DEBUNKING FALSE FEARS ABOUT PROP. 19 ********************************************************************** DrugSense FOCUS Alert #461 – Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 If you have been following the news at http://mapinc.org/find?272 about Proposition 19 it should be clear that the campaign rhetoric is heating up. Below is an editorial that debunks myths being spread about the […]
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Re: Hard Drugs Are The Source Of B.C.’S Notoriety
To the editor, Congratulations to Ethan Baron for recognizing that cannabis should be legally regulated, however, he needs to do his homework on illicit drugs and drug policy. ("Hard drugs are the source of B.C.’s notoriety," Oct 15.) The “hard drugs” Baron mentions; heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine, are also […]
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NORML vs D.E.A. Legalization Debate
Former Drug Enforcement Administration chief and Republican congressman from Arkansas Asa Hutchinson has stepped up to argue in favor of the status quo and continuing into a ninth decade of Cannabis Prohibition.
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US OH: Up in Smoke
Newshawk: Medical Marijuana www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/54 Pubdate: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 Source: Columbus Monthly (OH) Pages: 81 and 82 Author: Jo Ingles UP IN SMOKE The Truth Is Medical Marijuana Is a Dead Issue in Ohio. But a Band of Dedicated Supporters – Including Two Legislators – Refuse to Give Up on […]
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Fact-Based Resource for Media Covering Proposition 19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2010 For Further Information: Mike Gray, Co-Chair, Common Sense for Drug Policy 323-650-7212, info@drugwarfacts.org Fact-Based Resource for Media Covering Proposition 19, California’s Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 Fact Sheet: http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/files/Marijuana-Facts-from-Drug-War-Facts.pdf Los Angeles, CA: Common Sense for Drug Policy has produced a special […]
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Prop 19 Analysis: Will Marijuana Legalization Increase Use?
By Maia Szalavitz As California moves toward the legalization of marijuana — next month, voters will decide on Proposition 19, the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 — a key question remains: could the new law produce a whole generation of stoners? Opponents of legalization say, yes, fearing […]
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U.S. Government Data Demonstrates Failure of Cannabis Prohibition
The International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP) today released a new research report that demonstrates the clear failure of U.S. marijuana prohibition and supports calls for evidence-based models to legalize and regulate the use of cannabis. The British Medical Journal, one of the world’s most influential medical journals, […]
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Pot Prohibitionist Prevarications
Five whoppers told by opponents of California’s marijuana legalization initiative By Jacob Sullum With a month to go before California voters decide whether to legalize marijuana, Proposition 19’s opponents have pinned their hopes on desperate arguments that illustrate the intellectual bankruptcy of the prohibitionist position. Unable to offer a persuasive […]
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Has the US Reached A Tipping Point On Pot?
California’s Proposition 19, if approved by voters, will legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana legal for the first time in the United States. Many other states have relaxed their marijuana laws. Is this the tipping point when marijuana follows alcohol and gambling from criminal offense to harmless pastime — […]