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- California Medical Association Says Pot Prohibition Is A "Failed Public Health Policy" (27 comments)
- Marijuana Decrim, Frank Chopp, and the Case of the Missing Balls (1 comment)
- Tobacco-Related Health Costs: $800; Booze-Related Health Costs: $165; Pot-Related Health Costs: $20 Any Questions? (3 comments)
- Tobacco-Related Health Costs: $800; Booze-Related Health Costs: $165; Pot-Related Health Costs: $20 Any Questions? (3 comments)
California Medical Association Says Pot Prohibition Is A "Failed Public Health Policy"
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:05 PM EST (blog.norml.org)
Members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the criminal prohibition of marijuana is a "failed public health policy."
Tobacco-Related Health Costs: $800; Booze-Related Health Costs: $165; Pot-Related Health Costs: $20 Any Questions?
Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:25 PM EST (blog.norml.org)
Health-related costs per user are eight times higher for drinkers than they are for those who use cannabis, and are more than 40 times higher for tobacco smokers, according to a report published in the British Columbia Mental Health and Addictions Journal.
Marijuana Decrim, Frank Chopp, and the Case of the Missing Balls
Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:22 AM EST (Eyes On Obama)
According to multiple, well-placed sources (both inside the Washington state Legislature and those observing), Speaker of the House Frank Chopp, through a lack of political will and leadership, is the legislator most responsible for the death of marijuana decrim in the last sessi …
Tiring of the drug war
Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:53 PM EST (The Economist)
THIS week's paper examines international attitudes on the drug war, and argues that because of the cost, the difficulty, and the complications, many countries are wearying of it, including the United States:
The State of Play -- Federal Drug Reform Legislation in the Congress
Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:06 AM EST (stopthedrugwar.org)
Ten months into the Obama administration, drug policy reform in the US Congress is moving along on a number of tracks. Here's an update on some of the more significant legislation moving (or not) on the Hill.
AMA Calls For Ending The "Schedule I Lie"
Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:04 PM EST (blog.norml.org)
The Schedule I federal classification of cannabis — which states that, by law, the marijuana plant and its natural compounds have "no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States" — has long since passed the point of farcical.
Marijuana laws spur small businesses in Oakland, elsewhere
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:18 AM EST (Inside Bay Area Most Viewed)
"It is a social movement with cash flow," said James Anthony, an activist and attorney who has advised numerous dispensaries, of which there are at least 2,100 nationwide, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Let's be honest... legalise drugs and society would benefit
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 12:50 AM EST (Independent.co.uk)
Until the 1960s, our legal system was overshadowed by pre-libertarian theories of the state, which criminalised breaches of Christian morality and started from the assumption that governments were entitled to regulate the private behaviour of adults.
David Nutt's sacking provokes mass revolt against Alan Johnson
Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 3:35 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
The home secretary faces mass resignations from the government's drug advisory body over his decision to force out its chairman, who accused ministers of distorting scientific evidence on cannabis.
LDDPR Website Launch
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:32 PM EDT (lddpr.org.uk)
This website is intended to be a resource where those interested in drug policy can discover how prohibition of currently illegal drugs impacts upon individuals, our local communities, and on communities around the world.
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