Tag Archives: marijuana
End to marijuana prohibition a historic day in Drug War
The Justice Department on Thursday said it would not sue to block laws legalizing marijuana in 20 states and the District of Columbia, a move that proponents hailed as an important step toward ending the prohibition of the drug. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/us/politics/us-says-it-wont-sue-to-undo-state-marijuana-laws.html?ref=us Marijuana advocates praised the decision as a potentially historic shift in the federal government’s attitude […]
The new American Drug War
The new documentary by director Kevin Booth, American Drug War 2, highlights the case of a 2-year-old boy who lay in a coma not eating for over 40 days after surviving brain surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. His parents are told to make funeral arrangements. However, his father had read about a version of an ancient […]
UK outlaws herbal stimulant used by North Africans
The herbal stimulant khat is to be banned by the UK government, against the advice of its own Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. In January the ACMD said khat should remain a legal substance, saying there was “insufficient evidence” it caused health problems. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23163017 Campaigners said they were “disappointed and concerned” at the […]
NYT ed board: 90% of pot arrests petty
The mindless push to make low-level possession arrests distracts the police from serious crime, wastes billions of dollars and alienates minority citizens from the law. It also brings disastrous consequences for young people, as convictions can lead to fines, jail time and temporary loss of federal student financial aid — not to mention criminal records […]
Despite decriminalization, black pot smokers still targeted
Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/us/marijuana-arrests-four-times-as-likely-for-blacks.html?ref=us This disparity had grown steadily from a decade before, and in some states, including Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois, […]
Dirty Babylon 