Tag: war on drugs

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August 14, 2012
08/14/2012
New Anti-Drug Ad is Scary and Ironic

New Anti-Drug Ad is Scary and Ironic

11:11pm The Partnership at DrugFree.org has been putting out outrageous anti-drug propaganda for many years, but this latest spot takes us in a really strange direction…...
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August 13, 2012
08/13/2012
NYPD Shoot Dead Man in Times Square During Marijuana Bust

NYPD Shoot Dead Man in Times Square During Marijuana Bust

The NYPD fired 12 shots and killed Darrius Kennedy, a 51-year-old African-American man in the heart of Times Square surrounded by tourists on Saturday afternoon during a...
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August 13, 2012
08/13/2012
You’re Eight Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist

You’re Eight Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist

Jim Harper of the Cato Institute writes “You’re Eight Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist” which he theorizes is from the...
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August 13, 2012
08/13/2012
Obama’s “Fast and Furious” Assault on Medical Marijuana

Obama’s “Fast and Furious” Assault on Medical Marijuana

Truthout shares an excerpt from Martin A. Lee’s book “Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational and Scientific” which alleges Eric Holder and the Obama...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
What Are the Best and Worst Countries for Drug Users?

What Are the Best and Worst Countries for Drug Users?

A recent article by TheFix.com explores the Best and Worst countries for drug users. The author considers what makes good drug policy? Should a nation make sure...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Judge Jim Gray Slams Obama For Demanding Shutdown Of Medical Marijuana Centers

Judge Jim Gray Slams Obama For Demanding Shutdown Of Medical Marijuana Centers

Gary Johnson 2012, August 9, 2012 – Denver, CO During Visit to Colorado, Libertarian Party VP Nominee  Jim Gray Criticizes President Obama for Interfering in State’s Medical Marijuana...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
Bill O’Reilly Shouts Dumb Stuff About the Drug War Again

Bill O’Reilly Shouts Dumb Stuff About the Drug War Again

10:25pm I don’t even want to know how many times I’ve written about the reckless idiocy of this man, but what am I supposed to do,...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
Facebook Censors Marijuana Activism

Facebook Censors Marijuana Activism

The Just Say Now federal marijuana rescheduling pledge program is alleging that Facebook censors marijuana activism… again. Just Say Now is a program of Firedoglake (FDL) media group in...
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August 7, 2012
08/07/2012
Private Prisons and Politicians: Destroying Our Nation for $

Private Prisons and Politicians: Destroying Our Nation for $

Private prisons and politicians have turned the United States into a prison nation, simply for greed. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur covers the story of Pedro...
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August 6, 2012
08/06/2012
AZ SWAT Team Kills Man in Drug Raid Shoot-Out

AZ SWAT Team Kills Man in Drug Raid Shoot-Out

03:20pm A Phoenix-area SWAT team shot and killed one man during a “dynamic entry” (break the door down) drug raid early Thursday morning after the raiders...
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August 6, 2012
08/06/2012
87 Year Old Denver Man Arrested for Growing and Distributing

87 Year Old Denver Man Arrested for Growing and Distributing

Denver Police arrested an elderly medical marijuana patient with more marijuana than he was allowed. A LOT more. Edward Bogunovich, 87, was arrested for growing more than...
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August 6, 2012
08/06/2012
Governor Chris Christie Still Stonewalling On Medical Pot

Governor Chris Christie Still Stonewalling On Medical Pot

A NJ.com blogger states “Governor Chris Christie recently proclaimed that the “war on drugs” isn’t working. Yet he continues to wage his own personal and costly battle on...
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August 6, 2012
08/06/2012
The Last Word: Rewriting the Cost of the War on Drugs

The Last Word: Rewriting the Cost of the War on Drugs

What is the real cost of the war on drugs? How long do you fight a war that cannot be won? Lawrence O’Donnell (The Last Word, NBC News)...
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August 6, 2012
08/06/2012
Weedists, We’re Still Being Called Bitches (at the Polls)

Weedists, We’re Still Being Called Bitches (at the Polls)

Prompted by Libertarian 2012 POTUS nominee Gary Johnson‘s statement in Seattle last week that marijuana will be legalized by 2016, Examiner.com writes “by going to pot, Gary Johnson has assured he will...
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August 3, 2012
08/03/2012
Honolulu Police Officer Faces Five Years for Growing Pot

Honolulu Police Officer Faces Five Years for Growing Pot

Michael Steven Chu, a Honolulu police officer has pleaded guilty and faces up to five years in prison for conspiring to cultivate 48 plants and to possess with...
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August 3, 2012
08/03/2012
Bill Maher Reviews ‘Too High to Fail’ by Doug Fine

Bill Maher Reviews ‘Too High to Fail’ by Doug Fine

Longtime marijuana advocate and weedist Bill Maher reviews Doug Fine‘s latest book Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution. Read Bill’s great thoughts at...
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August 3, 2012
08/03/2012
13 Year Old Madera Boy Arrested Facing Felony Drug Charges

13 Year Old Madera Boy Arrested Facing Felony Drug Charges

KSEE24 News reports a 13-year old Madera, California boy is facing felony drug charges for cultivation of marijuana for one full grown and some starter plants. Crazy.
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August 2, 2012
08/02/2012
Exclusive Video: Funeral for Shuttered SF Dispensaries

Exclusive Video: Funeral for Shuttered SF Dispensaries

San Francisco, CA – On August 1, 2012, San Francisco weedists rallied with a funeral procession to mourn the shuttering of two medical marijuana dispensaries that have served the...
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August 2, 2012
08/02/2012
DEA’s Cannabis Crop Seizures Fell 35 Percent From Previous Year

DEA’s Cannabis Crop Seizures Fell 35 Percent From Previous Year

Total cannabis crop seizures fell an estimated 35 percent between the years 2010 and 2011, according to statistics provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and...
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August 2, 2012
08/02/2012
Woman Walks After Prosecutorial Perfidy in Tucson

Woman Walks After Prosecutorial Perfidy in Tucson

02:57pm, (Issue #745) Special to the Chronicle by Houston-based investigative journalist Clarence Walker, who can be reached at cwalkerinvestigate@gmail.com. This article is the latest in his...
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