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Three part series on legalization at Culture 11

A nice series. Could use some commenting. “bullet” War on Drugs: The Collateral Damage Prohibition militarizes police, enriches our enemies, undermines our laws, and condemns our sick to suffering. By Radley Balko The usual excellence from Radley. “bullet” War on Drugs: The Price Tag: America can‰t afford marijuana prohibition š it‰s a matter of [...]

Pleading for leaders to magically do something they dare not say

This editorial in the El Paso Times has been bugging me all day (ezrydn brought it up in comments as well). I’m not sure if it’s sad and pathetic, or sad with hidden code. First, the editorial establishes that supply side prohibition doesn’t work

We’ve already committed to send Mexico more than $1 billion [...]

El Paso council achievement

The resolution ultimately failed, but the discussion continues and the seed is planted. Clarence Page:

O’Rourke pushed things further by adding 12 words: “supporting an honest, open, national debate on ending the prohibition on narcotics.” The council passed it unanimously. Yet even a bid to talk about drug legalization was too much for Mayor [...]