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A debate at Brown
Earlier this week, I saw this OpEd at Brown University by Sofia Ortiz Hinojosa: 4/20 and the drug war It’s another one of those pleas for people to stop smoking marijuana because it’s killing people in Mexico, done with sickening … Continue reading
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Can the courts step up and make a difference?
Massachusetts High Court Limits Police Searches in Small Marijuana Cases Reason and justice prevailed this week in Massachusetts, where the Commonwealth’s highest court ruled by a 5-1 margin in Commonwealth v. Cruz that police can no longer search or seize … Continue reading
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Open Thread
Gary Johnson officially announced his bid for the Presidency today. Regardless of how that campaign goes, my hope is that it will spark additional debate regarding the drug war. Of all the candidates, his is the candidacy that is most … Continue reading
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Asking for more of what ails you
Thanks to Shaleen for sending me this data from a recent CNN poll. Do you favor or oppose the legalization of marijuana? White Non-White Favor 43% 36% Oppose 54% 62% Incredible? Perhaps. And yet, not really. For us, it’s hard … Continue reading
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Drug free
Apparently the drug-free notion won’t die. Here’s another article: County students commit to drug-free lives Again, the notion is absurd. What they really mean is that County students are committing to not using certain drugs that have been demonized. I … Continue reading
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420
If you’re in the area of Illinois State University today, stop by the quad (or Bowling and billiards center if weather is bad) from 4-6 pm for 420 Solidarity: Hempfest sponsored by Young Americans for Liberty and SSDP. I’ll be … Continue reading
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Setting an arbitrary measurement for cannabis driving impairment
Over at Westword.com there are some good articles regarding current efforts in Colorado to set a THC driving limit at five nanograms per milliliter of blood — a level that, while better than the per-se laws in states like Illinois … Continue reading
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How’s the job, Gil?
So you’ve held the Drug Czar job for a couple of years, now. Is lying to the public non-stop about destructive drug policies everything you’d hoped for? Chicago President Barack Obama‘s drug czar is among the contenders to become the … Continue reading
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Concepts that need to be staked through the heart and placed six feet underground
1. Drug-free A drug-free world for future generations in the Sri Lanka Sunday Observer Drug-related social issues have become a topic of discussion not only in media, but also among individuals in various social strata. The Mathata Thitha concept of … Continue reading
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Central America – another victim of the U.S. drug war
The Economist had a hard-hitting piece about how the drug war in Mexico has spilled into the smaller countries of Central America like Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Whatever the weaknesses of the Mexican state, it is a Leviathan compared … Continue reading
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