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We need a Martin Luther King, Jr. for the Drug War

A couple of recent items reminded me of something that should never be forgotten. The drug war is inherently racist. There are a number of reasons that this is so, and not all of them involve actual racist attitudes by law enforcement — the drug war and laws themselves have been constructed in ways to […]

U.S.-Mexico border

There’s been a lot in the news on the violence related to the drug war near the border. Grits for Breakfast reports from near the front line:

This is nuts. We train Mexican anti-drug forces, the drug cartels hire them. We ban meth precursors, the drug cartels get richer. […] Gunplay on both sides of […]

darkcycle on Marijuana gateway theory suffers new setbacks: “This is good. But they are missing a vital link here. They go into detail about childhood trauma , and…” Sep 20, 13:13
kaptinemo on Dangerous questions for ending drug wars: “I lurk, from time to time, and was surprised any remembered me. As to why my absence, let’s just say…” Sep 15, 22:30
NorCalNative on Dangerous questions for ending drug wars: “LOL. Entertaining and educational, I always learn something from your comments. My education on Drug War bullshit has resulted in…” Sep 15, 12:26
kaptinemo on Dangerous questions for ending drug wars: “I’m not dead (Reaching into pocket, flipping safety on pistol off) An’ I’m not goin’ on the fu*kin’ cart, either.…” Sep 14, 10:22
Servetus on So, we were right all along?: “Health care in the UK is grappling with cannabis as a treatment and the hurdles it creates for health care…” Sep 11, 13:52
Servetus on So, we were right all along?: “Cocaine addiction explained by scientists in a mouse study—no thanks whatsoever to US or UK prohibitionists: 9-SEP-2021—Contrary to common thinking,…” Sep 10, 00:05
Servetus on Is public discourse on drug overdoses improving?: “A neo-Flexner Report would be a great idea. The new report would need to address some strange phenomena. The US…” Sep 4, 13:30

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