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More Idaho Authoritarianism

The Idaho legislature is proposing a minimum $300 fine for marijuana possession. Neighboring Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Montana have almost entirely decriminalized

First Aid and the Opioid Epidemic

For as long as I can remember, kids have been warned of the dangers of drugs through programs like D.A.R.E. and innumerable PSAs. People have continued to seek altered

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, by Gil Scott-Heron

Credit: Adam Turner. The image is of Gil Scott-Heron performing at the Regency Ballroom, San Francisco (USA), 2009. Used under CC attribution share-alike 3.0 license

Joe Biden pardons federal convicts convicted for simple possession of marijuana

President Biden is issuing a pardon to everyone convicted under federal law of simple marijuana possession. Of course, this still leaves those in the federal prison

Demoler the history of opium in Mexico and the rise of trafficking

Insane. The Chinese immigrants brought the Opium to Mexico. The main shipping was sending up up to America. Very low rates of addiction because all of this product

FREE Ross Ulbricht, NOW! ~ #novictimnocrime

Do you know who Ross Ulbricht is? Most people in the crypto/freedom/dark web circles certainly know who he is. He's the creator of the now defunct website The Silk

Trapped in the middle of a Horrific Drug War

If I could go back in time, I would have never left America. But as the old saying goes, " Hindsight is 20/20 "! Damn you Willie Nelson for convincing

Spending Money as Freedom of Speech

I’m not familiar with law but it came up in another post that since lobbying congress is considered freedom of speech does that set precedent that all financial

The War on Drugs, War on Democracy?

Globally, there is a huge debate on the drug war and questions around its legitimacy especially after crackdown in Philippines and other countries. Most liberals

Race and Drug Arrests: Another Big Lie

Subscribe on BitChute: Are blacks more likely to be arrested for drug offenses despite using drugs at the same rates as whites? Conventional wisdom has it that the

A bunch of futures just got wiped out by a drug sting

I will admit that I have done my fair share of drugs in the past, mostly when I was in college. I haven't had much to do with them since I got out of college and

The Profits and Violence of Prohibition is the Enemy of Peace and Prosperity.

Show me where prohibition does NOT make things worse. I'll wait. We should have learned this lesson before. The 18th Amendment banned the sale, transportation and

The Decriminalization Of Possession For Hard Drugs

Drug users aren't helped when they are thrown into jail, arrested, or ticketed. They need medical help for their disease and not violence. The war on drugs has failed

War on drugs claims 35 in Eugene Oregon. Meth heroin and fentynl ring

The drug war is alive and well. 35 people got caught up by federal authorities for moving a massive amount of methamphetamine heroin and fentanyl into the Oregon

My Actifit Report Card: March 11 2020

hello all my steemit friends hope you all are doing great and having fun in your life and enjoying it as I do. Its been fews days I am try to be regular with my

The price of Cannabis and it's derivatives has been going up in Portugal dark market.

It has been in the news that the price of cannabis and it's derivatives has been going up in Portugal in the last months. (articles linked below are in portuguese)

Refer Madness: Stigma Stricken Town Declares State of Emergency

The Taft Midway Driller Reports: "Siskiyou County supervisors last week supported Sheriff Jon Lopey’s assessment that illegal marijuana grows are detrimental

Failing To Gain Control In The Unwinnable War

Cocaine seizures today are at the highest that they've been in decades for some regions. They've taken hundreds of millions of dollars in product off the streets,

Were you looking for first hand reporting from the front lines of the drug wars in Mexico?

No? Hmmm,...must've just been me. Well, while I have ya,....might as well do this report, anyway,... BorderlandBeat.com News reports from Mexico. Today's top stories:

Drug War Vs Human Rights: Coast Guard Sued Over Unlawful Detention Of Jamaican Fisherman

The U.S. Coast Guard is accused of unlawfully detaining at least 5 Jamaican fisherman for more than a month on Coast Guard vessels in the Caribbean Sea. The fisherman