Neuroscientist nukes popular misconceptions. Growing familiarity with marijuana has been accompanied
by growing
support for legalization because people discovered through
personal experience that the government was lying to them about the
drug’s hazards. But it is easier to demonize less popular drugs
such as crack cocaine and ... MORE
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Daniel Raphael: End The War On Drugs
Just say no to liberty-trampling failure. Many in Washington are against drug legalization, even though there is overwhelming evidence that prohibition does not work, and will never work. The Global Commission on Drug Policy reported that between 1998 and 2008, global use of opiates increased 34.5 percent, cocaine 27 percent, ... MORE
Megan O'Matz and John Maines: Cops, Cash And Cocaine
How Sunrise police make millions selling drugs. Police in this suburban town best known for its sprawling outlet mall have hit upon a surefire way to make millions. They sell cocaine. Undercover detectives and their army of informants lure big-money drug buyers into the city from across the United States, and from as far north as Canada ... MORE
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4 Ways You've Been Totally Misinformed About Drugs
by Ted Hesson. Whether it's the legendary "this is your brain sunny-side up" commercial or the haggard face of one of Jesse Pinkman's meth-slinging homies, we've all seen what drugs can do to us. Apparently, TV occasionally doesn't tell the truth, according
to Carl Hart, a neuroscientist at Columbia University.
As a matter of fact, a lot of the things ... MORE
Adriaan Alsema: Columbia Is Decriminalizing Drugs
Drug addiction recognized as health issue, not crime. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has ratified a law deeming drug addiction a public health issue rather than a crime, local media reported Tuesday. The newly-enacted bill recognizes "the consumption and abuse of, or addiction to, psychoactive substances, legal or illegal, as a matter of public ... MORE
Hilary Burke: Uruguay Aims To Legalize Marijuana
Officials conclude pot less harmful than black market. Uruguay's government unveiled a proposal to legalize and monitor the marijuana market, arguing that the drug is less harmful than the black market where it is trafficked. President Jose Mujica's leftist government will send a bill to Congress shortly on this as part of a package of measures to fight ... MORE
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