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This isn’t particularly unusual, yet it still caught my eye: Chiefs of police oppose marijuana legalization, expansion of dispensaries The Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police issued a statement in March saying it opposes expanding the availability of marijuana in Vermont. Police believe their concerns about health risks, highway safety and employment issues related to […] I don’t really know if there’s an actual good way to use television commercials to get somebody to not do something. Yet, they keep trying. My new favorite is this anti-smoking commercial. Apparently smoking cigarettes is just like owning a dog. Legislators Ask Why Mexicans Should Die Over A Drug the U.S. is Legalizing Good question. “Why is it that Mexico has to keep filling up with dead bodies and addicts, when in the United States the drug is becoming legal?” Delgado said in an interview with The Huffington Post. The federal bill would legalize […] Louisiana committee OK’s doubling heroin mandatory minimums “Make it severe. Make people understand, ‘You do heroin, you’re going to do time.’” — Louisiana Sheriff Association Executive Director Michael Ranatza “I’ve got to support this bill and the reason I’ve got to support it is I think it’s a preventative measure.” — state Rep. Terry Landry, […] We haven’t hit on this for a while… Policymic has an article: 14 Songs That Should Probably Be the Anthem for Marijuana Legalization There are some good ones there, but I don’t know that I’d agree with all of them. Noticeably missing is Fats Waller’s excellent rendition of “If You’re a Viper (the Reefer Song).” […] I’ve seen a lot of statements from the usual prohibition-types that goes something like: “Every country that has legalized marijuana has found it to be a disaster and reversed course.” Naturally, that’s absurd on its face since no country has fully legalized marijuana except Uruguay and that’s still being implemented. But what they’re really trying […] A note to those who now seem anxious about large-scale commercial marijuana businesses… The vast majority of advocates for legalization would have been happy with any legitimate legalization model that would allow responsible adults to purchase a choice of marijuana strains legally. It could have been the coffee-shop model, or the state-run store model, or […] This is pretty big in terms of self-awareness… Anti-Drug Group Concedes That Marijuana Legalization ‘Is Happening in America’ The CEO of Partnership at Drugfree.org, best known for its 1980s “Your brain on drugs” ads, conceded during an interview with Advertising Age published Monday that the legalization of recreational marijuana in the U.S. “is happening.” […] […] The scare stories continue to pop up, like this one: Deadly collisions with ties to marijuana use have tripled, study shows (they originally had an even more offensively false headline: “Marijuana legalization leading to fatal car crashes, study shows,” but chose to tone it down to this merely inflammatory inference). Check out some of the […] As you may (or may not) know, the UNODC just had a major event in Vienna with over 1,300 delegates from 127 states, NGOs, and agencies to discuss where we are headed with international drug policy. Missed the coverage on the news? I’m not surprised. Max Daly has an interesting report on the growing irrelevance […] |
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