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Building a 21st century approach to “drugs”

The ‘war on drugs’ was built on shaky foundations. Now, countries around the world from Canada, to Uruguay, Portugal and many US states are beginning to dismantle it piece by piece. Its collapse is good news for people and communities around the world, providing us with the opportunity to build a new approach to drugs…

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Seattle moves to dismiss [cannabis] misdemeanors

For years, [cannabis] convictions have had painful implications on the everyday lives of Washington’s most vulnerable populations, Mayor Jenny Durkan said in a press conference Thursday, Feb. 8th, 2018. Durkan said she hoped Seattle’s plan will serve as a template for other cities seeking to correct the biases of outdated and punitive drug laws. “It…

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The FDA is wrong about kratom

With the opioid crisis claiming hundreds of lives each week, why would the government list this promising plant as a Schedule 1, making research and testing nearly impossible? Whom is the FDA trying to protect — the public or Big Pharma, which loses profits when citizens find a safe, natural, inexpensive alternative to addictive opioids?…

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The 15 Ounce Pound by Joseph Pietri

*KLCC NPR for Oregonians Interview with the Author. LINK It blows my mind that Mexico, Colombia or Afghanistan have not moved against GW Pharmaceuticals (“GW”)  (a partner with Bayer AG, “Bayer” [and Monsanto] ), since genetics for Sativex came from those countries. How can some Dutch national register Thai genetics, or Afghani? The DEA is the…

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[Politicians] call for a hearing on Jeff Sessions anti-marijuana policy

Jeff Sessions failed “to provide any evidence that prosecuting marijuana in states where it has been legalized will make Americans safer.” “The costs of pursuing this misguided policy both in terms of prosecution and in lives blighted by unnecessary criminal convictions are staggering, cruel and unwarranted,” said Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee who…

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