A positive thing about the implementation of adult use cannabis programs in various states has been assurance that a portion of the cannabis tax/licensing revenue would be allocated for use in specific equity programs. Such programs are designed to address inequities for people of color—from the racist policies that placed the heaviest burden of the enforcement […]
War on Drugs
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Oregon and World Leaders Call for End to “Disastrous” Drug War, Ahead of UN Special Session
“Humankind cannot afford a 21st century drug policy as ineffective and counter-productive as the last century’s,” Letter Says Former Presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Switzerland & Poland; Former Prime Ministers of Greece, Hungary & The Netherlands Join With Distinguished Scholars, Celebrities, Clergy, Business Leaders, Elected Officials, and Others in Calling for […]
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Smoke Signals 3/30-4/6
A new perspective on the war on drugs
Thanks to the War on Drugs, America now has the highest incarceration rate in the world. In the summer of 1969, President Richard M. Nixon called the use of illegal drugs like cannabis a growing menace and a serious national threat to the personal health and safety of millions of Americans. Nixon declared illegal drugs […]
