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Stop the Madness

Via Steve at Transform This is the White House-produced rock video in the 80′s that finally convinced America to “stop the madness.” With a message this compelling, it took very little effort to finish the job and America was drug-free by 1995. No longer needed, the drug war infrastructure was dismantled, and the soldiers [...]

Montel on medical marijuana

In an OpEd promoting a medical marijuana law in Illinois, Montel Williams sticks it to the government:

Here’s what’s shocking: The U.S. government knows marijuana works as a medicine. Our government actually provides medical marijuana each month to five patients in a program that started about 25 years ago but was closed to new [...]

Afghanistan continuing to force people to think

With the situation in Afghanistan continuing to fail dramatically, more players are coming to the realization that a solution may require something other than pursuing the same old drug war. What an idea! The British MPs have been pushing for some time now for adopting the Senlis Council’s proposal to buy the opium and [...]

NPR examines ‘America’s Forgotten War’

Forgotten? OK, sure, the politicians may avoid talking about it (except when they’re passing harsher laws or eradication budgets), but it’s hardly forgotten. And I don’t have much optimism about the direction this series will take. And unfortunately, they’re probably congratulating themselves on how balanced it is…

The war on drugs has affected people [...]