Press Release from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition:
President Maintains Bush Administration Ratio Favoring Punishment Over Treatment
Just Weeks Ago, Obama Said We Need to “Shift Resources” But He Didn’t Do It
WASHINGTON, DC — A group of police officers, judges and prosecutors who have waged the so-called “war on drugs” is criticizing President Obama because his federal drug control […]
Mexico Drug War Carnage: Nearly 40 Killed Over The Weekend
I haven’t mentioned drug war deaths in Mexico for a few weeks. It’s sad that this has become so… usual, that I find myself skipping over article after article with drug war death counts in a search to share something more… interesting.
Yet people keep dying.
In Guadalajara, Mexico’s […]
Mexico Drug War Carnage: Nearly 40 Killed Over The Weekend
I haven’t mentioned drug war deaths in Mexico for a few weeks. It’s sad that this has become so… usual, that I find myself skipping over article after article with drug war death counts in a search to share something more… interesting.
Yet people keep dying.
In Guadalajara, Mexico’s […]
That’s the title of this delightful read by Steven Kotler at Tru TV.
Nothing really that new to those of us who know the history of prohibition and the forces behind keeping it prohibited, but still nice to see someone else talking about it.
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From Reuters News Wire:
Alcohol kills more than AIDS, TB or violence
Drinking causes more than 4 percent of deaths worldwide, WHO warns
Alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organization warned on Friday.
… Yet alcohol control policies are weak and remain a low priority for most governments […]
Ever wondered why marijuana is illegal in America?
Apparently so too does TruTV (a division of Turner Broadcasting) and writer Steven Kotler.
Growing Pot Arrests
Do you get high? If so, you have a lot of company. Although no country has yet legalized marijuana, almost half of the world’s 147 nations have, to some extent, decriminalized it. In […]