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Revisiting the war on drugs
At Huffpo, Richard Branson has recently spoken out on the inanity of the war on drugs: With states as our innovators we know what we need to do on drug reform. Which is good, because the cost of the...
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More on the wasteful “war on drugs”
Check out this infographic for a good summary of the insanity of the American “War on Drugs.” And consider this additional article listing 25 legal drugs that are more dangerous than marijuana. Related...
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Drug arrests, more than one per minute
I just saw these stats in a new post by LEAP: Just over one week before voters in three states will decide on ballot measures to legalize and regulate marijuana, the FBI has released a new report today...
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Support for legalization of marijuana is at an all time high
According to Think Progress: “New polling released by Gallup today finds that 50 percent of Americans now support marijuana legalization, while 46 percent of Americans oppose it.” And at LEAP,...
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Decriminalization cuts drug use in half in Portugal
According to an article in Forbes: Ten years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs. One decade after this unprecedented experiment, drug abuse is down by half. . . Currently 40,000 people in Portugal...
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Arrest priorities
As of 2011, American law enforcement arrested significantly more people for possession of marijuana than for violent crime. Actions speak louder than words. Our priority is to shove hundreds of...
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The “war on drugs” by the numbers
Think by Numbers describes the so-called “war on drugs” with statistics. I think this government program is better described as a welfare program for those who want to believe that they are making...
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Half of us are mentally ill
Almost half of Americans fall within one or more of the descriptions in the DSN5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual–5th edition). Why so many? Because, according to the Slate article titled “Abnormal...
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Inside Denmark’s fixing rooms
Within Denmark’s fixing rooms, addicts are provided the drugs (such as heroine, methadone or cocaine) they would otherwise break laws to obtain. Nurses supervise. England is debating whether to open...
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Cops and ex-cops step up to condemn the war on drugs
Numerous cops and ex-cops have stepped up to condemn the “war on drugs.” , They go by the name LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and they are now thousands strong. Here is the mission of LEAP:...
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Colorado Supreme Court agrees to hear case involving paraplegic man who was...
There is some good news for Brandon Coats. He is a paraplegic man who had excellent job reviews as a customer service at DISH Network in Denver. He was a properly registered user of medical marijuana,...
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Time to end the “war on drugs”
What’s the drug war about? American psychosis, born of racism, but now one humongous wholly misguided attempt to put children into a protective bubble. But now there is some hope for change in the...
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War on Drugs: An economic analysis
The War on Drugs is terrible for taxpayers and users, because it treats a medical problem as though it were a criminal problem, filling our expensive prisons with millions of non-violent persons, and...
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What it takes to get fired as head of the DEA
So . . . carrying on a non-stop immoral war on drugs that ruins the lives of millions of Americans–a war that is much worse than the medically treatable problem of drug addictions–is not a problem. But...
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Psychedelic drugs: Safer than riding a bike or playing soccer
This report from RAW story: Psychedelic drugs like MDMA and magic mushrooms are as safe as riding a bike or playing soccer, and bans against them are “inconsistent with human rights”, according to the...
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How to address the issue of “Addiction”
This TED speech by Journalist Johann Hari criticizes conventional “war on drugs” and “just say no” approaches, making ample reference to data from Portugal, which ended its war on drugs 15 years ago....
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Why the war on drugs is worse than the drugs themselves.
Peter Christ, founder of LEAP (“Law Enforcement Action Partnership”). The war on drugs is worse than the drugs themselves, as Peter Christ’s explains in this video: Related posts: Medical marijuana is...
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Rick Steves’ Pragmatic Approach to Terrorism
I’ve long admired Rick Steves, not only for his immensely useful travel resources, but for his world view and his willingness to speak up on difficult topics, such as advocating for the...
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Connecticut AG files suit against numerous generic drug manufacturers for...
The pharmaceutical companies sued in this case are not merely greedy. Many people who desperately need these drugs can no longer afford them, and they are going without, resulting in pain, sickness and...
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