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MORE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR CANNABIS POSSESSION THAN ALL VIOLENT CRIMES PUT TOGETHER IN THE US LAST YEAR
By John Vibes Source: Waking Times With legal recreational and medical cannabis now available in so many different US states, it is easy to get the impression that the war on cannabis users is over. However, cannabis users still represent … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Drug War, Law, Mass Incarceration, news, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology
Tagged ACLU, Cannabis, cannabis legalization, drug war, Erik Altieri, law, marijuana, Marijuana Decriminalization, Mass Incarceration, NORML, society, Steve Sisolak, Systemic Racism, Uniform Crime Report, violent crimes
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‘New World Order’ is falling apart
By Wayne Madsen Source: Intrepid Report One of the more welcomed outcomes of the paring back of the U.S. State Department bureaucracy is the elimination of scores of “status quo enthusiasts.” Since the end of World War II, the State … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, CIA, culture, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Revolution, society
Tagged Algeria, Austria, California, Cannabis, Catalonia, CIA, Colorado, DEA, drug war, empire, geopolitics, imperialism, India, marijuana, Mexico, neo-colonialism, New World Order, Nigeria, NWO, Secession, Servia, Somalia, Spain, States' Rights, US Foreign Policy, US State Department, World War II
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Carl Sagan’s Thoughts On The War on Drugs
Since today marks the birthday of the late Carl Sagan, we can remember a lesser-known aspect of his greatness by reading (or re-reading) the following 1969 essay he wrote under the pseudonym “Mr. X” published in 1971 in Lester Grinspoon’s … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, culture, Drug War, History, Philosophy, Science, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged Cannabis, cannabis legalization, Carl Sagan, drug war, Entheogens, Lester Grinspoon, Marihuana Reconsidered, marijuana, Marijuana Decriminalization, Prohibition
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New Study Reveals Why Cannabis is Still Illegal, Legal Pot DESTROYS Big Pharma Profits
As more and more people drop prescription drugs for medical cannabis, reports like this explain why Big Pharma is scrambling to keep prohibition in place. It also explains why the DEA has such close ties to the pharmaceutical industry. By … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Drug War, Economics, Health, Law, society, State Crime
Tagged Big Pharma, Cannabis, Corporate Crime, DEA, decriminalization, drug war, Harm Reduction, legalization, marijuana, Medical Cannabis, Medicinal Marijuana, Pharmaceuticals, Prohibition, Public Health, War on Drugs
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The Growing Acceptance of Marijuana Smoking in Society
By Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel Source: NORML Blog We are at a tipping point in this country regarding the legalization of marijuana, and it is exhilarating to experience the ending of prohibition and the start of legalization. Even as … Continue reading
Saturday Matinee: Reefer Madness the Movie Musical
The earliest version of Reefer Madness was released in 1936. It was financed by a church group who intended it to be a morality tale warning parents of supposed dangers of cannabis use and helped prime the public for prohibitionist … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Drug War, Film, Humor, media, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Andy Fickman, Cannabis, Christian Campbell, drug war, Harry Anslinger, John Kassir, Keith Stroup, Kevin Murphy, Kristen Bell, marijuana, NORML, Reefer Madness, Reefer Madness the Musical, Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, War on Drugs
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On the Drug War, and Other “Mistakes”
By Kevin Carson Source: Center for a Stateless Society In a new article at Harper’s (“Legalize It All,” April 2016), Dan Baum recalls a 1994 confession by former Nixon domestic policy adviser John Ehrlichmann, about Nixon’s motives in first launching … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, black ops, Conspiracy, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, Drug War, History, Law, police state, propaganda, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged Cannabis, Clinton, drug war, Harpers, marijuana, Nixon, racism, Reagan, War on Drugs
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Prison Town Selling Its Jails to Grow Cannabis to Save their Economy — And It’s Working
By Justin Gardner Source: Activist Post A tiny California desert town is making a drastic change to reverse its downward spiral and embrace an enlightened future. For 24 years, Adelanto tried unsuccessfully to sustain its economy through prisons, but now … Continue reading