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an American nightmare — Tremble the Devil

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:36:14 +0000

If the War on Drugs didn’t directly precipitate the Welfare State and the destruction of the American black family, why did welfare aid to families spike in lockstep with our prison population right as that War started? Well, if you’re familiar American drug laws, it shouldn’t surprise you that some 90% of those arrested under the Rockefeller Drug Laws in the years after its passage were minorities.

Tags: #drugs #imported:pinboard #prison #race #racism #warondrugs #welfare

I smoke pot, and I like it - THE WEEK

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:27:27 +0000

"This is a profoundly necessary idea. If we’re to begin to roll back our stupid and deadly drug war, the stigma of responsible drug use has got to end, and marijuana is the best place to start. The super-savvy Barack Obama managed to turn a buck by coming out of the cannabis (and cocaine) closet in a bestselling memoir. That’s progress. But his admission came with the politicians’ caveat of regret. We’ll make real progress when solid, upstanding folk come out of the cannabis closet, heads held high."

Tags: #culture #drugs #marijuana #obama #pot #warondrugs

LSD as Therapy? Write about It, Get Barred from US :: News :: thetyee.ca

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:18:49 +0000

"Now I am being seen as one of those drug users, perhaps an addict, perhaps a dealer, one can't be sure. In the matter of a second, I became powerless, whatever I said wasn't going to be taken seriously. I was labeled, sorted and disposed of. Dismissed."

Tags: #dhs #drugs #immigration #morons #sad #us #warondrugs

“I Don’t Care What the Judge Said!” by Joel Turtel

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:14:16 +0000

"How Jury Nullification Can End the Sick War on Drugs"

Tags: #jurynullification #law #marijuana #warondrugs

American cops taped torturing drug suspect - LISTEN! : Indymedia Radio

Sat, 27 May 2006 16:21:00 +0000

"When Lester exercised his constitutional right not to sign a consent to search his house, these officers spent the next two hours torturing him."

Tags: #law #police #torture #warondrugs

Debunking the Drug War - New York Times

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:19:13 +0000

"And why spend three decades repeating the errors of Prohibition for a drug that was never as dangerous as alcohol in the first place?"

Tags: #drugs #law #warondrugs