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Message to Rand Paul: Take a cue from your father (w/ addendum)

Libertarian-Republican candidate Rand Paul has been a legitimate hope for liberty loving Americans. His campaign for Kentucky state Senator has...
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Latin American leaders urge decriminalization of drugs

Drug cartels’ operations hold the region under an alarming insecurity – nearly 357,000 people had died because of violence asociated to...
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Drug court mythology

After the recently concluded Summit of the Americas in which President Obama admitted that the topic of drug legalization was a legitimate one,...
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Obama’s newly released strategy for drug policy is neither new nor a strategy

Last week the Obama administration unveiled its 2012 Drug Control Strategy, touting it as a new way forward for U.S. drug policy. Yet, the...
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Treating opioid addiction with heroin rather than methadone

A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that treating opioid addiction with heroin is not only more effective...
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Sen. Schumer's misguided campaign against synthetic marijuana

Sen. Charles Schumer’s (D- N.Y.) crusade against synthetic marijuana, which he sees as an “emerging drug crisis,” not only misses...
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Pat Robertson declares support for legalizing marijuana

Televangelist Pat Robertson caused somewhat of a stir when he recently used his television show to announcehis support for legalizing marijuana....
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Seattle mayor calls on his state to legalize marijuana

During his State of the City address in City Council Chambers on Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn plainly made his feelings known about the War...
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Misguided fears over widespread drug use and abuse

It’s essentially fundamental doctrine amongst prohibitionists to counter any attempt to liberalize current drug laws with an irrational...
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Drug policy budget exposes government misinformation

In typical Washington fashion, the congressional Super Committee failed to reach an agreement on debt reduction, triggering automatic sequester...
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