Daily Archives: August 24, 2010
Marijuana Martyr : The Story of Bernie Ellis
Bear witness with me please to the end of what has been nothing less than a slow and torturous cannabis prohibition persecution, sorry, prosecution of a most decent fellow named Bernie Ellis. On his bucolic and much-loved Tennessee farm Mr. Ellis … Continue reading
Posted in Notebook
Tagged Bernie Ellis, Civil Forfeiture, Drug Policy, Law, Tennessee, War on Drugs
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Mexico sees sense in war on drugs
On 18 August Mexican security forces discovered the body of the mayor of Santiago “handcuffed and blindfolded” and dumped on the side of the road. Edelmiro Cavazos‘s death was the latest in a conflict that has claimed 28,000 lives over the past … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Cannabis, Drug Policy, Legalization, Marijuana, Mexico, Prohibition, War on Drugs
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