8 Reasons Why All Drugs (Even Heroin) Should Be Legal
John Vibes – Legalizing all drugs is the only logically consistent stance on the issue.
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El Chapo Wants to Give His $14 Billion in Drug Money to Mexico’s Indigenous Poor
Elias Marat – Notorious cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has some strong opinions about where his billions of dollars should go.
Tucker Carlson Blames Mass Shootings on Marijuana
John Vibes – More ridiculous drug war propaganda from the mainstream media.
Hawaii Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession, Expunges Some Criminal Records
Michael Maharrey – Decriminalization and legalization are spreading like wildfire.
Politicians Want to Put Combination Locks on Pill Bottles to Fight Opioid Epidemic
John Vibes – The lawmakers are blaming the opioid crisis on packaging, not on the suppliers.
Trump Signals New Global Push to Escalate the Failed War On Drugs
Isaac Davis – More important than people laughing at him, Trump apparently wants to escalate the drug war.
Richard Branson Explains Why We Need to End the War on Drugs Now, and How to Do It
Vic Bishop – One of the world’s most successful businessmen offer real leadership where it counts.
Seniors Now the Fastest Growing Demographic of Cannabis Users
Alex Pietrowski – While only 14% of the population, seniors account for 30% of the nation’s prescription drug use.
Former DEA Agent Exposes US Government’s Role in Cocaine Epidemic
Isaac Davis – Were the CIA and the U.S. government responsible for devastating American communities by supporting drug traffickers?
Police Dept. Calls Out Big Pharma, Helps Drug Addicts Instead of Jailing
Christina Sarich – Maybe this is really how to handle the ‘drug war.’
Thousands of Drug War Prisoners Are Going Home Early Thanks to Years of Organizing
Victoria Law – With the help of concerned organizations, now there’s hope for drug war prisoners who have been wrongfully incarcerated.
Portugal’s Experiment in Drug Decriminalization Has Been a Success
Mark Thornton – It is a happy anniversary for the Portuguese, but a scary one for all the drug warriors around the world.
Civil Asset Forfeiture: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Laura Krasovitzky – Civil asset forfeiture laws give police the incentive to terrorize and steal from American citizens.
5 Reasons The Most Dangerous Drug Is Not Illegal
Marco Torres – Hundreds of millions of people indulge in one of the most dangerous drugs which is sold right over the counter.
Cannabis Represents the Divine Feminine in the Patriarchal Oligarchy
Ethan Indigo Smith – It’s high time to stop the suppression of the spiritual potential of cannabis.
At the Polls, Momentum Gains to Legalize Cannabis and End Drug War
Voters across the country have accelerated the unprecedented momentum to legalize marijuana and end the wider drug war…
How Should Our Society Deal With People Who Use Drugs?
Tony Newman, Drug Policy Alliance Waking Times The war on drugs is a cruel joke. The U.S. spends more than $50 billion a year on the “war on drugs” with the goal of creating a “drug-free society” – yet there has never been a “drug-free society” in the history of civilization. Virtually all of us …
Opiates, Iboga and the Roots of Self-Destruction
Dylan Charles & Jeff Cook Waking Times “Every addiction arises from an unconscious refusal to face and move through your own pain. Every addiction starts with pain and ends with pain. Whatever the substance you are addicted to – alcohol, food, legal or illegal drugs, or a person – you are using something or somebody …
Charting a New Course on Illegal Drugs
Jess Hunter-Bowman, Guest Waking Times After 40 years of failing to stem the drug trade, there’s a global conversation about new approaches. As Manuel, a Colombian farmer, showed me his peppercorn crops ravaged by the defoliant sprayed in a futile effort to kill his neighbor’s drug crops, he explained why the Drug War could never …
Legal Weed: States Where Cannabis is Decriminalized
Waking Times The legalization and decriminalization of marijuana is an issue that has been making more and more appearances in legislative agendas throughout the America. What was once a taboo topic that kept supporters closeted with their opinions has made its way into open forums. Lawmakers around the country are laying the groundwork to make …