by Matt Ferner. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said on Monday that the war on
drugs has been a "failure" -- even though he has vowed to enact a
federal crackdown on marijuana, a substance that has been a primary
target of the drug war for decades. "This is a disease and the war on drugs has been a failure -- well-intentioned, but a failure," Christie ... MORE
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Anti-Pot Hard-Liner Chris Christie Admits The Drug War Is A 'Failure,' Even Though He More Or Less Wants To Restart It
by Matt Ferner. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said on Monday that the war on
drugs has been a "failure" -- even though he has vowed to enact a
federal crackdown on marijuana, a substance that has been a primary
target of the drug war for decades. "This is a disease and the war on drugs has been a failure -- well-intentioned, but a failure," Christie ... MOREHow Marijuana Taxes & Restrictions Recreate Prohibition
by J D Tucille. Are you a government official who yearns for the good old days of marijuana prohibition? Do you feel out of place in an era of voter-approved legalization, grow clubs, and pot shops? My, how the world has changed! But you can feed your nostalgia for busts and streetcorner deals even while "respecting" the public's desire to legalize ... MORED.A.R.E. Published An Op-ed Calling For Pot Legalization
by Claire Landsbaum. It must unanimous now. The war on drugs is over, and weed won. D.A.R.E., the organization
designed to plant a deep-seated fear of drugs in the minds of every
late-20th-century middle schooler, published an op-ed calling for marijuana legalization. Written by former deputy sheriff Carlis McDerment in response to a letter ... MORENatGeo: Science Seeks To Unlock Marijuana’s Secrets
by Hampton Sides. As the once-vilified drug becomes more accepted, researchers around the world are trying to understand how it works and how it might fight disease. There’s nothing new about cannabis, of course. It’s been around humankind pretty much forever. In Siberia charred seeds have been found inside burial mounds dating back to 3000 B.C. ... MOREPot Legalization Likely To Be On Michigan's 2016 Ballot
by Mara MacDonald. It looks like Michigan voters will be deciding whether they want to legalize marijuana in 2016. Nearly 40,000 signatures have been collected in just 12 days as part of a push to get the issue on the ballot. There are two ballot proposals which have seen language approved by the state board of canvassers, but only one has ... MORECautious Effort To Legalize Marijuana In California In 2016
by Steven Greenhut. By ballot initiative. Regardless of one's take on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision on
Friday forbidding states from banning same-sex marriage, it's clear the
ruling didn't come in a vacuum. Analysts said the court "created" a new
civil right, but public attitudes have shifted dramatically in recent
years. The court simply gave its blessing ... MOREMarijuana Legalization: Bad For The Cartels, Better For All
by Hillary Bricken. Marijuana legalization has already led to many benefits in the United States, ranging from increased tax revenues to decreased cannabis use by minors. Marijuana legalization is also putting a dent into what the Department of Justice calls the “greatest organized crime threat to the United States,” the Mexican drug cartels. ... MOREJacob Sullum: Shona Banda Faces Decades in Prison Because Her Son Questioned Anti-Pot Propaganda
Childs comments may lead to prison for mom. In Live Free or Die,
a 2010 memoir recounting how cannabis oil saved her life, Shona Banda
emphasizes the importance of "self-taught knowledge," acquired by
constantly asking questions and "looking at all of the angles of any
information given." Her son may have learned that lesson too ... MOREGovernment Study Confirms Marijuana Impairs Drivers Less Than Alcohol, Casts Doubt on Stoned Driving Definitions
by Jacob Sullum. A new study by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) confirms that marijuana has a less dramatic effect on driving than alcohol does and casts further doubt on the standard that Colorado and Washington use for determining when someone is too stoned to drive. In the double-blind study, 18 occasional cannabis ... MORE
Police Raid A Marijuana Dispensary, Destroy Equipment, Eat Pot Brownies, And Joke About Assaulting Amputee
by Ed Krayewski. Public service is a noble pursuit. Cops in Santa Ana, California, donned ski masks to break and enter into a local medical marijuana dispensary, raiding it with guns drawn in a May 27 police action. They then proceeded to remove surveillance cameras and recording equipment, but they didn't remove it all. Video from a camera ... MOREThe Government Is Not Us: Mother Faces 30 Year Prison Sentence For Using Cannabis To Treat Crohn’s Disease
by Carey Wedler. A prime candidate for jury nullification. Last month, Kansas mother Shona Banda made headlines when her son was removed from her custody after he defended her use of medical marijuana to treat Crohn’s Disease. He had spoken up about her use at an anti-drug presentation at his school. This prompted the school to call to ... MOREDavid Downs: Seeking To Prove The Opposite, Scientist Finds Smoking Marijuana Decreases Lung Cancer Risk
An inconvenient truth for drug warriors. As more and more Americans consider the pros and cons of cannabis legalization, many points are worth repeating, and chief among them: cannabis actually decreases the risk of lung cancer. It’s a counter-intuitive notion, since tobacco smoking causes cancer, marijuana smoking must as well. But as ... MOREChris Ingraham: Portugal Decriminalized Drugs 14 years Ago – And Now Hardly Anyone Dies From Overdosing
The result of ending the drug war are in. Portugal decriminalised the use of all drugs in 2001. Weed, cocaine, heroin, you name it — Portugal decided to treat possession and use of small quantities of these drugs as a public health issue, not a criminal one. The drugs were still illegal, of course. But now getting caught with them meant a small fine ... MOREPot Prohibition: Unscientific, Unconstitutional & Unjust
by Jacob Sullum. A few days before the House of Representatives passed a federal ban on marijuana in June 1937, the Republican minority leader, Bertrand Snell of New York, confessed, “I do not know anything about the bill.” The Democratic majority leader, Sam Rayburn of Texas, educated him. “It has something to do with something that is ... MOREKelly McLauglin: Morgan Freeman Makes Impassioned Plea For Legalization Of Cannabis While Discussing His Habit
'I'll eat it, drink it, smoke it, snort it' Hollywood's favorite narrator Morgan Freeman opened up about being an advocate for legalizing marijuana last week, claiming that 'pot is very useful'. Freeman, 77, is a longtime user who was turned on to the drug by his first wife 'many years ago'. 'I'll eat it, drink it, smoke it, snort it! This movement is ... MOREIn Surprise Move, Puerto Rico Legalizes Medical Marijuana
by Daniel Kreps. In a surprise move, Puerto Rico's Governor Alejandro GarcÃa Padilla
signed an executive order legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the
U.S. territory. The order, which was heavily debated in Puerto Rico
since 2013 but never put to a public vote, went into immediate effect.
The Caribbean island joins 23 other U.S. ... MOREDonald Bradley: After State Takes Her Child, A Kansas Woman Is At The Center Of National Marijuana Debate
Treat your disease or raise your child. You can't do both. Shona Banda says she had a clear choice: Live in misery or use medical marijuana to ease her Crohn’s disease and risk going to jail. Turned out to be an easy call for the Garden City, Kan., woman. She said her symptoms eased to the point where she could return to work and once again play with ... MORE
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