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>Legalize it… and everything else.
>Today, a group of house members led by Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced legislation to end the prohibition of marijuana. The bill comes on the heels of a report issued by the...
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Gary Johnson Wants to Hit Drug Cartels Where it Hurts
Absorb the wisdom of presidential candidate Gary Johnson: Imagine you are a drug lord in Mexico, making unfathomable profits sending your illegal product to the United States. What is the headline you...
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Gary Johnson Talks Marijuana and Rational Drug Policy
Gary Johnson’s presidential campaign employs an aggressive social media strategy to deliver his message directly to voters, from conference calls with bloggers, to House Hangouts via Google Plus, to...
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Now For a Moment in Shameless Self-Promotion
In addition to blogging here at Spatial Orientation, I’ll also be writing about drug policy at Examiner.com. My first post is on whether 2012 could be one of the best years for drug law reform. Be sure...
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Lazy Sunday Links
Glenn Greenwald interviews former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), the lone “No” vote in the Senate against the original PATRIOT Act in 2001 Don Boudreaux writes a letter to Bill O’Reilly Nick Gillespie...
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New LearnLiberty Video: Economics of Drug Prohibition
Educate yourself: In its history, America has experienced two major periods of drug prohibition. This first was the Federal alcohol prohibition from 1920-1933. The second is the current war on drugs,...
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Lazy Sunday Links
Pat Robertson comes out against the drug war: “It makes no sense at all.” Judge Napolitano sounds off on the targeted killing rule within the U.S. Adam Smith vs. Crony Capitalism Malou Innocent and...
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An Unlikely Voice Advocates for Drug Law Reform
That’s the topic of my latest post over at Examiner. Check it out here.
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Gov. Gary Johnson Speaks to the The Stream on Al Jazeera
Gov. Johnson appeared on The Stream this past Thursday, March 15:
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Gov. Gary Johnson Endorses Washington State Marijuana Legalization
The Seattle Times reports: The marijuana legalization initiative headed for the November ballot picked up another high-profile endorsement over the weekend: former New Mexico Republican Gov. Gary...
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Sen. Schumer’s misguided campaign against synthetic marijuana
That’s the topic of my latest post over at Examiner. Check it out here. Sen. Charles Schumer’s (D- N.Y.) crusade against synthetic marijuana, which he sees as an “emerging drug crisis,” not only misses...
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The Synthetic Blood on Rand Paul’s Hands
The dust-up over synthetic marijuana is reaching an unfortunate point of irrational hysteria. Reason’s Lucy Steigerwald has the scoop: Over at New York Daily News is another one of those frustrating...
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Medical Marijuana Bill Dies in Tennessee Senate
Tennessee’s Safe Access to Medical Cannabis Act (the Act) won a rare, key victory in the Republican-led House Health and Human Services Committee on March 27th. The vote advanced a campaign to legalize...
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Gov. Gary Johnson: Help Me Debate The War On Drugs With Obama And Romney
Former two term New Mexico Governor and Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson just released the following statement via his campaign website: Barack Obama lied to us. When running for...
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Penn Jillette’s Rant on Obama’s Drug War Hypocrisy
This is great stuff [h/t Radley Balko]:
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Down Goes Texas Drug Warrior
Good news out of Texas last night [h/t Eric Sterling]: Former El Paso, TX city council member Beto O’Rourke has defeated U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, an eight term Democratic congressman, for the...
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Hemp History Week
From Reason: Once hailed as a “New Billion Dollar Crop” by Poplar Mechanics, hemp farming was effectively shut down in the United States over confusion with its genetic cousin, marijuana. Though hemp...
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Did Attorney General Eric Holder Commit Perjury While Testifying About...
Eric Sterling explains over at Justice and Drugs: The Washington Times quotes the June 7, 2012 testimony of Attorney General Eric Holder before a House Judiciary Committee hearingregarding medical...
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Public support for legalizing marijuana continues to grow
A new poll from Rasmussen shows that an all time high of 56% of voters favor legalizing and regulating marijuana: A solid majority of voters nationwide favor legalizing and regulating marijuana similar...
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