Tag Archives: Drug Policy
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
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
Did the Veterans Administration Unseat Marijuana From Schedule I?
To be a Schedule I drug, a substance must meet 3 qualifications: There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision, AND The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in … Continue reading
In drug war, the beginning of the end?
Between 1971, when Richard Nixon launched the war on drugs, and 2008, the latest year for which official figures are available, American law enforcement officials made more than 40 million drug arrests. That number roughly equals the population of California, or … Continue reading
The 8 Most Absurd Excuses for Trying to Defeat Legal Pot
As California gets set to vote on Prop 19 – an initiative to legalize marijuana statewide – some people’s minds are being completely blown, man. But it’s not the people smoking the stuff, it’s the people trying to keep it … Continue reading
