Tag Archives: Drug Law Reform

Carl R. Hultberg : Jazz Cigarettes

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Lester Young was left a shattered man. Photo by Herb Snitzer.The Beatles called them ‘jazz cigarettes’ Race mixing was the fear and marijuana perceived to be the social lubricant making it happen. By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Drug War : Cartels Move North of the Border

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Sheriffs from El Dorado county in California dismantle a marijuana growing operation run by a Mexican cartel. Below, they show a bust of Jesus Malverde, the “Patron Saint of Drug Dealers,” found at the site. Photos by Randall Benton / … Continue reading →

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Marijuana : It’s High Time to Tax the Pot Crop

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

It’s time for the government to cash in on the marijuana crop.Time to tax marijuana [With] budget deficits and a worsening recession, it only makes sense to stop spending money to fight marijuana use and start taxing that use to … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform and the Senate : Do as the Romans Did

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cicero addresses the Roman Senate in a 19th century fresco. Image from Wikipedia Commons.Cicero put the Senate itself on trial ‘…if [Gaius Verrus’] immense wealth is sufficient to shatter your honesty — well then… they will certainly know all they … Continue reading →

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Finance Universal Health Care? Legalize Cannabis

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from rolledtootight.com Why is this reasonably safe compound currently forbidden when its use, as well as that of many toxic hallucinogens, goes as far back as biblical times and may indeed have been instrumental in producing, in part, the … Continue reading →

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Schwarzenegger : Let’s Talk About Legalizing Pot

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California says it’s time to talk about legalizing pot. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images. ‘This is only going to increase the governor’s popularity,’ Aaron Smith of the Marijuana Policy Project said. ‘We … Continue reading →

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Stop Drug Violence? End Prohibition. Simple as That.

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

This is the most cogent argument against drug prohibition that I have read. And it couldn’t be more timely. The logic here is so clear that one wonders how so many have been so blind for so long. Or might … Continue reading →

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Hot Damn! Marijuana in the News

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Three news hits suggest that Marijuana Prohibition may be going up in smoke By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / February 27, 2009 Yes friends and neighbors, who would have thunk it, but marijuana prohibition may just be entering … Continue reading →

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Medical Marijuana : Raids Continue But Policy Change in the Air

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The message is clear, said UCLA professor Mark Kleiman, a former Justice Department official and an expert on crime and drug policy. ‘It is no longer federal policy to beat up on hippies.’By Devlin Barrett / February 7, 2009 See … Continue reading →

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Jury Nullification : Peers Refuse to Convict Disabled Vet in Pot Bust

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Get Out of Jail Free / wayneandwax. “Jurors should acquit, even against the judge’s instruction… if exercising their judgement with discretion and honesty they have a clear conviction the charge of the court is wrong.” ~ Alexander Hamilton, 1804. ‘The … Continue reading →

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Ex-Narc to El Paso City Council : Legalize Drugs

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Prohibition will never curb border violence related to the illegal drug trade, nor will it ever reduce any of the devastating consequences associated with illegal drugs. The only way to reduce illegal drug-market violence is to legalize and regulate drugs, … Continue reading →

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Houston Judges Address Cocaine Law Reform

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Reform of cocaine laws will seriously address the problem of jail overcrowding.‘Cocaine is just a chemical. It has no more and no less moral weight than any other chemical. It’s bad for you, but treat it like other chemicals that … Continue reading →

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