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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Not even trying to be police
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 … Continue reading
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Fun with commercials
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. http://youtu.be/Fnhe9RW9n3Q Apparently smoking cigarettes is just like owning … Continue reading
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Open Thread
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?” … Continue reading
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Stupid Politicians
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 … Continue reading
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Legalization music
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. … Continue reading
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Cannabis in the Netherlands is doing just fine
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 … Continue reading
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Legalization models
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 … Continue reading
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A new partnership
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 … Continue reading
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More driving-while-having-previously-been-in-the-presence-of-cannabis nonsense
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 … Continue reading
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The pathetic state of the UN drug policy regime
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 … Continue reading
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