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The Drug War is Over!
Ring the bells. The long effort has finally paid off! Colombia’s president says last big drug lord has been captured BOGOTA, Colombia –  President Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday evening that a man he described as Colombia’s last big-time drug … Continue reading
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U.S. having a harder time getting away with lecturing about drug policy
Nice coverage by Phillip Smith over at StoptheDrugWar.org: Bolivia, Venezuela Reject US Drug Criticism “I hereby designate Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have failed demonstrably during the previous 12 months to make substantial efforts to adhere to their … Continue reading
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We’ve got to do something about these domestic terrorists
Mike Riggs over at Hit and Run brings us the winner of the day: Wilmington, Massachusetts Police Chief Michael Begonis. “Illicit drug use is a form of domestic terrorism to some extent,†said Wilmington Police Chief Michael Begonis. “It is … Continue reading
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Ongoing drug war deaths
We’ve talked about this before, but one of the truly criminal aspects of the international drug war is the extent to the UNODC and western governments ignore, facilitate, or outright fund and promote outrageous human rights abuses worldwide in the … Continue reading
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Dinosaurs
Despite what you may believe from watching Jurassic Park or Dr. Who, the dinosaurs are extinct, and so shall be Representatives like Doug Cox (R-OK). Don’t let Oklahoma go to pot As the chairman of the subcommittee on appropriations for … Continue reading
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Sheriff Kirk Taylor… still a moron
Just in case you thought he might have changed since we last saw him, uh no. Sheriff opposes legalized pot Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor says voters have been “put to sleep” on the issue of marijuana but he, along … Continue reading
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Mind boggling
There’s something insanely wrong with a world where this kind of creativity exists, but LSD is illegal. More artwork from Yayoi Kusama here.
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Too funny
This cracked me up. Opponents of Massachusetts Marijuana Initiative Accidentally Advertise a Spoof of Themselves (Jacob Sullum at Hit and Run) The official voters’ guide that was mailed to every household in Massachusetts beginning last week includes a Web address … Continue reading
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Harm reduction can have a dramatic effect on lifespan
Vancouver’s Downtown EastSide (DTES) area has long been a place of death, largely from AIDS and drug overdoses, but in recent years, the Insite facility (which allows for a safe, controlled environment for drug use has been making a difference. … Continue reading
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A nice birthday wish
Alison Pill: I Want Marijuana for My Birthday “The best birthday in the world is to have, at most, five people over for a barbeque and to make tofu because it’s my birthday and they have to like it.” Leaning … Continue reading
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