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‘Legalization’ is coming into focus
We’re just days away from the first legal recreational sales in Colorado. Many are projecting shortages of product to begin with (not surprising as there will certainly be a beginning surge as a kind of celebration of the new status). … Continue reading
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Open Thread
I’ve got a number of commitments over the holidays so I’ll be in and out here. Yet there’s a whole lot going on, so everyone take shifts and keep active in comments, while having a wonderful, joyous, and safe holidays. … Continue reading
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Possibly the most-studied substance on the planet
Thanks to Paul Armentano for his proper take-down of the ignorant comment so often floated out there — that we just don’t know that much about marijuana. The Media Should Stop Pretending Marijuana’s Risks Are a Mystery — The Science … Continue reading
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The ongoing tragic and devastating fallacy of seeing prohibition as a way to help people
Yesterday, Canada’s Supreme Court struck down some prohibition laws as being unconstitutional. It found that the laws were overbroad, and while it agreed that the government had the authority to regulate the activity, it was not allowable for that to … Continue reading
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Rape
Scott Greenfield does an excellent job discussing the latest outrageous bodily intrusion serving the war on drugs: A New Low: Vaginal Probes At The Border And then there are the doctors, happy to stick whatever they’ve got into unwilling women … Continue reading
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Country of the Year
The Economist But the accomplishments that most deserve commendation, we think, are path-breaking reforms that do not merely improve a single nation but, if emulated, might benefit the world. Gay marriage is one such border-crossing policy, which has increased the … Continue reading
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Kids and pot
The 2013 Monitoring the Future survey results are out, and you’re going to be hearing about them in the news. The Government will be parceling out bits and pieces of information to the media in ways that are useful to … Continue reading
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Barney Frank on the Gateway
I miss having Frank in Congress. Nice to see he’s still involved… Barney Frank: The myth of marijuana as a gateway drug To the dismay of the marijuana prohibitionists, the results of these steps toward legalization have been benign. In … Continue reading
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Twitter discussion on Wednesday
U.S. Drug Policy (@ONDCP) 12/16/13, 3:45 PM What: Twitter chat on #druggeddriving When: Wednesday, Dec. 18 Time: 4 p.m. EST Join: Use #druggeddriving Follow: @ONDCP @NTSB @NHTSAgov
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Peace prize for Uruguay
Heroic Uruguay deserves a Nobel Peace Price for legalizing cannabis by Simon Jenkins for the Guardian. This is a beautiful piece worth reading. The catastrophe of death and anarchy that failed drug suppression has brought to Mexico and to other … Continue reading
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