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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DTN – Century of Lies: 10/24/10 – Matt Elrod
Matt Elrod of DrugSense.org, based in British Columbia shares insights on US and Canadian drug policy with focus on racial disparity in the drug war
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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 […]
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Smoke and Horrors
By CHARLES M. BLOW Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.’s recent chest-thumping against the California ballot initiative that seeks to legalize marijuana underscores how the war on drugs in this country has become a war focused on marijuana, one being waged primarily against minorities and promoted, fueled and financed primarily by […]
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Legalizing Marijuana
Watch the full episode. See more Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. PBS Program: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Episode: Legalizing Marijuana The California Council of Churches supports Proposition 19 to legalize marijuana, but there are some religious leaders who do not.
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The Drug Czar’s Lack of Vigor (and Rigor)
By Jacob Sullum “People don’t want to see someone jump in from Washington and tell them how to vote,” drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said today while jumping in from Washington and telling Californians how to vote on Proposition 19. Kerlikowske, who visited a drug treatment center in Pasadena, told A.P. […]
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California Mothers: Legalize Marijuana
A group of mothers in California voiced their support for the legalization of marijuana. California voters will consider a ballot proposition that would allow cities to regulate and tax marijuana and legalize possession of small amounts of pot. (Oct. 19)