Tag Archives: medical marijuana
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 […]
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, […]
Former DEA says “Reefer Madness” will descend on CO, WA
Former DEA chief Peter Bensinger warned that full implementation of the marijuana legalization laws would “cause havoc” in the communities, schools and roads of Colorado and Washington state. “The highways would be littered with fatalities because you’re going to have increased use and marijuana stays in the body much longer than alcohol,” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21674166 “Most of these […]
Dirty Babylon 