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Daily Archives: July 29, 2013
Laws that encourage the use of informants undermine justice
One more data point in the destructive war on drugs. Since drug transactions are consensual, police can’t count on “victims” reporting the crime, so they have to seek it out, often using nefarious means. One of the most nefarious is … Continue reading
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Better work on that northern fence
Trudeau calls for legalization of pot At the end of his five-day B.C. tour, federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau spoke out about a well-worn topic in the province: marijuana legislation. Following unprompted remarks in Kelowna Wednesday on the legalization of … Continue reading
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A very timely and legally astute analysis on how federal rescheduling shifts the landscape for state-level defamation claims and commercial…