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The War on Drugs is a Failure

snowdog2012 — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:25:40 +0000

A bi-partisan panel of politicians somehow come to a unanimous agreement that The War on Drugs is totally effed up.

Smokedown Prohibition V: Adam Kokesh and NA Poe Arrested (video)

darrenlobo — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:05 +0000

At Smokedown prohibition V Adam Kokesh is targeted for arrest even though it is obvious he isn't smoking marijuana. This happened on May 18, 2013 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.

Judge admits prohibition is all about the money

phonon — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:54:40 +0000

Bryan-College Station Judge John Delaney reported that probation officers in Brazos County had told him that passage of the bill, with its removal of incarceration and therefore of probation, would devastate their offices. Why? Because almost half of the county’s misdemeanor probationers have been convicted of possession of less than two ounces of marijuana. “We live off our under-two-ounce misdemeanor guys. They pay the rent.”

Pro-Marijuana Activists Return From Trip, Find Children Taken By State

mmm...beer — Wed, 01 May 2013 01:20:56 +0000

The parents of two young boys who have dedicated their lives to legalizing medical marijuana are struggling this week to cope with the heartbreaking reality that police have taken away their sons and placed them in foster care.

No charges have been filed as yet and the Rineharts and Ms Caldwell have received more than $5000 in donations from other supporters of medical marijuana legalisation to help pay for legal expenses.

To donate to their legal defense fund, please go to:

https://www.wepay.com/donations/sarah-lindsey-josh-s-compassion-fund

Judge again orders Tacoma police to return man's pot

phonon — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:19:23 +0000

Give the man his marijuana. That was the gist of a simple order Tacoma Municipal Court Judge Jack Emery gave to Tacoma police two months ago. Police refused. Thursday, Emery repeated himself with emphasis: Police have seven days to comply with his Feb. 28 order and return the pot to Tacoma resident Joseph L. Robertson, or face a possible order of contempt. “Appeal or comply,” Emery told assistant city attorney John Walker. “Or next week, show up, and I would advise you to bring counsel.”

Congressional Research Service Says States Can Legalize Cannabis

JessieLee — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:33:26 +0000

This month the CRS issued a report that says Colorado and Washington (where cannabis is legal, according to state laws) can't be coerced to enforcing federal cannabis laws.

forcing residents to take psychiatric medication

Mattfree88 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:46:38 +0000

San Diego County considers forcing residents to take psychiatric medication under Laura's Law

(NaturalNews) San Diego County in California is considering implementing Laura's Law, which would give the state's second most populous county - home to over three million people - the uncontested right to force psychiatric medication upon its residents.

Cannabis Center Institute Debuts in Las Vegas - 8 News NOW

roryn3kids — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:18:29 +0000

A how-to class on starting your own budding marijuana growing business, The Cannabis Career Institute claims it can teach you how to legally start a dispensary, grow operation and delivery service. The lecture was held for the first time in Nevada Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Henderson.

More Arrests for Pot than Violent Crimes [Infographic]

Mattfree88 — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:20:37 +0000

More Arrests for Pot than Violent Crimes [Infographic]

In the United States, the number of arrests for marijuana possession now exceeds the number of arrests for all violent crimes combined. The Huffington Post infographic below illustrates the surprising statistics provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

STARS ASK TO HELP OBAMA CHANGE DRUG, JAIL POLICY

wkth1 — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:01:35 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lil Wayne, Ron Howard, Scarlett Johansson and Kim Kardashian are all on the same page when it comes to criminal justice reform.

They're among more than 100 entertainers calling on the president to focus on changing drug laws. Rap mogul Russell Simmons helped assemble the coalition of celebrities and civil rights leaders that presented a letter to President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

First magic mushroom depression trial hits stumbling block

B-Nolfi — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:44:11 +0000

The world's first clinical trial designed to explore using a hallucinogen from magic mushrooms to treat people with depression has stalled because of British and European rules on the use of illegal drugs in research.

David Nutt, president of the British Neuroscience Association and professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, said he had been granted an ethical green light and funding for the trial, but regulations were blocking it.

"We live in a world of insanity in terms of regulating drugs," he told a neuroscience conference in London on Sunday.

Drug War Victim Memorial Causes Dispute In Mexico

Mattfree88 — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:41:42 +0000

Drug War Victim Memorial Causes Dispute In Mexico

As Mexico continues to suffer through the turmoil of a tumultuous drug war, the country can't agree on how to honor the victims of a six-year assault on organized crime that has taken as many as 70,000 lives.

MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WANT MARIJUANA LEGALIZED

Mattfree88 — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:28:21 +0000

MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WANT MARIJUANA LEGALIZED

For the first time, the majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, indicating a shifting public opinion in regards to the government’s criminalization of drug use.

The new survey, which was conducted by the Pew Research Center, indicates that 52 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, which is 11 points higher than the results of the 2010 survey asking the same question.

Father serving 25 years for selling his leftover pain pills

phonon — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:27:24 +0000

John Horner, a 46-year-old fast-food restaurant worker, lost his eye in a 2000 accident and was prescribed painkillers. Years later, he met and befriended a guy who seemed to be in pain himself. His new friend asked if he could buy some of Horner's pain pills. Naturally, the friend was a police informant. "My public defender told me, 'They got you dead to rights,'" he said. "So I thought, 'OK, I guess there's no need taking this to trial.'"

Disgusting cannabis boot-licking proposal

wtfk — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:42:34 +0000

By Michael Elliott Esq.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY GROUP

Editor’s Note: The following message to members of the General Assembly appeared in an ad in the March 29 issue.

A year ago, the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division (MMED) announced that without additional funding it would be forced to lay off most of its staff. In response, my organization, the Medical Marijuana Industry Group, led the effort to pass an emergency funding bill, HB 1358, that passed the House but died in the Senate. The recently published MMED audit is the direct result of this inaction....

Drug Cartel Mules are as American as Apple Pie

StrayLite — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:39:06 +0000

Mexico’s drug cartels depend on smugglers to move their illicit wares. But to listen to the U.S. Border Patrol, you’d get the impression that most of the smugglers are Mexicans. In fact, most are born-in-the-USA Americans, as the cartels prefer that their mules look like Walter White. And the Border Patrol knows it.

1 Million Hrs on Pot Arrests?

PC Harris — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:10:09 +0000

In the past 11 years, the NYPD spent more than one million hours making more than 400,000 arrests for low-level marijuana possession, a new report has found. The report raises questions about the use of police resources, which could likely be better spent addressing serious crimes in the high-crime neighborhoods where many marijuana arrests occur.

Fifteen Benefits of the War on Drugs

Jking8767 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:31:27 +0000

With American drug use levels essentially the same as — and levels of drug-related violence either the same as or lower than — those in countries like the Netherlands with liberal drug laws, public support for the War on Drugs appears to be faltering. This was most recently evidenced in the victory of major drug decriminalization initiatives in Colorado and Washington. Some misguided commentators go so far as to say the Drug War is “a failure.” Here, to set the record straight, are fifteen ways in which it is a resounding success.

U.N. and DEA Tell Feds To Overturn WA State's New Marijuana Law

autonomous — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:56:53 +0000

Our "Dear Leader" (The United Nations), along with several former U.S. DEA agents, is urging the Obama Administration to overturn Washington State's recent law (which decriminalizes personal use of marijuana).

The U.N. says THEY have the authority do to so because the new pot law breaks international treaty agreements.