Category Archives: War on Drugs

Knowledge Hub: History of Prohibition- Why It Failed?

Source:The New Democrat  “People like booze. Now. But there was a time alcohol was a matter of debate and was made illegal. Here is why it failed. Music by No Sustain . Written and Edited by Tyler Franklin” Source:Knowledge Hub … Continue reading

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Constitution Daily: Staff- Happy Days Are Here Again: The 21st Amendment Repeals Prohibition

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Constitution Daily: Staff- Happy Days Are Here Again: The 21st Amendment Repeals Prohibition If you think the so-called War on Drugs in America goes back to 1971 which is way … Continue reading

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The Washington Monthly: Opinion: Martin Longman: White House Heroin Initiative is a Start

The Washington Monthly: Opinion: Martin Longman: White House Heroin Initiative is a Start This is really something that we should’ve been doing since the so-called War on Drugs started in 1971. But then had we of done that, then maybe … Continue reading

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Pot-TV: Andrew Bernstein- The Case For Ending Drug Prohibition

Pot-TV: Andrew Bernstein- The Case For Ending Drug Prohibition I mostly agree with Andrew Bernstein here and I disagree with him when it comes to full legalization. I’m not a Libertarian and that is just one example of why I … Continue reading

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The Weed Blog: Johnny Green- Why Now’s The Time To Step Up and Fight Against The Drug War

The Weed Blog: Johnny Green- Two Reasons Why Now’s The Time To Step Up And Fight Against The Drug War Congress, the last two weeks has debated the defense authorization bill. The House, is close to passing their bill and … Continue reading

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The Week: Ryan Cooper- ‘The Beginning of The End of The War on Drugs’

Source:The Week– illegal narcotic in America. “One of the many depressing aspects of the 2004 election was the crushing defeat of pro-gay marriage forces. Republican operatives, cynically stoking turnout with outright lies, put gay marriage bans on the ballot in … Continue reading

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NORML: Blog: U.S. Congress: Legislation Introduced To Get The Feds Out of The Marijuana Enforcement Business

NORML: Blog: U.S. Congress: Legislation Introduced To Get the Feds Out Of The Marijuana Enforcement Business Representative Jared Polis has been against the War on Drugs and in favor of marijuana legalization as long as I’ve known of him and … Continue reading

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Slate: Blog: Beth Ethier: Senate Leader Mitch McConnell Promotes Industrial Hemp: Senate Leader is Fighting to Remove Hemp From Controlled Substances Act

Slate: Blog: Beth Ethier: Senate Leader Mitch McConnell Promotes Industrial Hemp: Senate Leader is Fighting to Remove Hemp From Controlled Substances Act This might be the only bipartisan bill short of a federal budget and the appropriations bills that Congress … Continue reading

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Cannabis Culture: Blog: Grant Smith: Meet The New Drug Czar, Not The Same as The Old Drug Czar

Cannabis Culture: Blog: Grant Smith: Meet the New Drug Czar, Not the Same as the Old Drug Czar I guess at least in my perfect world and perhaps in the perfect world of now at least a one half of … Continue reading

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Reason: Hit & Run: Anthony L. Fisher: Patrick Kennedy Fears that Prohibition Might Lead to People Making Lots of Money: Why Marijuana Legalization is Popular & the War on Drugs Isn’t

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Reason: Hit & Run: Anthony L. Fisher: Patrick Kennedy Fears That Marijuana Legalization May Lead to Lots of People Making a Lot of Money This is going to sound … Continue reading

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