When speaking to members of the general public, I’m often struck (and stop that! It hurts) with the wide prevalence of beliefs about marijuana that have been scientifically disproven for years.
How many of these myths have you trusted lately?
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The "War on Drugs" claims another victim in the quiet little liberal city of Ithaca. Police executing a search warrant on a car try to arrest the driver. As the driver attempts flee he knock over an officer in his path. Other officers shoot him 4 times killing him.
Read more »On Feb 4, 2010 the FDA, Kansas Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement--24 officers in all, raided a lawfully run botanical shop and warehouse. With guns drawn, they burst in and proceeded to handcuff everyone in the building including 65- year-old, white-haired grandmas and grandpas and young, single mothers.
Read more »Monday’s Gallup poll showing that a record 44% of Americans favor making marijuana legal has brought increased attention to the need for an open, national debate on marijuana policy.
Read more »While marijuana is more mainstream than ever, legalization still faces backlash from the powers that be.
Read more »The El Paso city council has gone on record as condemning current US drug policies and demanding a shift to a smarter, more humane approach to drug sales and use.
Read more »An MSNBC news piece featuring medical marijuana advocate Dr. Claudia Jensen.
Read more »The fifteen-second ad, asserting that taxing and regulating the adult use and sale of marijuana would raise 'billions of dollars in national revenue,' was rejected out of hand
Read more »Colorado man grows legal medical marijuana. Man goes on TV news to say "I'm definitely living the dream now." The next day the feds raid his place and put him in a jail cell. Turns out Obama admin is expanding the drug war.
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New York City police have arrested over 300,000 people for low-level marijuana possession since 1997, sometimes employing outrageous methods to humiliate citizens.
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