Listen to the Denver Mile High Marijuana Summit, November 6. Speakers: Rick Doblin, PhD Founder and Executive Director, MAPS Jeff Jones Oaksterdam University, Prop 19, California Ethan Nadelmann Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance Aaron Houston Executive Director, SSDP Sue Sisley, MD Arizona Medical Marijuana Initiative Steve Fox Director of Government […]
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Could legalizing marijuana help cure breast cancer?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 11-4-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 11-4-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3132 Question of the Week: Could legalizing marijuana help cure breast cancer? This was the title of an article that recently received top placement […]
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Do marijuana users need treatment?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-27-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-27-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3120 Question of the Week: Do marijuana users need treatment? First, with respect to life saving treatment, marijuana is fairly safe. According to the […]
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Marijuana Facts from Drug War Facts
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-13-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-13-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3102 Question of the Week: Sixteen commonly asked questions concerning marijuana are answered in a new Fact Sheet now available in the Marijuana chapter […]
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Police Chief Joseph McNamara vs. Bishop Ron Allen
From San Jose State University: debate between Prop 19 supporter and star of new marijuana legalization TV ad, former San Jose police chief Joseph McNamara vs. resident anti-Prop 19 spokesperson Bishop Ron Allen.
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Why NORML Supports Prop 19
NORML Executive Director, Allen St. Pierre, and Founder/Legal Counsel Keith Stroup, Esq. explain why they support California’s Prop 19 and why you should as well.
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Latinos Also Especially Screwed Over by Pot Prohibition
Though Not As Much As Blacks By Jacob Sullum Last week the Drug Policy Alliance released a report that showed blacks in California are much more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites, even though they are less likely to smoke pot. Today another DPA report highlights similar, […]
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Could Legalizing Marijuana in California Help Cure Breast
Newshawk: Medical Marijuana www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/54 Pubdate: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 Source: AlterNet (US Web) Author: Mary Jane Borden For 70 years, we’ve been taught that marijuana has no accepted medical use and that its high potential for abuse demands absolute prohibition. Medical research has been nearly impossible since obtaining the substance […]
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Arresting Blacks for Marijuana in California
Possession Arrests, 2006-08 Levine, Harry G., et al. Arresting Blacks for Marijuana in California: Possession Arrests, 2006-08. Los Angeles: Drug Policy Alliance. The Drug Policy Alliance and the California State Conference of the NAACP have released a report that documents widespread race-based disparities in the enforcement of low-level marijuana possession […]