New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a plan to legalize recreational marijuana. But to New York cops, the idea is rotten. After all, how will they justify arresting peaceful men …
Are NY Police Unions Worried Legal Marijuana Will Hurt Their Bottom Line?
Tag: drug war
With Arrest Rates at Historic Lows, California Proves it’s Time to End the Drug War
A recent report by the Public Policy Institute of California shows that arrest rates in the state dropped to historic lows. This new development is especially important because it follows …
Woman Wrongfully Jailed for ‘Meth’ Cotton Candy Sues Sheriff’s Deputies
The drug war has unleashed a series of disturbing unintended consequences, such as widespread, institutionalized racism. But every now and then, you hear of yet another case of men and …
End The Drug War To Make Halloween Safe Again
Every year, police reports involving drugs disguised as candy make the rounds during the Halloween season. And every year, most of them stem from real cases involving drug busts, not …
Are libertarians aware of safety concerns regarding legal marijuana?
Question: I think libertarians are wrong to support legal marijuana. Do you really think it wise to smoke pot and work with machinery, cars, trains, planes, or motorcycles, or weapons? …
Drugs Keep Blue Collar Workers From Finding Jobs: Time To End The Drug War
The opioid crisis in America is real and it has been putting thousands of people in grave danger yearly with 33,000 dying of overdoses in 2015 alone. But despite the high rates …
Credit Union Wins Small Victory In Fight Against Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Marijuana was legalized in the state of Colorado, nullifying the federal prohibitive rules regarding the substance, in 2012. But as the pot industry grew tremendously over a short period of …
Trump Praises Drug Warrior Duterte, Becoming The First US President To Be Honest About The Drug War’s Perverted Roots
Before becoming the president, candidate Donald Trump gave anti-drug war activists a sliver of hope. When Merry Jane magazine ran an article saying the business mogul was more likely to help legalization …
California Deputies Caught Selling Stolen Marijuana On The Side
The drug war is a disaster on many levels, especially because it ignores the most basic principle there is, that the individual owns his body and only he has the …
Jeff Sessions Doesn’t Have The Money To Go After Medical Marijuana States — But This Reality Could Change
The problem with political movements championed by libertarians is that, all too often, these victories are vulnerable. Lawmakers come and go and so do their positions, prompting the new batch …