Tag: war on drugs

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September 7, 2012
09/07/2012
‘Smoking Weed with The President’ Video

‘Smoking Weed with The President’ Video

– 05:30PM Actor and pothead stereotype Kal Penn is a terrible person. Not only did he try and make a political propaganda ad to appeal to the...
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September 6, 2012
09/06/2012
Old Hippie Asks Obama Some Hard Questions About Marijuana

Old Hippie Asks Obama Some Hard Questions About Marijuana

Everybody talks about President Obama and his broken promises about marijuana, but nobody has gotten him to talk about it. We tried on Reddit. We tried with...
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September 6, 2012
09/06/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.09.05)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.09.05)

07:59pm Los Angeles dispensaries got a reprieve last week–or did they? The busts there continue, despite the ban on the ban. And there’s more news from...
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September 6, 2012
09/06/2012
Gary Johnson: Obama Doesn’t Care About The War On Drugs

Gary Johnson: Obama Doesn’t Care About The War On Drugs

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson was the big draw of North Carolina NORML’s event outside the Democratic National Convention. Gary Johnson talked about his marijuana experiences, the failed war...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
California Cops Kill Man, Seize Ecstasy Tablets

California Cops Kill Man, Seize Ecstasy Tablets

04:56pm Police in the gritty San Francisco Bay area suburb of Vallejo shot and killed one man and wounded another early Sunday morning and seized about...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
The Marijuana Myth: What If Everything You Think You Know About This Plant Is Wrong?

The Marijuana Myth: What If Everything You Think You Know About This Plant Is Wrong?

Author Laurel Dewey shares her marijuana epiphany as she researched “What if everything you were ever told and believed about a subject wasn’t true? What if the well-meaning, trusted and...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Danes Want Heroin Pills for Addicts

Danes Want Heroin Pills for Addicts

03:27pm In remarks reported by the Copenhagen Post Sunday, Danish Health Minister Astrid Krag announced that she is proposing that heroin in pill form be made available to...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
How Legal Mari­juana Could Save $72 Billion Each Year

How Legal Mari­juana Could Save $72 Billion Each Year

A GalesburgPlanet.com reader vents his frustration over the fact that over 50% of Amer­icans want mari­juana legalized, $72B in annual tax revenue and cost savings is lost and...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
$1 Million L.A. Pot Farm Seized

$1 Million L.A. Pot Farm Seized

In a posh Southern Los Angeles county, investigators seized a pot farm worth $1 million dollars. They also arrested two men for growing, selling, and transporting the marijuana,...
By: Lateralus
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
Last Medical Marijuana Dispensary in San Diego Closes

Last Medical Marijuana Dispensary in San Diego Closes

The Mother Earth Alternative Healing Co-operative. the last medical marijuana dispensary licensed in San Diego County, closed its doors to customers yesterday after pressure from US Attorney Laura...
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September 3, 2012
09/03/2012
The GOP Platform on Crime and Drugs

The GOP Platform on Crime and Drugs

05:12pm With Republican delegates now heading home after their national convention in Tampa, this is as good a time as any to examine their official position...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Pot Smoking Driver in Saskatoon Canada Deemed Not Impaired

Pot Smoking Driver in Saskatoon Canada Deemed Not Impaired

A Canadian woman who admitted to using marijuana before getting into her car has been acquitted of impaired driving, with the Saskatoon judge saying “I would have...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
At the RNC Convention: Prohibition? What’s Prohibition?

At the RNC Convention: Prohibition? What’s Prohibition?

Its a good thing no one in the media is asking anyone at the RNC Convention any questions about Marijuana Prohibition, this way they don’t have to...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Fight With Girlfriend Outcome: Arrested for Basement Marijuana Grow

Fight With Girlfriend Outcome: Arrested for Basement Marijuana Grow

Michael C. Clinton of Ohio was arrested on felony charges for a marijuana grow in his basement after his girlfriend turned him in, ignoring the pro growing...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Montana’s First Medical Marijuana Caregiver Dies in Prison

Montana’s First Medical Marijuana Caregiver Dies in Prison

03:15pm The first person to register as a caregiver under Montana’s now gutted medical marijuana program has died in federal prison. Richard Flor, 68, died at...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Reddit Yet Another Platform for Obama to Ignore Marijuana

Reddit Yet Another Platform for Obama to Ignore Marijuana

President Obama took to Reddit.com on Tuesday to answer questions from users in an AMA, or Ask Me Anything. Obama ended up answering a mere ten questions...
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August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Mexico’s “Caravan for Peace” Heads to Washington

Mexico’s “Caravan for Peace” Heads to Washington

09:40pm The Mexico-based Caravan for Peace and Justice and its American allies are now more than halfway through their 6,000-mile, 27-city journey to focus attention on the drug...
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August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Book Review: Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition

Book Review: Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition

03:55pm Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition, by Nigel Inkster and Virginia Comolli (2012, Adelphi, 163 pages) Longtime readers of Drug War Chronicle...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Politicians Ignore Failed ‘War on Drugs’ at Their (and Our) Peril

Politicians Ignore Failed ‘War on Drugs’ at Their (and Our) Peril

The Huff Post challenges Democrats and Republicans to show the moral courage to support the people’s desire to end the one trillion dollar failed war on drugs...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Grandmothers Cultivate Cannabis in Time of Need

Grandmothers Cultivate Cannabis in Time of Need

In the country of Swaziland, Africa’s only constitutional monarchy, elderly women are turning to cannabis cultivation in times of economic hardship. A news report released by the...
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