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You can’t say that water doesn’t kill anybody
Kevin Sabet pretends that his argument about the dangers of marijuana is a legitimate critique of legalization, and that things like context and relative risk can be ignored. Busting the Myth That Marijuana Doesn’t Kill, in 1 Minute
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House of Representatives moves to protect Medical Marijuana
The text of the omnibus spending bill approved by the House includes the following remarkable passages (pages 213-214): “Sec. 538. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to … Continue reading
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No mistakes
Rand Paul on marijuana: ‘I made mistakes’ Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hinted to a local Kentucky television news station that he smoked marijuana in college. […] “Let’s just say I wasn’t a choir boy when I was in college,†Paul … Continue reading
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Disingenuous critiques of ‘Big Marijuana’
Samuel T. Wilkinson from the Yale School of Medicine blindly follows the S.A.M. playbook in The marijuana industry is following the trail blazed by Big Tobacco. Kevin Sabet’s crew keeps pushing this narrative as if it were an actual legitimate … Continue reading
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Drug policy that shows us up
Still not perfect, but here are two examples of drug policy that help to drive home just how incredibly horrendous is U.S. policy. Netherlands: ‘You will not be arrested for using drugs’: What a sane drug policy looks like Now … Continue reading
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The Reefer Madness That Just Won’t Die
It’s no surprise that marijuana became a player in the #Ferguson controversies. Michael Brown’s use of cannabis was a major part of the grand jury discussions, essentially playing the part of explaining the need to shoot 12 times to stop … Continue reading
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