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…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is moving on the complaint filed against President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with the high number of killings under his violent war on drugs. The ICC is the world’s first treaty-based permanent international criminal court that aims to end impunity. It investigates serious crimes including genocide, crimes against humanity, war…
As reported on Feb. 6th, 2018… Lesotho has become the first African country to permit the legal cultivation of cannabis – but the production of the drug has been restricted to two foreign-owned companies, while rural farmers and the wider population continue to be prohibited from harvesting their own. Cannabis – known as matekoane in Sotho, the main…
*molecule of naloxone [Eugene] police are increasingly coming into contact with illicit drugs on patrol, including fentanyl…a synthetic opioid. Eugene Police have a new tool in their efforts to help addicts in crisis: the drug naloxone, which can reverse opioid overdoses. Besides using naloxone sprayers on [people who use drugs], officers can use them on…
*from the anti-plant propaganda movie, Reefer Madness. Currently legal in the United States, millions of Americans have safely used kratom for therapeutic… purposes. In recent years, federal agencies which have no regard for individual liberty like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration have set their sights on kratom. Proponents of safe…
*cold clarity (Presidential pardon recipient, Joe Arpaio, infamous “Tent City” prison leader. One prior prisoner there wrote… It demonstrates President Trump’s priorities with cold clarity. Restored funding to the tune of $50 million for an anti-drug media campaign, a failed initiative that was zeroed out in 2012 after studies showed that the over-the-top campaigns may have actually increased drug use. $43…
1) Peter (74) : What advice would you give young people looking to experiment with LSD? … 2) Holger (64) : If you could impart some wisdom about LSD on your 17-year-old self, what would it be? … 3) Adam (54) : What would you tell a young person who’s considering experimenting with psychedelic drugs?…
“We are here to work together to move forward, not backwards, when it comes to our economy,” Kate Brown says. Brown [Oregon Governor], who addressed the room immediately after Williams, says she’s on board for enforcement efforts that aim to keep cannabis “out of the illegal market, and out of the hands of children.” She…
In Feb. 2018, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson published a report laying out a number of recommendations aimed at reducing drug harms, protecting communities and making better use of limited police resources … “The report just opens so many doors,” added Measham. “It opens the door for more police and more police forces to…
Because of the Oregon indoor clean air act, you can’t smoke marijuana (even with ah vape pen) in public… …but [current policy like this may inadvertently be] sending marijuana consumers out onto I-84 to commit crimes by consuming marijuana in their vehicle or transporting it across the border. Original Article (East Oregonian):Letter: Oregon has too…
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