A story in today’s Boston Globe starts off by contrasting the glory of today’s Bogota, Colombia with the dark times before the U.S. anti-drug dollars really started flowing: But it is a remarkably different setting for Colombia’s capital than a few years ago, when many people rarely left their homes […]
Cannabis vs. tobacco use rates in Canada
An excellent oped from the Nelson Daily News earlier this week makes an interesting comparison: Seventeen per cent of Canadians report having used cannabis in the past year, despite it being illegal. Prohibition, it seems, is hardly stopping people from using cannabis. For perspective, cigarettes are available at every corner […]
New (higher) numbers on Mexican drug war carnage
The Los Angeles Times is citing new death toll figures in the Mexican drug war, suggesting 22,000 dead in three years. That’s up from previous estimates of 18,000. Supporters of the Mexican government’s enhanced drug war have said increased violence is a natural outcome of the crackdown, a sign that […]
Connecticut Republican wants cannabis tax at local level
And he’s using a stupid prohibitionist law to help pave the way.
NC DA disappointed by Willie Nelson cancellation, but…
… but he’s not planning to dismiss any charges related to arrests of Willie’s band members for alleged cannabis possession. “I understand the disappointment to all of those fans,” said Hudson. “In fact, I was at the Willie Nelson concert that night and contrary to some of the blogs I […]