By Jacob Sullum “Our opposition to legalizing marijuana is grounded not in ideology but in facts and experience,” say drug czar Gil Kerlikowske and his five predecessors in a Los Angeles Times op-ed piece that urges Californians to vote against Proposition 19. They argue that voters should listen to them […]
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Black Cops Say Legalize Marijuana
Neill Franklin, a 33-year veteran cop from Baltimore, talks about why the National Black Police Association and many individual African American officers are supporting an initiative to legalize marijuana in California. Neill is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), which any civilian can join for free at http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com/
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Lessons Not Learned Since Tragic Drug Raid in Atlanta
By Bill Piper Money spent prosecuting and jailing low-level offenders is money not being spent on drug treatment or education. It’s been almost four years since Atlanta narcotics officers shot and killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston and planted evidence in a failed attempt to frame her – and her family is […]
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Just Say Now
Californians will vote this fall on whether to legalize marijuana – and the measure has a real shot at passing By Ari Berman In 1996, California became the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana for medical use. Now, with a ballot initiative up for a vote in November, […]
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U.S. Drug Policy
Recently retired Orange County Superior Court Judge James Gray talked about what he believes is the failure of current drug prohibition policies.
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When Your Kid Smokes Pot
By Paul Elam O.K., so you found some weed in your teen-agers room. Depending on the kind of parent you are, your reaction to that can range from mild amusement to thermonuclear. But assuming you are not going to smoke the stuff yourself, you are confronted with making some decisions […]
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The Marijuana Policy Tipping Point
A conversation with author Christopher Fichtner, M.D. Christopher Fichtner is a psychiatrist and the former mental health director for the state of Illinois. In his new book, Cannabinomics: The Marijuana Policy Tipping Point, Fichtner predicts that marijuana policy is about to change radically. As Fichtner points out, three public policy […]
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Legalization to End Drug War?
You don’t see this every day President Obama signs into law the Fair Sentencing Act relaxing sentences for drug crimes. This will narrow the disparity between sentences for crimes involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. As President Obama loosens one drug policy, the senate is advancing a bill that would […]