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Marijuana vs Tobacco in America: State by State Infographic

May 14, 2010

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Put Out That Butt and Smoke a Bud! Tobacco Causes Many Forms of Cancer, Marijuana on the Other Hand Does Not! So next time you decide to light one up, please consider the implications. PS the revenuers are coming, the revenuers are coming…

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Harvard Economist Jeffrey Miron on Marijuana Legalization and Ending the Drug War

May 14, 2010

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Video of Harvard Economist Jeffrey Miron on the reasoning for Marijuana Legalization and Ending the American Drug War, a statistical factorial example by technical deconstruction.

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Mukasey on Crack: Backtracking on Sentencing

May 14, 2010

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Last year, the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted to reduce the sentences for crack cocaine offenses in an attempt to address the startling inequalities between crack and powder cocaine penalties. Prior to that ruling, 5 grams of crack cocaine carried the same penalty as 500 grams of powder; more than 85 percent of incarcerated crack offenders are black. In December, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kimbrough v. U.S. that judges were no longer bound by the sentencing guidelines. Within a day, the Sentencing Commission announced retroactive sentencing changes, making almost 20,000 inmates eligible for consideration for early release in the next decade.

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A Monster Fed by Ignorance, Corruption and Paranoia

May 14, 2010

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The US government succeeds in over 90 per cent of its prosecutions, which indicates that the system is a stacked deck. US criminal justice is based on the plea bargain, which is essentially the exchange of immunity or a reduced sentence for inculpatory perjury against targeted people. It is an evil and repulsive system based on intimidation, suborned falsehoods, and impoverishment. Irish, British and Canadian prosecutors using these tactics would be disbarred.

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A Journey into the Emerald Triangle

May 14, 2010

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A Journey into the "Emerald Triangle" In Northern California the is an almost mythical land known as the emerald triangle. Famous for growers and quite often the focus of the American drug war in the news… The Infamous ‘Emerald Triangle’ of Humbold County in Northern California Three counties in northern California make up the bulk [...]

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Ron Paul debates Stephen Baldwin on Legalizing Marijuana

May 14, 2010

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Ron Paul debates Stephen Baldwin on Legalizing Marijuana Category:  News & Politics Tags:ron paul cnn larry king stephen baldwin drug legalization marijuana

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