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Bizarre VANCOUVER, Wash. — John Larson, a recently retired high school science and math teacher, hopes to be in the first wave of legal recreational marijuana salespeople opening shop here in Washington State this week. Mr. Larson, 67, who was … Continue reading →

The July 21-28 issue of The Nation has a cover story on “Guess Who’s Profiting from Pot Prohibition Ironically, both CADCA and the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids are heavily reliant on a combination of federal drug-prevention education grants and funding … Continue reading →

What is it about this simple, natural green symbol that makes people so afraid? ISU sued for prohibiting logo on pro-marijuana shirt FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) is helping students in the Iowa State University chapter of NORML … Continue reading →

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Jacob Sullum: Washington’s state-licensed pot stores are expected to start opening next week, but they won’t have much to sell. A slow state licensing process for marijuana producers, combined with the difficulty of obtaining local approval for grow operations, will … Continue reading →

“Drugs.” It’s a word like “food.” Encompasses a whole range of things, with a wide variety of impacts on humans. Oreos and broccoli are both “food.” Yet I would guess that any educated person would say that there’s a difference … Continue reading →

This is part of a new campaign by the ACLU: War Comes Home: The Excessive Militarization of American Policing All across the country, heavily armed SWAT teams are raiding people’s homes in the middle of the night, often just to … Continue reading →

Global Day of Protest Against the War on Drugs Every year, the United Nations designates June 26 as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Sounds good, right? […] In recent years, some countries have “celebrated” their approach … Continue reading →

We’ve discussed this case already, but it makes it even more powerful when told by the mother. A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son Flashbang grenades were created for soldiers to use during battle. When they explode, … Continue reading →

Jacob Sullum has an interesting article: Colorado’s Cannabis Consumption Conundrum But once a visitor settles on a gram of Budderface or a quarter-ounce of Cinderella 99, he has a problem: Where can he smoke it? State and local restrictions have … Continue reading →