijuana]]’s not dangerous, I’m not going to say that because I think it is,” Rosenberg said. “Do I think it’s as dangerous as [[heroin]]? Probably not. I’m not an expert."
 
  
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He declared heroin to be a “threat to [[national security]].” He went on to claim that he suspects drug dealers of funding [[terrorist]] organizations and insinuated that the agency had evidence of this happening, but did not present any actual evidence.<ref>http://www.blacklistednews.com/DEA_Chief_Calls_Heroin_a_%E2%80%9CNational_Security_Threat%E2%80%9D_While_NATO_Troops_Help_Cultivate_It/46119/0/38/38/Y/M.html</ref>
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===Heroin===
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He declared heroin to be a “threat to [[national security]].” He went on to claim that he suspects drug dealers of funding [[terrorist]] organizations and insinuated that the agency had evidence of this happening, but did not present any actual evidence.<ref name=bln>http://www.blacklistednews.com/DEA_Chief_Calls_Heroin_a_%E2%80%9CNational_Security_Threat%E2%80%9D_While_NATO_Troops_Help_Cultivate_It/46119/0/38/38/Y/M.html</ref>
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===Marijuana===
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"If you want me to say that [[marijuana]]’s not dangerous, I’m not going to say that because I think it is,” Rosenberg said. “Do I think it’s as dangerous as [[heroin]]? Probably not. I’m not an expert."<ref name=bln/> He later clarified that "heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana".<ref name=sp/>
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On September 5th, 2015, when asked about marijuana, he stated "If we come up with a medical use for it, that would be wonderful. But we haven’t."<ref name=sp>http://shadowproof.com/2015/09/21/dea-chief-admits-marijuana-is-less-dangerous-than-heroin-but-wont-reschedule/</ref>
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==Resignation==
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On September 26, 2017, it was announced that Rosenberg, dismayed by [[Donald Trump]]'s administration, was stepping down.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dea-chief-resigns-after-criticizing-trump-remarks-police-conduct-n804981</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/us/politics/chuck-rosenberg-dea-resigns.html</ref>  His resignation became effective October 1, 2017.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/dea-administrator-plans-to-step-down/2017/09/26/c89d7424-a2fc-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 05:04, 9 November 2024

Person.png Chuck Rosenberg  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Chuck Rosenberg.jpg
BornCharles Philip Rosenberg
1960-09-10
Alma materTufts University, Harvard/Kennedy School, University of Virginia
Administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration

Employment.png Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration

In office
14 May 2015 - October 1, 2017
Preceded byMichele Leonhart
Colleague of FBI Director, James B. Comey

Official narrative

Who? As of 11 September 2015, Wikipedia had just 3 sentences on him.[1]

Career

Rosenberg was a colleague of FBI Director, James B. Comey, before being appointed Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Opinions on recreational drugs

Heroin

He declared heroin to be a “threat to national security.” He went on to claim that he suspects drug dealers of funding terrorist organizations and insinuated that the agency had evidence of this happening, but did not present any actual evidence.[2]

Marijuana

"If you want me to say that marijuana’s not dangerous, I’m not going to say that because I think it is,” Rosenberg said. “Do I think it’s as dangerous as heroin? Probably not. I’m not an expert."[2] He later clarified that "heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana".[3]

On September 5th, 2015, when asked about marijuana, he stated "If we come up with a medical use for it, that would be wonderful. But we haven’t."[3]

Resignation

On September 26, 2017, it was announced that Rosenberg, dismayed by Donald Trump's administration, was stepping down.[4][5] His resignation became effective October 1, 2017.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chuck_Rosenberg&oldid=664793829
  2. ↑ a b http://www.blacklistednews.com/DEA_Chief_Calls_Heroin_a_%E2%80%9CNational_Security_Threat%E2%80%9D_While_NATO_Troops_Help_Cultivate_It/46119/0/38/38/Y/M.html
  3. ↑ a b http://shadowproof.com/2015/09/21/dea-chief-admits-marijuana-is-less-dangerous-than-heroin-but-wont-reschedule/
  4. ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dea-chief-resigns-after-criticizing-trump-remarks-police-conduct-n804981
  5. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/us/politics/chuck-rosenberg-dea-resigns.html
  6. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/dea-administrator-plans-to-step-down/2017/09/26/c89d7424-a2fc-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html
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