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Former judge takes on the drug war

Federal Judge: My Drug War Sentences Were ‘Unfair and Disproportionate’

Former Federal Judge Nancy Gertner was appointed to the federal bench by Bill Clinton in 1994. She presided over trials for 17 years. And Sunday, she stood before a crowd at The Aspen Ideas Festival to denounce most punishments that she imposed.

Among 500 sanctions […]

Don Winslow writes a letter

Best-selling author Don Winslow took out a full page ad in the Washington Post yesterday as an open letter to Congress and the President: “It’s Time to Legalize Drugs.”

Let me come right our and say what you won’t tell the American people. The War on Drugs is unwinnable. It was unwinnable for Nixon, Ford, […]

Servetus on HHS Counters the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Act: “Here it is, more folly from the Democrats: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/25/biden-buprenorphine-waiver/” Jan 27, 16:06
darkcycle on HHS Counters the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Act: “Lol. True to form, I heard Biden blocked this change. Another drug warrior who will stay that way until he…” Jan 27, 13:04
Great Harry's Ghost! on HHS Counters the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Act: “speaking of not knowing it was coming… Anyone miss Linda? https://twitter.com/activist1?lang=en I hope that doesn’t get on the couch!” Jan 23, 19:17
darkcycle on HHS Counters the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Act: “Not Trump….this was in the works for a long while….it was under Obama that the ball got rolling. And they…” Jan 23, 16:47
NorCalNative on HHS Counters the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Act: “Great News. Can’t imagine this was in any way pushed along by our former Opiate Crisis Stars Jared Kushner, or…” Jan 23, 12:22
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Son of Sam Walton on Drug lawfare funds death squads in Honduras: “OT: The other night and day, my wife and I went to an IFR rodeo in Guthrie at a big…” Jan 18, 09:39

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