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Jimmy Carter on drug policy
“Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession … Continue reading
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Exit Strategy
The Drug Policy Alliance has created a new document; An Exit Strategy for the Failed War on Drugs: A Federal Legislative Guide The report basically recognizes that after decades of incorporating the drug war into the very fabric of the … Continue reading
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Robert L. DuPont vies for stupid OpEd award, but loses.
I thought for sure that nobody could top the idiocy of Steve Adelman who danced a jig around the possibilities of marijuana’s involvement in the Boston tragedy. But here comes DuPont. Lessons from Boston bombings about marijuana, education While Jahar’s … Continue reading
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U.S. agencies annoyed they can’t run the drug war their own way.
In Mexico, restrictions on U.S. agents signal drug war shift Peña Nieto’s decision to limit the ability of American agents to operate in Mexico has been met with dismay by U.S. law enforcement agencies, which left a heavy footprint under … Continue reading
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Representative Cohen
For those who haven’t seen it yet, this is quite a wonderful thing to see in Congress. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yAcEH6ZbNwI
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Reefer Madness… by Executive Order
In Meridian, Idaho, Mayor Tammy de Weerd has taken it upon herself to use tax dollars to spread Reefer Madness to her constituents. By Executive Order, Tammy established the Mayor’s Anti-Drug Coalition (MADC), which received $625,000 from a Drug-Free Community … Continue reading
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Rand Paul attempts to sound… Presidential
… which is really becoming another word for “idiotic.” Via Hit and Run Paul said he believes in freedom and wants a “virtuous society†where people practice “self-restraint.†Yet he believes in laws and limits as well. Instead of advocating … Continue reading
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So if you ban something, it just goes away, right?
Tourist cannabis cafe ban leads to surge in dealing in the south The government’s decision to turn the cafes into members’ only clubs in the southern provinces last May led to a sharp rise in street dealing, the paper says. … Continue reading
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Reefer Madness Redux
There is a ton of nonsense floating around the media recently (a lot of it has been noted in comments here). Some of it is no doubt linked to blowback due to recent gains made by legalizers. But these dinosaurs … Continue reading
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Using science, not semantics
I’ve always been a bit uncomfortable with the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistics Manual) that is used almost universally for mental health issues and pretty much everything having to do with drug dependence and addiction. When the controversy over the new … Continue reading
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Cannabis terpenes are effective for treating pain due to fibromyalgia and post-operative procedures: 20 JUN 2026 -- "Our research is…