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Servetus on A step toward justice for Breonna Taylor: “More details concerning indicted officers who knew the Breonna Taylor raid affidavit was falsified: …The officers who sought the warrant…” Aug 16, 07:09
Son of Sam Walton on A step toward justice for Breonna Taylor: “A black female police chief from Charlottesville was fired by her own police force. Apparently, she was doing the right…” Aug 14, 10:02
Servetus on The war on drugs expands into new territories: “The15th World Congress on Polyphenols (AKA cannabinoids) is set to convene at “ADEIT ‘Fundación Universitat’, Valencia, Spain, & Online.” On…” Aug 10, 20:25
Servetus on A step toward justice for Breonna Taylor: “Falsified affidavits have long been the sine qua non for drug enforcement. It’s encouraging that this fraud is now gaining…” Aug 5, 21:06
Servetus on The war on drugs expands into new territories: “It’s not only doctors who are legally driven to prioritize their careers over their patients’ healthcare as it’s been with…” Aug 3, 22:02
Servetus on Improbable Anecdotes: “Women are using cannabis to treat adverse perimenopausal and postmenopausal symptoms: 3-AUG-2022…A new study suggests that it is becoming more…” Aug 3, 18:44
Servetus on Improbable Anecdotes: “CBD is being used successfully in treating treatment-resistant anxiety in young people: 3-AUG-2022…The Cannabidiol Youth Anxiety Pilot Study found that…” Aug 3, 18:21
darkcycle on Improbable Anecdotes: “We have thousands of years experience….hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of users, worldwide…over that extended period of time…and Ethan found…” Aug 1, 12:56
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Prohibitionist Senator Chuck Grassley Accused of Insurrection
Iowa Senator Charles Ernest Grassley, a fierce and longtime advocate of the war against cannabis, who introduced anti-marijuana bills into Congress often in a bipartisan alliance with prohibitionist California Senator Dianne Feinstein, is accused of participating in the January 6 … Continue reading
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DEA Loses Parking Space for its Plane
A DEA owned Beechcraft twin-turboprop King Air (costing from $1.45 to $2.6 million) had its hangar contract voided at Toluca Airport outside Mexico City because the plane—long used for “elite-level ops” in drug enforcement—is seen as no longer serving a … Continue reading
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Ohio Theocrats Want Cannabis Criminalized
Baptist pastors in Ohio launched their own private drug war in a deliberate breach of the separation of church and state: “We support vibrant communities and encourage policymakers to “Believe Local,”Mansfield Pastor Joe Nichols said during the press conference. “Therefore, … Continue reading
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Drug War Industries Face Obsolescence
The drug war business sector is confronting its own obsolescence as cannabis legalization continues to sweep the nation. Companies selling urinalysis kits are feeling the pinch-off as people recover their rights to privacy while being given a greater range of … Continue reading
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Are drug wars protection rackets?
A protection racket is an organized crime in which racketeers threaten and scare people to force them to pay a monetary tribute to the racketeers to avoid future harm. A racketeer can be a criminal, politician, corrupt government, or any … Continue reading
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Confusion over CBD for Children
A poll conducted by C. S. Mott’s Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Health—”Parent perspectives on CBD use in children”, reveals that some parents hesitate giving CBD to their kids because they lack information about its effects. Some think it’s no … Continue reading
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Parents and Drug Wars
Two emergency public health programs, one in New York, the other in San Francisco, highlight problems certain nations, governments and communities face in overcoming their drug war problem. San Francisco’s latest answer to drug wars is called a linkage center. … Continue reading
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Hemp Sourced Lignin for Grid Backup Batteries
Despite the US federal government’s traditional disdain for certain cannabis ingredients and byproducts, recent research and development indicates that large storage batteries made from a water-based electrolyte and lignin polymers — the substances gluing fibers together in hemp and in … Continue reading
The dope on Mexico’s drug war
Benjamin T. Smith’s new book The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug War is a peculiar yet all too familiar account of illicit drugs south of the border. Smith’s depiction reveals a drug war fostered by the conclusion … Continue reading
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Marijuana gateway theory suffers new setbacks
Scapegoating drugs for society’s problems is becoming increasingly difficult thanks to researchers who study childhood distress and how it affects a person’s adult life. Trauma has emerged as a leading culprit contradicting the claim that marijuana use leads to opioid … Continue reading
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