The Drug Policy Alliance has produced an amazing essay on the current state of the War on Drugs, and it’s remarkable just how flimsy the theoretical basis of this delusion is. Ethan Nadelmann concisely obliterates six popular Drug War propaganda lines:
“The Global War on Drugs can Be Won”
“We Can Reduce the Demand for Drugs”
“Reducing the [...]
Billions of dollars have been spent annually for decades to eliminate cannabis and yet marijuana is even more prevalent today, and cheaper, than when the drug war began. It is repeatedly demonstrated on the evening news that the policies of prohibition are needlessly dangerous and expensive. How many cops have died serving drug warrants? How [...]
Last night, I met with the fellow behind CMRC — “Citizens for Marijuana Regulation and Control” — Craig Johnson. We had actually met at the state convention in ‘06. This time, he’s starting from scratch again, having reframed the argument in a way that is pretty clever. His focus is on building grassroots networks that [...]
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To Protect Our Youth And Communities
WILL YOU HELP….
Stop unrestricted youth access to marijuana?
Put the marijuana grow houses and unregulated dealers out of business?
Take the profit out of crime?
Restore respect for the law?
YOU CAN….
By working for the regulation, control, and taxation of the marijuana market
These folks have taken the breathless drug [...]
I was a kid when “The Ronald” was first elected president, but I remember being very disappointed to have lost Carter, that kind, wise man, in favor of some pimped up rodeo clown. “Voodoo economics” was how the first George Bush characterized Reagan’s “Trickle-Down” economic theory during the primaries. I remember being distressed at the [...]