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End The War On Drugs, Say Nobel Prize-Winning Economists
The decades-long global war on drugs has failed and it's time to shift the focus from mass incarceration to public health and human rights, according to a new report endorsed by five Nobel Prize-winning economists.
The report, titled "Ending the Drug Wars" and put together by the London School of Economics' IDEAS center, looks at the high costs ( Read more... ) -
Missouri lawmakers are now considering three separate marijuana reform bills in 2014
meanwhile voters could decide on a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in November
JEFFERSON CITY, MO - On Wednesday, Rep. Chris Kelly (D-Columbia) introduced House Bill 1659, which would allow adults to possess and grow small amounts of marijuana and set up a taxed and regulated marijuana commerce.
( ...meanwhile voters could decide on a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in November. ) -
Here's An Updated Tally Of All The People Who Have Ever Died From A Marijuana Overdose
With recreational pot now for sale in Colorado and widespread confusion over a recent satirical story that jokingly claimed 37 people had already died of a marijuana overdose, we figured it might be about time to update our weed death count.
So, here's a a GIF that still accurately shows all of the people who have died after overdosing on pot:
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Officers violate yet another person in search of nonexistant drugs
Woman sues over vaginal, anal exams in El Paso drug searchNew Mexico woman was searched for six hours at border, University Medical Center ( Read more... ) -
Super Bowl contest winner denied entry to U.S.
A Vancouver Island man who won an all-expenses-paid trip to the Super Bowl in New Orleans has been refused entry into the U.S. because of a marijuana possession conviction dating back to 1981.
Victoria resident Myles Wilkinson won the trip in a fantasy football league contest, competing against nearly four million other players for the chance to ( Read more... ) -
Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke
If you've ever been arrested on a drug charge, if you've ever spent even a day in jail for having a stem of marijuana in your pocket or "drug paraphernalia" in your gym bag, Assistant Attorney General and longtime Bill Clinton pal Lanny Breuer has a message for you: Bite me.
Breuer this week signed off on a settlement deal with the British banking ( Read more... ) -
Welcome to Hell
Welcome to Hell: Philadelphia Has a Serious Case of Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderNorris Square is both lovely and out of place-a park interrupting trash-strewn streets and dirty concrete with a sudden surprising burst of green. Elegant decaying townhomes surround the square and convey the neighborhood’s history-its prosperous origins and decades ( Read more... )
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