A Saner Approach on Drug Laws
A Saner Approach on Drug Laws
Published: September 1, 2013. The Justice Department took an important step toward sanity in the enforcement of drug laws last week when it announced a “trust but verify” approach to states permitting the growth, sale and possession of marijuana.
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Winds of Change
Back in 1991, the Supreme Court upheld a Michigan man's prison sentence of life without the possibility of parole for possessing more than 1.5 pounds of cocaine. The sentence did not represent the third strike of a three-strikes law: the prisoner …
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Music festivals 'a snapshot' of wider Australian drug culture
In the United States two people died after attending the Electric Zoo Festival in New York. The drug MDMA was found in their systems. Andy Gourley, director of youth support group Red Frogs Australia, … He says countries such as Malaysia, which have …
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DEA Marijuana Raids Plummet, But Not For The Reason You Might Think
New data released by the Drug Enforcement Administration reveals the agency has dramatically cut the number of raids on marijuana growers over the past two years, especially in California. But, as SF Weekly noted, a closer look at the data reveals that …
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