Abby Martin takes a look at the real reason why hemp is illegal in the US, the truth might surprise you.
Tag Archives: Politics
Netherlands closes coffee shops to tourists
June 2, 2011
What is the first thing that most North Americans think of when considering traveling to the Netherlands? Some people think of tulips, windmills, and bicycles. These are a mandatory and unavoidable part of the Dutch experience. Some people think of the famous Red Light District located in one of the most beautiful and oldest parts [...]
Policy Politics and Pot, NIL the Outside Man
August 24, 2010
Marijuana ‘Hemponomics’ and Drug Policy information from Nicholas Ivan Ladendorf aka NIL
Marijuana vs Tobacco in America: State by State Infographic
May 14, 2010
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…
Mukasey on Crack: Backtracking on Sentencing
May 14, 2010
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.
A Monster Fed by Ignorance, Corruption and Paranoia
May 14, 2010
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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