How Weed Won the West Part 4
How Weed Won The West part 4 – In the follow-up to his ground-breaking documentary ‘American Drug War,’ filmmaker Kevin Booth traces the fight against Federal drug regulation in the State of California. A public majority has spoken and said yes to states rights, allowing for the use of medicinal marijuana and opening up a new front in controversial medicinal ‘dispensaries.’ While users herald the freedom of legally-licensed “weed,” powerful forces at the DEA and law enforcement haven’t given up their federal enforcement power yet. Many dispensaries have been raided, targeting their distribution of marijuana and challenging their authority to rise into legitimate business. In the backdrop of this public dispute is the Dark Alliance– where governments handle the volume of drug trafficking and work with cartels and drug dealers to manage the drug flow. Just like the prohibition of alcohol, drugs have thrived on their illicit appeal, and doomed millions of non-violent offenders to incarceration and prosecution. Now, those swearing by the healing power of medicinal marijuana as well as those who simply refuse to be outlawed by a hypocritical rogue government are daring to stand up and declare that the violence, corruption and uncontrolled flow of drugs is due to the prohibition of the substance, not the substance itself. Big Pharma has put millions of non-“drug” users on hallucinogenic prescription drugs and instituted new forms of addiction and dependency, challenging our outdated notions that is only …
Michael Santos, Lake Forest Park Native, Describes Life Outside After 25 Years …
Filed under: California Drug Use
Michael Santos, a Lake Forest Park native, recently wrote about his experiences adjusting to the outside world — learning about iPhones and relearning about real silverware — after serving more than 20 years in federal prison for drug trafficking …
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What is the best regulatory framework for legalized marijuana?
Filed under: California Drug Use
California drug policy expert Tom Heddleston wrote the first entry in the series, “A bold new path: Moving beyond prohibition in Colorado and Washington.” The best … That is to say that while the federal government may look the other way when it …
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#FreeCrunkBear: Carly McKinney, High School Teacher Who Tweeted Semi …
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The 23-year-old math teacher at Overland High School in Aurora, Colorado who is in hot water with Cherry Creek School District officials for tweeting racy photos of herself as well as posting about drug use was put on paid leave by the district, but …
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Two defendants sentenced in Redondo Beach bar bouncer's beating death
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Although the men might have used excessive force once Colecchi was down, Colecchi's medical condition and drug use were key factors in his death, authorities said. An autopsy determined Colecchi died of "hypertrophic heart disease" caused by other …
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