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Bath Salts and Fake Pot: America’s New Drug War
Synthetic, over-the-counter drugs that mimic the effects of cocaine and marijuana are gaining popularity. But are they more dangerous than the real thing?theweek.com
Growing Pot the CA Way: Mainstream Marijuana Farming Will Win the Drug War in Court!
In spite of recent warnings of potential criminal liability from both the district attorney and the U.S. attorney, City Attorney John Russo said he and his office would no longer represent the city after the Council introduced a revised ordinance for t…
Wasted Potential: The Cost Of Marijuana Prohibition [pic]
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 17, 2010
850,000 arrests a year. $340 billion in lost tax revenue.
$14 billion on the drug war. The real cost of keeping marijuana
illegal in America.www.prosebeforehos.com
Police Magazine Runs Pro-Marijuana-Legalization Op-Ed by Cop
Posted by admin in Political News on August 9, 2010
We like to remind people that our critique of the drug war is not about the freedom to get high. It is about improving public safety by implementing policies that will start to reverse decades of prohibition’s legacy – our nation awash in drugs and…
Retired top cops slam argument against legalizing pot
Posted by admin in Political News on July 21, 2010
Though marijuana legalization is largely a liberal and progressive cause célèbre, it may be fair to say that California’s elected Democrats aren’t exactly cuckoo for these coco-puffs. But then, that’s why there’s Law Enforcement Against Prohibition…
WSJ.com – Inside Mexico’s Drug War, Americans Allege Abuse
Posted by admin in Political News on July 17, 2010
Mexico’s military says it caught two Americans with marijuana. The men say soldiers planted the drugs, then tortured them during questioning.online.wsj.com
End Mexico’s Bloody Drug War: Legalize Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political News on July 7, 2010
When substance abuse treatment professionals start calling for the legalization of marijuana, we can be sure that we are mainstreaming our message of cannabis liberation.
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End Mexico’s Bloody Drug War: Legalize Marijuana
When substance abuse treatment professionals start calling for the legalization of marijuana, we can be sure that we are mainstreaming our message of cannabis liberation. \r\nhttp://www.sensiblewashington.org/donate\r\nhttp://www.facebook.com/#!/pa…
Mexican president’s ‘personal friend’ apparently kidnapped
Posted by admin in World News on May 17, 2010
This and other horrors brought to you by inflated marijuana prices and America’s drug war.
Mexico’s New Drug Law May Set an Example
Posted by admin in Political News on May 13, 2010
With barely a peep from Washington, Mexico decriminalizes the use of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and crystal meth. Where’s the drug war?
In drug war, failed old ideas never die
Posted by admin in Political News on March 2, 2010
Here’s a stern warning to the U.S. states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. A United Nations body is displeased with your liberal medical marijuana laws. Very displeased.
Obama YouTube Interview Pussyfoots Around Drug War Issue
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on February 5, 2010
Despite marijuana legalization questions being the most popular on CitizenTube, YouTube ignores the public and only asks Obama run-of-the-mill questions on which his positions are already well-known.
The Drug Czar is Required by Law to Lie About Marijuana!
Posted by admin in Political News on January 13, 2010
Most people know that the “drug czar” — the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) — is an advocate for the government position regarding the drug war. But not everyone knows that he and his office are mandated to tell lies as part of their Congressional authorization.
Dr Andrew Weil on Medical Marijuana
Well-informed ideas from Andrew Weil on medical marijuana, it’s safety and the ridiculous ‘drug war’ in America.
War on Marijuana smokers
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on December 14, 2009
Regarding George Will’s Dec. 2 column on marijuana, the drug war is largely a war on marijuana smokers. In 2008, there were 847,863 marijuana arrests in the U.S. Almost 90 percent of those were for simple possession. 53% of Americans want Marijuana legalized!
Should We Decriminalize Marijuana? David P. Price Ph.D.
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on December 9, 2009
Why has the Drug War failed? The most basic reason is we have attacked the symptom of the problem, rather than the problem itself. We have deemed drugs to be a criminal problem, when in fact, it is a social problem.
Marijuana Is Basically Harmless – The Drug War is Not
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on December 4, 2009
The war on marijuana is insane; our officials keep sacrificing tax dollars, lives, civil liberties, and their own credibility in this misguided and losing effort.
Decriminalize marijuana now | desmoinesregister.com
Posted by admin in World News on November 26, 2009
The drug war is largely a war on marijuana smokers. In 2008, there were 847,863 marijuana arrests in the United States, almost 90 percent for possession.
State and local governments are laying off police, firefighters and teachers, this country continues to spend enormous public resources criminalizing Americans who prefer marijuana to martinis…
The War on Weed: Marijuana Is Basically Harmless — The Monu
Posted by admin in Political News on November 25, 2009
The War on Weed: Marijuana Is Basically Harmless — The Monumentally Stupid Drug War Is Not
The war on marijuana is insane; our officials keep sacrificing tax dollars, lives, civil liberties, and their own credibility in this misguided and losing effort.
You might remember Robert McNamara’s stunning mea culpa, delivered a quarter century…
Hightower Lowdown | The “Drug War” is doing far more harm th
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on November 11, 2009
TIME TO STOP AMERICA’S PREPOSTEROUS WAR ON POT The “Drug War” is doing far more harm than marijuana itself ever will. When will America admit its mistake in inciting the drug war?
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