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FAIL
Scouring the internet for drug-war-related writing that missed the boat… In our continuing series of pieces by students we have the rather bizarre waste of space in the Nexus titled Drug Slogan Stinks “Nice people take drugs.†These are the … Continue reading
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The Drug War fuels corruption
No government in the world can compete with the black market in financial compensation for police officers. – Guitherisms City Hall Plotters Accused in Gun-Smuggling Scheme Even in a border town where smugglers have moved contraband to and from Mexico … Continue reading
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DEA raids Montana
VIA MPP The Republic Federal agents with guns drawn raided up to a dozen medical marijuana operations across Montana on Monday, the same day that a bill to repeal the state’s medical marijuana law stalled in a Senate committee. Coincidence … Continue reading
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More dictionaries needed.
When the Drug Czar said that “legalization” wasn’t in his vocabulary or the President’s vocabulary, there was a movement to send dictionaries to the White House. The DEA needs some as well… Chemicals Used in “Spice” and “K2” Type Products … Continue reading
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Doctors who lie: Ken L. Williams
The Orange County Register prints this “Reader Rebuttal” from Ken L. Williams, physician, member of the Orange County Board of Education, and law enforcement officer. Judge Jim Gray is an honorable man but, unfortunately, once again is leading a statewide … Continue reading
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Wearing them out. It’s a battle of persistence that we need to win.
It’s a tactic that the federal government has regularly used against us. Wear them out. Allow for a system of re-scheduling marijuana, but let it take 20 years to go through the process of appeals and denials and maybe we’ll … Continue reading
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And the Drug War continues
This has been a much-needed break, along with a whole lot of work keeping up with these college students. Here’s another open thread.
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Tuesday thread
I’m having way too much fun in New York right now seeing good shows, eating good food, leading good walking tours (along with an amazing single-malt tasting session tonight) to possibly keep up with reading and commenting on drug war … Continue reading
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Drug Czar reiterates that he ended the drug war, says LEAP is wrong
Video: Drug Czar says LEAP “Is Wrong” An 8 minute interview with Gil Kerlikowske. Lots of lies and deception, and all the stuff we have come to expect from the drug czar.
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