The Unbearable Lightness of the Egyptian Sinai Part 3 of 3: Notes for the Recently Extorted and Criminally Obliged
This is part 3 in a 3 part series. Part 1 and Part 2 can be found by following the links.
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CBC Radio’s The Sunday Edition to Tell the Tragic Story of Gerald Le Dain
Gerald Le Dain was a luminary figure in Canada’s progressive political history. A respected lawyer and former Supreme Court Justice, he authored the Le Dain Commission, a groundbreaking study that recommended cannabis decriminalization in 1973. Unfortunately for Le Dain, the prohibitionists came after him. Hard. Through a series of dirty tactics, vicious personal attacks andRead More
Bill Maher Lights One Up During Impassioned ‘New Rules’ Advocating National Pot Legalization
The Real Time host ‘goes there’ in a segment calling for lax drug laws.
Police Used Excessive Force In California Marijuana Dispensary Raid, Clients Allege
Video shows police make demeaning remarks about woman with amputated leg and lawsuit alleges city of Santa Ana showed favoritism over dispensary licenses
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Why Is Israel Cracking Down on Medical Marijuana?
This trend, which contradicts growing global trends and public debate in Israel, has led many to question whether the Health Ministry is colluding with pharmaceutical companies.
Doctors Being Paid For Medical Marijuana Referrals, Company Says
A B.C. medical marijuana producer provided copies of invoices it had received from doctors seeking direct payment for referrals.
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“You Can’t Trust Anybody”: The Mexicans Caught Up In The Drug War Just South Of Texas
Cartel violence in Tamaulipas state has claimed 254 lives in the first three months of this year, but has largely gone unreported in the press
Relatives of Missing Mexican Students: US-Backed Drug War Fights People, Not Crime
As protesters in Baltimore set fire to buildings and vehicles last Monday to protest the death of Freddie Gray, protesters in the Mexican state of Guerrero drove a burning truck into the congressional building in the capital Chilpancingo.
Rotten to the Core: The DEA Under Michele Leonhart
Michele Leonhart, the disgraced former head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, didn’t fall from grace—she jumped.
‘Policing for Profit’ Gone Wild!
A new report lays out civil asset forfeiture abuses in California, and it isn't pretty. But the pressure for reforms is mounting.