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New York Times Editorial Board Calls For Legalization Of Marijuana
July 26th, 2014 – By THE EDITORIAL BOARD It took 13 years for the United States to come to its senses and end Prohibition, 13 years in which people kept drinking, otherwise law-abiding citizens became criminals and crime syndicates arose and flourished. It has been more than 40 years since Congress passed the current ban…
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Canada: Marijuana Should Not be Criminalized
April 14, 2011 – It is hard to understand why Canada criminalizes marijuana. Make it illegal, sure – subject to a fine, as is wearing a face veil in France – but where is the high degree of harm, to others or self, that requires criminal sanction, including jail? The criminal law is not meant…
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George Soros: Why I Support Legal Marijuana
October 27, 2010 – By GEORGE SOROS – Our marijuana laws are clearly doing more harm than good. The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences. Law enforcement agencies…
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Medical Marijuana: The Pros and Cons of Legal Cannabis
October 25, 2010 – With eight states looking to legalize medical marijuana through legislative initiatives or ballot measures this November (Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota)(1), I wanted to review some of the pros and cons, as I see them, of marijuana use and abuse. I’ve considered myself particularly…
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Medical Marijuana: Pot of Gold or Pipe Dream?
May 4, 2010 – In about a dozen states, you can smoke a joint if you have cancer or HIV and meet certain conditions, like having a doctor’s note. In California, you can light up if you have just about anything — headaches, anxiety, epilepsy — and a physician’s OK. Illinois could join these states…
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Marijuana: Medicine, State Revenue, or a “Gateway Drug”?
April 19, 2010 – Tomorrow is April 20th. Often, this date is shortened to “4/20.” According to a 2007 Associated Press article titled “Drug Study Words,” 4/20, 420, or 4:20 “stands for April 20 or the time 4:20. Years ago 4:20 pm was deemed the time of day to get high and April 20 became…
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Most Canadians Still Support Decriminalization of Pot
April 17, 2010 – A new poll shows the majority of Canadians support the legalizing of marijuana but not other, hard-core drugs. And nowhere is that support higher than in British Columbia, where more than six in 10 people say having a toke shouldn’t earn you a date with the courts. But the Angus Reid…
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Canada: 10 Reasons Why We Need to Decriminalize Drugs
April 4, 2010 1. Drug laws are unconstitutional. Yeah, you’re reading right. Courts at every level have ruled on the fact that drug use and addiction are health issues, not legal infractions. It’s image-conscious politicians who have chosen to wilfully ignore those rulings. Yet the courts have been unwilling to hold lawmakers accountable. It’s a vicious…
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DEA Continues Trying to Justify Marijuana Prohibition
April 4, 2010 – Again, next time you hear or read about law enforcement or federal anti-drug agencies employing the claim ‘We don’t make the laws, we only enforce them’, please reference the below totally biased, paranoid, inaccurate and self-serving example from the Drug Enforcement Administration to counter such claims. Unlike the Office of National…