NoMoreDrugWar Photo Project
During the drug policy reform conference, they took pictures of people posing with their own anti-drug-war message. Nice idea.
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 If I wanted to win the hearts and minds of farmers in Latin America and Afghanistan, I probably wouldn’t start by destroying their fields and removing their only hope of feeding their families.—Guitherisms
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Radley Balko’s been tearing up the joint with a new six-part series on Utah, of all things. Worth checking out. How A Botched Drug Raid in Utah Sparked An Unlikely Movement — the first five parts are out. Science for stoners: What is marijuana ‘abuse?’ Interesting article, pointing out that as we approach […] So I ended up in a twitter exchange with Peter Hitchens… It started with a note from Evert Rauwendaal… @TransformDrugs @DrugWarRant Oh dear. Peter Hitchens in Australia to talk about the morality of drug taking http://t.co/7zg52v0UcA Peter Hitchens noticed and chimed it. @EvertRauwendaal @TransformDrugs @DrugWarRant Why’Oh dear’ ? Worried about the open expression of dissenting […] Student Injured by K-9 Officer (via Radley) An 11-year-old male student has been treated for “minor injuries” sustained following a bite from a Brazil Police Department K-9 officer at the Red Ribbon Awareness week kick-off event at the Clay County Courthouse Thursday, officials said. […] McQueen said a very small amount of illegal drugs were […] Malta Asked whether he would discriminate between hard drugs and soft drugs, Fr Cordina said that in terms of social responsibility, there is no difference between them. “The abuse of hard drugs is easier to detect due to its overt symptoms. Yet marijuana is known as the silent killer. It affects the mind, leaving the […] Update: Statement of the day from Uruguay — #Uruguay rep on #marijuana reform: “we’d rather breach intl #narcotics conventions than intl #humanrights law” #reformconf Exactly. I’ve long felt that that’s the easiest (and most true) approach to dropping out of the conventions. The simple fact is that the drug war, as conducted under the conventions, […] Shackled and pregnant Wis. case challenges ‘fetal protection law’ … seems to me there needs to be fetal (and mother) protection from drug warrior busybodies. In cases like Beltran’s, “the woman loses pretty much every constitutional right we associate with personhood,” said Lynn Paltrow We’ve seen so many permutations of this, from mothers having their […] Nick Gillespie has a nice piece in Time: 8 Things We Won’t Miss When Pot is Legal Everywhere Legalizing pot won’t create a problem-free country any more than tearing down the Berlin Wall solved all the problems in East Germany or ending de jure segregation fixed race relations in the U.S. But it would reflect […] The government is once again seeking the elusive “drug free” fantasy. National Institute on Drug Abuse: Please share: It’s Red Ribbon Week (Oct 23-31). Be part of the creation of a drug-free America by taking the Red Ribbon pledge: http://bit.ly/151SyIp Drug-free America? Really? How? I asked them for their definition of “drug free America,” but […] |
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