The Grand, Racist, Hundred-Year History of Pot Prohibition in California
The Grand, Racist, Hundred-Year History of Pot Prohibition in California
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According to CA NORML organizer Dale Gieringer, who researched the origin of California's war on pot, the Golden State really pioneered the concept of a “drug war” before the federal government did. California passed the Poison and Pharmacy Act in 1907 …
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Living and Dying in Prison
Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000
In the 2011 fiscal year, the prison had over 2,000 inmate visits to physicians, ordered 200 lab tests, and booked 170 visits to the emergency room. … "Caring, as in the physical act of caring, is a learned skill. … this to you: you want a Paco out …
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President Obama's second term: Hopes, concerns froma round the world
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Today relations have reached what is arguably their post-Soviet nadir, after Obama signed the Magnitsky Act into law last month, calling for tough economic and visa sanctions against Russian officials accused of serious human rights violations. Amid …
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