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• in Politics
  America’s War on Drugs; Would Surrender Be So Bad?
  America has spent billions of dollars on its "War on Drugs." What have we to show for the money?
  by friar1944 / on Sep 28, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “decriminalization”

 

• Vermont decriminalizes pot… sort of

  
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  Smokin This is definitely the sort of story which will bring many people to their feet with a rousing cry of, “wait… you mean it wasn’t already legal to smoke pot in Vermont?” Apparently it wasn’t. And even after a new law signed by the governor on Thursday, it’s still not legal legal. But it has [...] ...
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• Vermont Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Law

  
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  Phillip Smith Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed into law Thursday a bill decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. That makes Vermont the 17th state to decriminalize, including all of its neighboring New England states except New Hampshire. Introduced by Rep. Christopher Pearson ...
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• Vermont Begins Decriminalizing Possession of Marijuana

  
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  On Thursday, Vermont’s Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill to make Vermont the 17 th state in the United States to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The new law would treat possession of less than an ounce of marijuana as a civil offense and fined as such.   Prior to the new law, ...
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• Vermont Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Law

  
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  Phillip Smith Activist Post Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed into law Thursday a bill decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. That makes Vermont the 17th state to decriminalize, including all of its neighboring New England states except New Hampshire. Introduced by Rep. Christopher ...
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• Vermont Officially Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession

  
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  By Phillip Smith Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed into law Thursday a bill decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. That makes Vermont the 17th state to decriminalize, including all o its neighboring New England states except New Hampshire. Introduced by Rep. Christopher Pearson ...
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• It’s Official: Vermont Becomes 17th State To End Criminal Sanctions For Marijuana Possession Offenses

  
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  Democrat Gov. (and NORML PAC recipient) Peter Shumlin today signed legislation into law eliminating criminal penalties for adults who possess personal use amounts of cannabis and/or hashish. “This change just makes common sense,” said Shumlin. “Our limited resources should be focused on reducing abuse and ...
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• ACLU report shows racial bias in marijuana arrest rates, advances legalization argument

  
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  With recreational weed laws now reality in Colorado and Washington, along with the first commercial hemp crop being planted in 60 years, skies seem clear for marijuana advocates—or perhaps happily hazy. In the District, however, an ACLU report suggests that racial bias continues to mar increasing possession ...
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• Zirin: "Decriminalize the Game: A Solution to Baseball’s Drug Wars."

  
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  If Im not mistaken, The Economist also has taken the position in the past. Decriminalize the Game: A Solution to Baseball’s Drug Wars , Dave Zirin ( The Nation ) ... Forget your personal feelings about whether you like or dislike A-Rod or whether you think these players are worse than Pol Pot for “cheating ...
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• Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect In Saint Louis

  
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  I have been fortunate to live my entire life in Oregon, which is a very progressive state when it comes to marijuana laws. Oregon’s marijuana laws are not as progressive as I’d like, but they are much better than many states in the Midwest and other parts of America. One state that I am particularly [Continue ...
  2 weeks ago

• New York State Assembly Passes Legislation To Fix Marijuana Possession Law

  
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  New Poll Shows Strong Majority of New Yorkers Support Reform; Assemblymembers,  Advocates, and Community Members Call On Senate to Act In Last Decade, Police Spent 1 Million Hours Arresting Nearly 500,000 People for Possessing Small Amounts of Marijuana, Costing Taxpayers $600 Million ALBANY:  Today, the New York ...
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• Testimony In Support Of Missouri Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

  
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  Below is testimony in support of Missouri House Bill 512. There are some excellent talking points in the testimony that are widely applicable, even outside of Missouri: By John Payne Hello, my name is John Payne, and I am the executive director of Show-Me Cannabis Regulation, an organization that advocates for the ...
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• Progress Map of Marijuana Laws

  
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• Marijuana Decriminalization Receives Sympathetic Hearing In Jefferson City, Missouri

  
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  By John Payne The last day of the 2013 legislative session, the House Downsizing State Government Committee gave a very sympathetic hearing to HB 512, which would have eliminated arrest, jail time, and lifelong criminal records in most cases of possession of under 35 grams of marijuana. I traveled down to the capitol ...
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