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Barney Frank on the Gateway
I miss having Frank in Congress. Nice to see he’s still involved… Barney Frank: The myth of marijuana as a gateway drug To the dismay of the marijuana prohibitionists, the results of these steps toward legalization have been benign. In … Continue reading
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Twitter discussion on Wednesday
U.S. Drug Policy (@ONDCP) 12/16/13, 3:45 PM What: Twitter chat on #druggeddriving When: Wednesday, Dec. 18 Time: 4 p.m. EST Join: Use #druggeddriving Follow: @ONDCP @NTSB @NHTSAgov
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Peace prize for Uruguay
Heroic Uruguay deserves a Nobel Peace Price for legalizing cannabis by Simon Jenkins for the Guardian. This is a beautiful piece worth reading. The catastrophe of death and anarchy that failed drug suppression has brought to Mexico and to other … Continue reading
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When going after drugged drivers just isn’t enough anymore…
This just struck me as odd… Coalition reminds everyone to ride, drive drug-free The Coalition for a Drug Free Dale County of SpectraCare Health Systems is joining other national, state and local law enforcement and highway safety officials to remind … Continue reading
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Ridiculous arguments that just won’t die
In an absurd OpEd in the Baltimore Sun, Gregory Kline hits us with this old chestnut: Have we lost the War on Murder as well? If so, should we simply declare our surrender and legalize it? Why is that concept … Continue reading
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Nailing them down, a tiny bit at a time
While those of us with any background in drug policy know full well the game that S.A.M. and Kevin Sabet are playing, they’ve still been getting way too much of a free pass in most of the media. They are, … Continue reading
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Lies from Raymond Yans and the INCB
Immediately following Uruguay’s legalization of cannabis, the International Narcotics Control Board and its president, Raymond Yans, issued this press release. It’s full of really outrageous statements, and much of it is being picked up in media outlets all over the … Continue reading
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Why is this so hard?
So many people act terrified of the notion of some apparently inevitable epidemic of stoned drivers on the road and that we’ll be unable to do anything about it unless we pass zero tolerance per se laws for any amount … Continue reading
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Uruguay
It happened. Finally, a nation legalizes pot Pure and simple: Today, Uruguay became the first nation to make recreational marijuana legal for adults and to regulate its production, distribution and sale. Update: here’s a nice infographic on how legalization is … Continue reading
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Remember that new drug epidemic?
Oh, how the media love their drug scares. Recently, everyone was talking about the new drug krokodil, from Russia — some poison concoction that basically melts your flesh. It was the latest thing to hit the streets in the U.S. … Continue reading
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